Market research on the alcoholic drinks industry. Standardised an...
Market research on the alcoholic drinks industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in business models and consumer behaviour, as well as altering the ways and the geography many of us live, work, study and play. Understanding what changes will stick after the pandemic…
To help companies understand which categories are most primed for sustained e-commerce growth post-pandemic, Euromonitor developed the E-Commerce Readiness Model. This tool uses analytic modelling to determine which countries and categories have the…
As consumers prepare fewer meals overall, while demanding more assistance for the ones they do, spending and brand equity will accrue to those companies providing fresh prepared meals on demand, from delivery aggregators to retailers, restaurant…
2022 saw off-trade volume sales of spirits decline and this was entirely due to falling demand in the key category of aniseed-flavoured spirits, where sales are dominated by the local spirit raki. Due to its high alcohol content, raki is the type of…
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,…
In 2022 sales of spirits through the off-trade were under pressure, with sales declining in volume terms after the strong growth seen during the pandemic. As restrictions were lifted and COVID-19 fears subsided consumers started to spend less time at…
Spirits performed very well in 2022 with total volume sales recording high single-digit growth and total current value sales seeing a double-digit increase. The main growth driver continued to be on-trade sales as the reopening of society following…
Following a two-year period of healthy volume growth, sales of spirits declined in 2022. This was attributable to the poor performance of the off-trade, as inflationary pressures forced many consumers to show more prudence with their spending.…
Even though total volume sales of spirits increased in 2022, volumes did not return to the pre-pandemic level. The supply chain crisis and rising production costs, such as raw materials and energy, which were exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, had a…
2022 proved to be a very good year for total volume and current value sales of spirits in Portugal. As a result, the country continued its recovery from the heavy declines in on-trade volume and value sales in 2020. These had only partially offset by…
Off-trade spirits saw a decline in volume and value sales in 2022, largely due to the resumption of cross-border trade with Sweden and an increase in international travel. The on-trade spirits market, meanwhile, experienced a recovery in 2022…
Spirits was the category to suffer the most from Italy’s COVID-19 related restrictions. Indeed, unlike wine and beer, a significant share of on-trade sales of spirits traditionally concern non-dining establishments such as nightclubs. These…
Volume sales of spirits declined in 2022, despite the recovery on on-trade consumption, following the lifting of COVID-19-related restrictions at the beginning of the year. This was due to a significant decline in off-trade volumes, as the…
Bars were more affected by COVID-19 measures, such as bans on indoor sitting, people not allowed to stand and music prohibited in indoor spaces. Pandemic-related measures were more favourable to traditional on-trade outlets. Therefore, in general,…
Total volume sales of spirits recorded a marked recovery in 2022, driven by the full reopening of the on-trade channel, as night clubs were finally allowed to reopen with no restrictions in March 2022. Although the shift in consumption occasions…
Sales of spirits declined in total volume terms in 2023. This stemmed from the combination of a number of negative factors including the end of the positive post-pandemic offsetting effect that boosted on-trade sales in 2021 and 2022. There were also…
In the mature spirits category in Finland, facing declining per capita consumption, staying ahead of the competition requires responding to consumer trends. One important trend is sustainability, including offering more sustainable and recyclable…
On-trade spirits sales continued to see strong growth in 2022, while off-trade sales saw moderate growth, with a boost in the on-trade driven by the lifting of all COVID-19 restrictions in February 2022. However, the uncertainty brought on by the…
In 2022, spirits recorded a decline in off-trade sales in Belgium, with an increasing number of Belgians crossing the borders to buy their alcohol at lower prices in neighbouring countries. These consumers mostly go to France and Luxembourg, where…
Spirits, much like the broader alcoholic beverage market, witnessed a strong recovery in on-trade sales at the expense of off-trade sales in 2022, as the COVID-19 situation became more manageable and consumers gradually returned to their pre-pandemic…