Home and Garden

The pandemic and subsequent home seclusion in 2020 led to a premiumisation trend within kitchens in Spain. With greater time spent at home, local consumers began to shift away from perceiving kitchens (and consequently, kitchen furniture and other…

Italy was hit hard by the pandemic, and the country experienced one of the longest and strictest lockdowns in Europe. This meant that many people spent extended periods of time at home, which created a strong desire to improve and personalise living…

Demand for wooden flooring saw strong growth in Germany in 2022, helped by improvements in the use of sustainable materials and recycling methods. Modern flooring designs and consumers wanting to keep their homes attractive, especially for social…

In 2023, the surge in growth of other home improvement products in France, such as ladders, step stools, workbenches, toolboxes, and tool belts, can be attributed to several factors. Firstly, the high costs of professional services, exacerbated by…

Home furnishings in Western Europe continued to stagnate in 2020. Coronavirus (COVID-19), and the measures taken to control its spread, benefited some categories, such as home office furniture or barbecues, but hit sales of other products like dining…

Extremely high inflation rates in Turkey in 2022 drove high current value growth in home furnishings in the country, but also caused a significant contraction in value demand at constant 2022 prices, as consumers were forced to decrease the amount in…

For decades, barbecues have been a cornerstone of summertime in the UK, offering a convivial and flavourful way to enjoy meals outdoors. However, recent years have witnessed a significant surge in their popularity, driven by several factors. Firstly,…

After the easing of the pandemic and restrictions in 2022, consumers in the Netherlands wanted to revive their living spaces to create a sense of newness. As this trend resonated with the Art Deco movement, which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s in…

The home furnishings category in Switzerland experienced a decline in value sales in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels. This decline was due to the rise in inflation and recession, which led to a decrease in consumer spending. Moreover, intense…

In 2022’s economic climate, which was fuelled by the cost-of-living crisis and the rise in prices for commodities, including energy, Swedish consumers increasingly searched for options that helped reduce costs. This compounded the declines already…

In 2022, lighting was the fastest growing category within home furnishings in Spain, driven by further demand for light-emitting diode lamps (LED). LED lamps have been growing dynamically for a number of years due to their energy-saving credentials.…

In contrast to gardening, home furnishings saw decline in demand during the COVID-19 crisis, with an upturn in its performance as pandemic related restrictions were withdrawn. The category continued to grow in 2022, however sales remained below the…

Home furnishings recorded a strong rebound in 2022, following the declining sales this category registered a year earlier. Consumers had been focusing on essential items in 2021, rather than home furnishing products such as indoor furniture, dining…

In 2023, the home furnishings category in France experienced declining value sales as consumers reigned in expenditure in the face of high inflation and a sluggish housing market. Indoor furniture, such as window coverings, was particularly impacted…

The performance of home and garden in Turkey in 2022 was characterised by inordinately high inflation. According to OECD figures, the country witnessed an annual inflation rate of 73.2% in 2022, which resulted in a three-percentage point decline in…

Home and garden in the UK experienced a marginal increase in current value sales in 2023 following a decline in 2022, which was due to a confluence of economic headwinds that significantly impacted consumer spending. The increasing inflation rate,…

In 2022, value sales of home and garden in the Netherlands remained elevated when compared to pre-pandemic levels. However, the various categories within home and garden – gardening, home furnishings, home improvement and homewares – registered…

The home and garden industry in Switzerland experienced a decline in value sales (at constant prices) in 2022, compared to pre-pandemic levels. One of the primary reasons for this decline was the country's inflation rate, which stood at around 2.8%,…

In 2022, value sales of home and garden in Sweden experienced a marginal decline following the pandemic boom, although they remained higher than 2019 levels. As restrictions in Sweden gradually eased in 2022, many local consumers started to spend…

While gardening and home improvement continued to record dynamic and accelerating growth in 2022, homewares and home furnishings both saw considerable slowdowns, resulting in markedly different performances of the various home and garden categories.…