Market research on the home care industry. Our reports feature a ...
Market research on the home care industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
In 2023, busier lifestyles compounded the ongoing decline in demand for polishes in Germany, reflecting changing cleaning habits. With less time spent at home and more hectic lives, local consumers increasingly favour quicker and easier alternatives,…
In 2023 polishes saw a retail volume decline in Australia, while minor growth was seen in current value terms. The ongoing poor volume performance was influenced by several factors. As people returned to offices and social activities, they tended to…
In 2023, growth in polishes slowed in retail volume and current value terms compared with 2022, but the category continued its rebound post-pandemic, with retail value sales finally returning to the pre-pandemic (2019) level, even though retail…
Continuing the long-standing trend, polishes saw a retail volume decline in Hong Kong in 2023, although growth was seen in current value terms. Volume demand for shoe polish continued to decline in Hong Kong in 2023 due to decreasing sales of leather…
Polishes in South Africa recorded positive retail value growth in 2023, despite another fall in overall demand. The growth in value was attributable to the rapidly rising inflation rate. With higher unit prices of polishes, local consumers continued…
Polishes in Morocco posted positive growth in current value terms in 2023, albeit from a lower base. Such products still have a niche status in the country and are largely considered to be expensive and unnecessary. As such, they tended to be…
Shoe polish continued to dominate the market size of polishes in Kenya and register the fastest retail volume and value growth at the end of the review period. However, retail volume and current value growth rates for shoe polish were slower in 2023,…
Polishes remained dominated by shoe polish in Cameroon in 2023, with sales supported by a noted uptick in the importation of shoe polish products in the country. Ultimately, the higher availability of shoe polish resulting from this, is helping to…
All polishes categories witnessed a decline in volume sales once again in 2023. The big driver behind this trend has to do with lifestyle changes. No other category has been impacted as strongly by new lifestyles as has polishes. However, in…
Polishes is almost entirely supported by shoe polish in Uzbekistan. Shoe polish can be found in most households in Uzbekistan, which is a dusty country. This has been exacerbated in recent years by the mass construction of new buildings, residential…