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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...
The large size of the oral care packaging category in the French beauty and personal care industry can be attributed to a cultural emphasis on personal care and grooming, with oral health seen as an essential aspect of overall hygiene and beauty in…
The year 2023 presented a unique challenge for beauty and personal care in Turkey. Economic uncertainty, fuelled by rising prices and a slow GDP recovery, has led to a more cautious consumer. Consumers are adopting a more conservative approach to…
Inflationary pressures caused by the war in Ukraine and supply issues continued to be among the strongest influences on the performance by beauty and personal care in the UK in 2023. However, despite further increases in the price of goods and…
As in many industries, most categories of beauty and personal care in the Netherlands saw a strong increase in retail current value sales in 2023. However, this growth mainly came from high inflationary pressure on prices, with retail volume sales…
Overall, in 2023, beauty and personal care in Switzerland registered a slight increase in retail volume sales and moderate rise in retail current value sales. However, the retail current value performance was boosted by the global and domestic…
Beauty and personal care in Sweden remained stable in terms of volume sales in 2023. However, value growth was significant due to a powerful trend towards premiumisation and high inflation. Swedes view beauty and personal care products as essential,…
Sales in beauty and personal care in Spain returned to normal patterns in 2023, following the disruptions seen during the era of the pandemic. Notably, overall volume sales returned to small positive growth, while value sales continue to be supported…
In 2023, beauty and personal care in Portugal recorded positive volume growth despite inflationary pressures challenging consumers' purchasing power. Retail volume sales were encouraged by the rising penetration levels of less mature categories,…
Beauty and personal care in Norway is experiencing a sustained period of growth, fuelled by a continuation of pandemic-era spending habits. While a correction was anticipated in 2022 following the initial boom, it materialised as relatively modest…
Beauty and personal care in Italy saw high single-digit growth in current value terms in 2023, with sales favoured by being a year without major disruptions, with 2022 being affected by various negative events. These included the prohibition of…