Home Care

Bleach was the only home care product that registered a fall in volume sales in 2023. The increasing array of other effective cleaning products dampened volume sales of bleach. In addition, consumers are increasingly concerned about the chemical…

Bleach is a traditional home care product in Georgia, that is widely known and used by locals. Price sensitivity has encouraged consumption of bleach in 2023 due to its low price per unit. Thus, bleach remains an attractive product among consumers…

While retail value sales were double-digit in 2023, bleach recorded a retail volume decline for the third consecutive year. Sales increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with consumers having a heightened interest in hygiene. Bleach was recommended…

In 2023, while rising prices drove retail value sales, bleach recorded a retail volume decline. This decline can be attributed to consumers using home care detergents that feature disinfectant components with safer formulations. Consumers…

Bleach is a mature category with limited activity in Lithuania. It faces strong competition from colour safe laundry bleach and various surface cleaning options, which are widely available at different price points and constantly innovating. Bleach…

Bleach continued to see substantial volume sales falls in 2023, posting the deepest decline recorded across all of home care. Bleach suffers from drastically reduced population among local consumers, undermining demand. However, the category managed…

Retail value growth was double-digit in 2023, with sales driven by inflation and rising prices. However, following trends noted across the review period, retail volume sales declined. Rising awareness of the potential negative health effects…

Following the hike in demand in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, when consumers embraced bleach as an effective tool against germs and the virus, there has been a readjustment in demand in the category. Thus, bleach resumed its pre-pandemic…

The bleach landscape in Serbia is small, with a few products available in retail, which is decreasing each year. Demand for bleach remained under pressure in Serbia in 2023 as consumers continued to abandon the category in favour of more…

Bleach is an uninteresting category which remains in a volume slump, which is only expected to deepen over the coming years. Consumers are increasingly perceiving bleach as old-fashioned and toxic, thus resulting in low demand. In turn, players are…