Switzerland

Pet products is expected to register modest current value growth in Switzerland in 2024. Pets are increasingly viewed as family members in Switzerland, and the pet humanisation trend that is driving demand for upmarket pet food has similarly led to…

Pet care is set to see current value growth in Switzerland in 2024. The previous year saw a high rate of inflation, with the rising costs of energy, packaging, transportation, and raw materials exerting upward pressure on unit prices. With consumers…

Other pet food is set to record growth in both volume and value terms in Switzerland in 2024. While volume sales are set to return to slight growth after stagnation in the previous year, value growth is set to be driven primarily by unit price…

Dog food is expected to post positive growth in both volume and value terms in Switzerland 2024. Both wet dog food and dry dog food are set to expand strongly. Pet owners are increasingly adopting smaller dogs and, consequently, tending to buy more…

Cat food is set to see growth in both volume and value terms in Switzerland in 2024. Cat food sales are benefiting from the expansion of the cat population in the country. Swiss cat owners are tending to adopt bigger cat breeds, such as the Main…

Overall, in 2023, sun care in Switzerland posted positive, but slower than in 2022, retail volume and current value growth. Switzerland experienced three major heat waves in 2022, and the hours of sun exposure were significantly above the general…

Although PET bottles continued to dominate soft drinks packaging unit volumes in 2023, metal beverage cans continued to gain share in this industry. This was attributed to the fact that metal packaging offers durability and can be easily recycled,…

Skin care in Switzerland recorded further positive retail volume and current value growth in 2023. Retail sales of skin care continued to be driven by new formats, multifunctional benefits and strong promotional activities, particularly in the mass…

In 2023, premium beauty and personal care in Switzerland saw further positive, if slower than over 2021-2022, retail current value growth. Colour cosmetics and sun care were strong growth drivers towards the end of the review period as Swiss society…

Overall, oral care in Switzerland registered slight retail volume and moderate retail current value growth in 2023. The relatively stronger value growth performance was underpinned by inflationary pressure on prices. At constant 2023 prices, retail…

Overall, men’s grooming in Switzerland registered a slight increase in retail current value sales in 2023. With flat overall retail volume growth, most of the retail value growth was stimulated by inflationary factors, as seen in other beauty and…

Mass beauty and personal care in Switzerland continued to recover from the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, registering further positive, if more moderate than in 2022, retail current value growth at the end of the review period.…

Folding cartons account for almost half of overall packaging unit volumes used in the Swiss hot drinks industry, and were continuing to record increasing sales in 2023. Their popularity is attributed to their environmentally-friendly nature. Folding…

Hair care in Switzerland continued to register retail volume and current value growth in 2023. As consumers resumed out-of-home lifestyles, they were more inclined to spend on hair care. Retail current value growth was faster than volume growth as…

Fragrances in Switzerland posted a positive growth performance in 2023, albeit slight in retail volume terms. Retail current value growth was stimulated by the inflationary context, which led to unit price and retail selling price increases.…

Depilatories in Switzerland saw positive retail volume and current value growth in 2023. However, this development was mainly due to the good performance of women’s razors and blades. This category posted the only increase in retail volume terms and…

Deodorants in Switzerland posted further positive retail volume and current value growth in 2023. While inflationary pressure on prices stimulated retail current value sales, growth was in line with the retail volume increase. The hot and long summer…

Colour cosmetics in Switzerland posted good retail current value growth in 2023. This was mostly due to inflationary pressure on prices with retail volume sales seeing a slow increment. Higher average unit prices were mainly caused by increased…

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…

In 2023, bath and shower in Switzerland posted good retail current value growth. However, with only a slight increase in retail volume terms, retail current value growth owed most to inflationary pressure on the prices of products. Retail value…