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...
Footwear in 2023 continues to grapple with inflation, leading to rising unit prices and overall retail costs. The trend of inflated prices has affected sales growth, mirroring the impact observed in apparel. Intensified competition between physical…
In times of lower discretionary spending, consumers are exhibiting a discerning focus on value and quality when making footwear purchases. The economic landscape significantly influences buying behaviour, prompting individuals to prioritise products…
All categories of footwear are projected to post retail volume growth over 2023, led by a double-digit increase for children’s footwear and moderate rises for women’s and men’s footwear. Both children’s and women’s footwear are projected to exceed…
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…
Inflation remained high in 2023 leading to significant price increases in the fragrance industry and placing further pressure on consumer budgets. This, in turn, led to strong value sales growth of fragrances in 2023, while volume sales of fragrances…
Fragrances in Denmark witnessed another difficult year in 2023 following the noticeable decrease in sales during the previous year. Sales of fragrances had surged in 2021 when consumers returned to socialising post-pandemic, so demand patterns are…
Fragrances in Finland, as a product area, experienced positive growth in both volume and value terms in 2023. This can be attributed in part to a return to pre-pandemic fragrance use habits and high levels of marketing activity from major brands.…
Fragrances in France saw double-digit current value growth along with minor volume growth in 2023, and was one of the best performing categories within beauty and personal care. The growth driver was premium fragrances, which saw double-digit current…
Fragrances enjoyed healthy value and volume sales in Germany in 2023, with premium fragrances slightly outperforming mass fragrances. As seen across other beauty and personal care categories, the post-pandemic landscape and various health and…
During the pandemic, the main channels for premium fragrances, department stores and beauty specialist retailers, suffered the biggest losses, while home seclusion and limited opportunities for going out and socialising dampened demand. However,…