Canada

Following a strong recovery in 2021, jewellery is set to see growth in retail value sales normalise in 2022. Demand is driven by the more affordable category of costume jewellery. Costume jewellery brands tend to have wider access to the target…

Overall, the wearable electronics category is set to see a notable rise in sales in 2022, with smart wearables driving category growth. In 2022, smart wearables is set to see double-digit growth in retail volume sales as consumers invest in their…

In 2022, overall consumer electronics demand has slowed in the Canadian market, with retail volume sales set to be essentially flat year-on-year. Consumers have allocated spending to services as COVID-19 related restrictions have eased and reduced…

Benefiting most from lifted restrictions in 2022 are hotels based in leisure-focused destinations and resort areas. Pent-up demand for leisure travel is driving recovery in lodging, with hotels in resorts providing outdoor activities doing…

Sleep aids is expected to continue to record robust current retail value and volume growth in Canada in 2022. An estimated 25% of Canadians suffer from insomnia and do not get the recommended 7-8 hours of sleep per night. A recent study by the Public…

In 2021, growth in the retail value sales of home care stabilised as the country moved towards a period of normalisation. A significant driver of growth in 2020 was the widespread stockpiling seen, but as consumers adjusted to COVID-19, this…

Even though retail value sales of bleach sharply declined in 2021, they remained higher than in 2019, driven mainly by price increases. Bleach came to prominence in 2020 with it being a Canada Health-approved product for combatting COVID-19. While…

Oral care posted positive growth in 2021 driven by heightened consumer awareness of hygiene and more limited accessibility of dental offices during the lockdowns in the first months of the year. For example, in the Province of Ontario, dental offices…

After suffering from a significant decrease in demand during 2020, fragrances sales bounced back as safety measures were relaxed in the second half of 2021 and consumers resumed social activities and returned to restaurants, nightclubs and bars.…

Convenience stores benefited a lot from being considered essential retailers in 2020 and 2021; therefore, these grocery outlets did not face reduced hours or closures related to the measures introduced to cope with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic…

Retail volume sales of refrigeration appliances rose for the first time in five years during 2021, exhibiting their most rapid rate of growth in well over a decade. An improved economic environment combined with the fact that Canadians continued to…

Retail volume sales of microwaves rose for the first time in three years during 2021, as economic conditions improved and consumers spent more time at home (with many working from home) and prepared and ate more meals there. According to Euromonitor…

In 2022, digital media player docks, hi-fi systems, and speakers volume sales continued to decline as consumers turned to wireless speakers. With many new entrants in the wireless speaker space offering products at affordable price points with…

Air Canada and WestJet, leading Canadian airlines, are seeing healthy growth in 2022, benefiting from removed restrictions and high demand for domestic flights in particular. Air Canada’s passenger revenue for Q1 of 2022 is more than five times…

Moving into 2022, Canada is taking a definitive step forward in a “return to normal” as consumers eagerly resume pre-pandemic lifestyles following the end of the sixth wave of COVID-19 earlier in the year. Declining COVID-19 rates were followed by…

Gardening in Canada recorded a spike in retail current value sales in 2020, when consumers looked inwards towards the home environment in light of Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions on mobility. In 2021, consumers continued to view indoor and…

The rate of growth in retail volume sales of chocolate confectionery will slow during 2022, as the threat posed by the pandemic fades and daily life normalises as more Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19. Many local consumers ate more chocolate…

After a steep decline in the previous year, due to work-from-home arrangements and social distancing which led to fewer social events, colour cosmetics posted a recovery in 2021. This recovery was driven by the gradual lifting of pandemic-related…

All purpose cleaning wipes in Canada experienced a significant volume decline in 2021, as Canadian consumers started to return to their previous lifestyles sooner than expected. On the one hand, consumers returned to brands such as Clorox and Lysol…

Homeshopping was already in decline before 2020, as the channel remained mainly popular among older consumers with a preference for shopping over the phone or via mail. However, because of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdowns, many people had to stay…