Market research on the home care industry. Our reports feature a ...
Market research on the home care industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
Bleach is a very popular home care product in Algeria. Despite its potent odour and potentially hazardous qualities, consumers prefer to use bleach because of its great reputation for eliminating all microorganisms. In Algeria, bleach is a…
Bleach sales declined in 2023 for the third year in a row. The category saw sales rocket in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and fears about infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, in the following years, bleach sales plummeted due to the…
Bleach, while considered a basic cleaning product, faced declines in both retail volume and current value terms in Australia in 2023, as consumers shifted their preference to alternative products. Within the bleach category there are two primary…
Post-COVID-19, sales of bleach have been declining in Austria due to growing consumer concerns about its strong chemical composition. During the pandemic, local consumers sought strong cleaners to reduce the risk of infection. Although many consumers…
While bleach registered double-digit current value growth, constant value growth was minimal, as was volume growth. The increasing array of other effective cleaning products dampened volume sales of bleach. In addition, consumers are increasingly…
Bleach witnessed a remarkable turnaround in fortunes in 2020 with it seen as an affordable and effective home care solution. This dynamism was short lived however with sales tumbling in 2021 and 2022 as restrictions were eased and then lifted, and…
Bleach sales are recording further decline in 2023; however, the decline is less steep than in 2022 as a result of lower prices and high inflation in neighbouring Argentina, which is making smuggled products from the country less attractive to…
Bleach continues to decline in retail volume terms, amid falling consumer demand and cannibalisation from other surface care categories. Bleach is among the few surface care categories witnessing steady decline due to health concerns. Indeed, there…
In 2023, bleach recorded high single-digit retail value growth, along with stable demand. Despite the positive performance, it is clear that there was some level of deceleration compared to the previous year, due to lower inflationary pressures. The…
Bleach in Bulgaria recorded a significant decline in retail volume in 2023. Much of this was due to the uplift in growth seen during COVID-19, with consumers looking for strong, powerful, effective cleaners that were also affordable. Despite the…
Bleach remained a consolidated category in Cameroon in 2023, with La Croix from Colgate-Palmolive Co holding just under half of all share. Indeed, this historical dominance has been steadfast, owing to the brand's well-established presence and the…
In 2023, bleach sales increased in retail value terms, primarily driven by price increases, with heightened prices leading to a retail volume decline. Although bleach has traditionally been used as a cleaning agent, consumers are concerned about the…
Retail volume sales of bleach declined for a third consecutive year in 2023 following peak sales achieved in 2020. During the pandemic, local consumers sought efficient cleaning solutions for different areas in and around their homes as a measure to…
Bleach saw low single-digit growth in retail value in 2023, though the growth rate continued fell compared with the previous two years. Bleach saw relatively strong growth during the period 2020-2022 compared to previous years, mainly due to…
Bleach is a very mature category in Colombia, reaching more than 95% of households. Disinfection has become less relevant in 2023, as the threat of COVID-19 subsided. However, retail volume sales of bleach are still above pre-pandemic levels as the…
Value sales for bleach continued to slow, and consumers increasingly favoured less toxic home care products. Bleach has been cast in a negative light in terms of environmental and also health impacts. As such, consumers are looking to reduce bleach…
Bleach was heavily used during the initial stage of the pandemic as consumers prioritised the effectiveness of bleach as they sought to removal any possible COVID-19 infection on surfaces. The pandemic was officially declared over in Croatia on 11…
Bleach witnessed a spike in retail volume sales in 2020 in light of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic as households prioritised cleanliness and hygiene in the face of the virus threat. However, demand has normalised and returned to pre-pandemic…
Bleach is widely used by Dominicans as it is considered highly versatile and is frequently used for cleaning floors, as a surface disinfectant and occasionally as a bleach in laundry. Its multipurpose benefits and lower unit price compared to…
Bleach is a sizable product area in Ecuador, as consumers appreciate its affordable pricing. During the COVID-19 pandemic, bleach was one of the star products for home disinfection and consequently volume sales expanded by over one-third in 2020…