Beauty and Personal Care

Estée Lauder Cos Inc performed in line with premium beauty and personal care’s decline in 2020, but growth in skin care, rising online sales in the US and China, and above-industry performance of La Mer helped to offset some of the decline. China is…

Evolving wellness priorities around physical and emotional health point towards simplicity, new perceived value and relevance that instils optimum quality and trust. This calls for a no-frills approach grounded in authenticity and expert-backed…

Evolving wellness priorities around physical and emotional health point towards simplicity, new perceived value and relevance that instils optimum quality and trust. This calls for a no-frills approach grounded in authenticity and expert-backed…

Interest in personalised approaches to health and beauty has surged since COVID-19, as improvements in technology have been met by a more accepting public focused on health outcomes and demanding products that fit their unique goals. Personalisation…

Sun care recorded volume and value sales declines in 2020, with a 3% value decline recorded, compared to 3% growth in 2019. This was heavily due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country, which called for lockdown periods, ongoing home seclusion and…

As a result of COVID-19 and the measures taken to contain it consumers found themselves stuck at home for much of the year, with travel plans put on hold. With Austria’s borders closed to non-essential travel consumers were unable to take trips to…

Sales of skin care decline by 3% in 2020, compared to 2% growth the previous year. However, due to the stay-at-home orders and voluntary home seclusion during 2020, some consumers focused more on wellness and self-care within the household. In…

In general, most consumers continued to follow their daily skin care routines during 2020 with this ensuring that growth remained relatively stable in retail volume terms. Nonetheless, due to prevailing economic uncertainty in the wake of COVID-19…

Despite the ongoing growing interest in premium beauty and personal care products in Switzerland, driven by growing demand in natural and ethical products, the impact of COVID-19 on premium products was severe in 2020. This led to premium beauty and…

The measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 have not only forced consumers to reassess their personal hygiene routines, but it has also caused many households to reign in their spending. Many people in Austria are concerned about the…

Sales of oral care recorded a marginal decline in 2020, compared to 1% value growth in 2019. Therefore, oral care sales were only slightly impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19, with unit price declines also impacting overall value growth.

Oral care remains a core part of the daily personal hygiene routines of most consumers in Austria and as such volume demand for most products remained relatively stable during 2020. However, in value terms the picture was somewhat different. With…

Sales of men’s grooming declined by 6% in 2020, compared to a marginal decline the previous year. This fall in value growth resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, with periods of home seclusion and ongoing working from home, leading some men to relax…

With many men switching to working from home as a result of COVID-19 and with social engagements largely put on hold many men saw their interest in men’s grooming products drop sharply. With limited interactions outside the home there was less…

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, many consumers became increasingly price sensitive, with working from home, unemployment and reduced working, impacting consumers budgets. However, despite consumers’ growing concerns about economic…

The outbreak of COVID-19 in Austria not only created widespread health concerns but it also led to economic uncertainty and job and wage insecurity. As such, many consumers either chose or were forced to economise, cutting back on non-essentials and…

Sales of hair care remained flat level in 2020; however, uplifts in growth and declines were seen in various product areas due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Social isolation and general fear, especially among the older age group of consumers, drove…

Overall, hair care sales remained relatively stable, albeit registering a small decline in current value terms. With consumers spending more time at home due to the lockdown, social distancing measures, and work from home arrangements there was less…

Sales of fragrances declined by 6% in 2020, with COVID-19 impacting the landscape in several ways. This includes home seclusion, with consumers having less need to wear fragrances if not going out to work, socialising or attending occasions and…