Read the latest insight and see full market statistics for the US and Canada, for a comprehensive understanding of shifting consumer preferences and how industries are expected to develop in two of the most affluent, innovative and highest demand countries in the world.
Total volume sales of tea were majorly impacted in 2020 given the importance of iced tea within the foodservice channel and its overall importance in terms of US tea consumption. However, other areas of tea more narrowly focused on the home had an…
The previously undynamic category of flavoured powder drinks experienced its strongest year of the review period in 2020, recording high single-digit retail volume growth after years of consistent declines. Concerns about fats and sugar that were…
The key story of hot drinks in the US in 2021 has been the emergence of the post-pandemic “new normal.” While early in the year, much of the country was still being battered by a severe third wave of COVID-19, vaccinations and the lifting of lockdown…
While many areas of the US were fully reopened by early 2021, much of the white-collar workforce remained remote, with a significant number of companies making hybrid or even full-time remote working options permanent. This is radically reshaping how…
A stable macroeconomic environment, low corruption, sound banking system and a skilled, digitally-adept labour force and proximity to the US market are among the key advantages of Canada’s business environment. Canada also has solid road, cargo and…
Even as the middle class in many countries are struggling financially as well as facing economic uncertainty, middle-class consumers continue to be an important (if not the most important) target for global businesses. Insights into the Middle Class…
The COVID-19 pandemic, technological disruption, globalisation reset and changing employee preferences have reshaped the way we work and learn. Businesses need to adopt new working models and become more flexible, people-centric and digitally-enabled…
The cannabis market in Canada continues to thrive with legal sales reaching CAD4.2 billion in 2021. The market is primarily being driven by adult-use cannabis as a result of a growing user base, including the continued shift from illicit to legal…
Having exhibited their fastest rate of growth in well over a decade during 2020, the rate of growth in retail volume sales of vacuum cleaners slowed in 2021 but remained vigorous by the standards of the review period as a whole. The fact that many…
Having exhibited their fastest rate of growth in well over a decade during 2020, small cooking appliances suffered something of a post-lockdown hangover during 2021, with retail volume sales declining (albeit marginally) for the first time in seven…
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…
Having risen at their fastest rate in more than a decade during 2020, the rate of growth in retail volume sales of personal care appliances slowed significantly during 2021 but remained robust in comparison with the review period prior to the…
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…
Retail volume sales of large cooking appliances rose at their fastest pace in more than a decade during 2021. Having spent more time at home during 2020 and 2021 due to pandemic restrictions, a growing number of Canadians chose to remodel their…
Having declined marginally during 2020, retail volume sales of home laundry appliances rebounded strongly in 2021. Canadians also shifted to lower price points during 2020 in the face of economic uncertainty, with millions of jobs lost during the…
As the end of 2021 approaches, almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergence and rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant has increased uncertainty and weakened the momentum of the global recovery. This series of quarterly reports…
The rate of growth in retail volume sales of food preparation appliances slowed significantly during 2021 to reach its slowest rate in seven years. In 2020, retail volume sales had exhibited their fastest rate of growth in almost a decade, with…
Having declined during both 2019 and 2020, retail volume sales of dishwashers exhibited their fastest rate of growth in more than a decade during 2021. Some sales were shifted from 2020 to 2021 due to COVID-19. During 2020, the economic shock of the…
With local consumers spending more time at home due to COVID-19 restrictions, retail volume sales of air treatment products exhibited their most rapid rate of growth in well over a decade during 2020. With daily life normalising somewhat and…
As sports drinks consumption in Canada is highly seasonal, the arrival of the pandemic in the warmer weather months, when there is the most opportunity for sports drinks, has had a large impact on the product area. The cancellations of sports events,…