Home and Garden

The Asian consumer is changing. Traditional values that served the collective in terms of both society and the family are on the wane, with COVID-19 lockdowns accelerating a new focus on individualism and the self. This report explores how Asian…

The digital transformation in play and entertainment has been a key factor in growth in videogames in recent years, boosting the popularity of gaming PCs and related products, and also shaping the focus on at-home gaming eco-systems. High-end…

As e-commerce growth rates slow from historic highs, the online channel is no longer a rising tide for all categories and brands. While potential exists with e-commerce accounting for 50% of retail’s expected growth in the next five years, retailers…

The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…

Acquisitions are focusing on reacting to shifts in demand or increasing capabilities in sustainability, which is now a key planning priority, giving glimpses of how brands will meet 2030 goals. Cross-industry efforts to attract new DIYers are…

In the upcoming years, consumers and businesses face an array of challenges, with income inequality, mass migration and rising uncertainty about another crisis being among the major ones. Nevertheless, within this lie untapped opportunities. This…

In a world that now seems more about disruption than stability, it is always better to be the disruptor than the disrupted - and that means pushing horizons outwards. Strategy needs to be built as part of a wider consumer system rather than at…

Regulators are increasingly focused on taking action to address the environmental impact of consumer and corporate behaviour, and sustainability legislation will become an ever more prominent feature of the operating landscape for business, across…

Gardening sales received a clear boost from the pandemic in 2020, as consumers in home seclusion looked to their gardens as an outdoor oasis amidst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions and worries. While growth slowed in 2021, it was still higher…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. In 2023, global inflation is expected to ease from its peak in 2022, but remaining significantly above-trend. Geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market are…