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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...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) measures saw lockdowns, remote working and restrictions on socialising. This resulted in many consumers spending long periods at home and less time in the office or on social or leisure activities during the pandemic. As a…
Overall, fragrances recorded mid-single digit retail current value sales growth in 2022. This performance was supported by a marginal recovery in the demand for premium fragrances, as a result of a return to more regular usage and purchasing…
Hair care generates a healthy share of overall beauty and personal care retail sales in Austria. In 2022, hair care accounted for the second-highest retail value share in beauty and personal care, behind skin care. The demand for hair care was stable…
Mass beauty and personal care continued to account for the vast majority of overall beauty and personal care retail value and volume sales in 2022. Mass beauty and personal care recorded strong growth in retail current value terms, albeit boosted by…
Men’s grooming saw a marginal increase in retail volume sales and strong rise in retail current value sales in 2022. This followed two years of decline, largely due to the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The improved performance of…
Oral care derived benefits from increased consumer awareness and interest in oral care, in line with the health and hygiene trend in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Austria. The demand for oral care products was on the rise in…
Premium beauty and personal care recorded strong retail current value terms in 2022. The retail current value growth rate was higher than that seen in mass beauty and personal care. The reasons for this performance were, on the one hand, significant…
Skin care saw healthy retail current value growth in 2022, although retail volume sales dropped following slight-to-moderate increases through the review period, including during the height of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 and 2021.…
In early 2021, travel for Austrian consumers remained restricted, largely to within the EU. This maintained a limit on the opportunities to use and, therefore, the demand for sun care. As international travel started to show a significant recovery,…
Relatively high taxes and a lack of fiscal discipline are negatively affecting economic freedom, whilst France is prone to significant social unrest. Economic momentum is slowing, as higher borrowing costs adversely impact investment and confidence,…