Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, sp...
Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, specialist knowledge and a comprehensive breakdown of key market data. Our research identifies key strategic themes relevant across the region, while also providing a more granular unders...
Spirits in the UK experienced another weak performance in 2023, recording both on-trade and off-trade volume declines. Sales via the on-trade channel were negatively impacted by high cost of living and the desire among local consumers to save money,…
Sunglasses is set to see slight current value growth in Italy in 2024. After two years of double-digit growth in both value and volume terms, sunglasses sales, since 2023, have returned to their historical sluggish growth pattern represented by…
Tobacco in Greece posted only modest growth in volume terms in 2023. This occurred within the context of rising levels of health awareness in the country, which had a negative impact on consumption. The cost of living crisis, spurred by a sharp rise…
After experiencing negative sales in 2022 due to post-pandemic conditions, such as the reopening of borders and consumers resuming normal habits, tobacco in the UK recorded positive low value growth in 2023. This growth was mainly driven by rising…
Volume sales of wine in the UK declined in both on-trade and off-trade channels in 2023. On-trade was impacted by the high cost of living as many consumers reined in their spending and reduced their frequency of visits to pubs, bars and restaurants.…
Sales of alcoholic drinks in France declined in total volume terms in 2023, following moderate growth in 2022 and strong growth in 2021. Factors contributing to this stagnation included the impact of elevated inflation, which made consumers more…
2023 was a tough year from beer with sales declining across all categories in total volume terms. Although sales continued to report healthy growth in total current value terms this was due to the impact of high inflation and rising production costs…
Although sales of cider/perry declined in total volume terms in 2023 the category actually reported a more stable performance than earlier in the review period. The main contributors to this slight improvement were the recovery of on-trade sales as…
In 2023, Turkey's gardening sector experienced significant growth in the use of fertiliser, driven by the burgeoning interest in home gardening. Leading brands such as Vilmorin (Vilmorin Anadolu Tohumculuk), Çiçek Costuran (Ozlem Hasere Ilaclari),…
Home and garden in Turkey achieved significant value growth in 2023, attributed to macroeconomic factors in the country. However, inflation levels and interest rates remain high, thus helping to support value sales but also posing as a constraint to…