United Kingdom

Store-based fashion retail is heavily concentrated in city-centre commercial areas or shopping malls. Diminished footfall, because of both growing e-commerce penetration and hybrid working arrangements following the COVID-19 pandemic can support…

Sustainability issues are pushing forward a new chapter in how people get around in cities. From using shared mobility, to buying electric vehicles, urban mobility is a fast-changing industry. The briefing examines urban mobility trends, focusing on…

First aid kits tend to be popular purchases for consumers who plan to go backpacking in Asia, Africa or South America. However, travel remained severely restricted in 2021 due to COVID-19. Despite seeing more freedom from mid-July 2021, overall, the…

Weight gain was prevalent amongst the UK population in 2021, which can be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdowns, whereby consumers who were confined to the home turned to increased snacking, comfort eating and drinking, as well…

In 2021, with the number of COVID-19 cases remaining high in the UK, British consumers continued to focus on boosting their immunity and maintaining their general health. This movement towards consumers being more proactive and adopting preventative…

Gyms and health clubs are essential to sales of sports nutrition. In 2020, their closure had a dramatic negative impact on the consumption of sports protein and sports non-protein products across the country as consumers were unable to exercise in…

Mental wellbeing, having a healthy immune system and getting enough sleep are the top three factors selected by UK consumers when defining what being in good health means to them, according to Euromonitor International’s Voice of the Consumer: Health…

Paediatric analgesics only saw minor growth in 2021, due to the minor increase seen by paediatric acetaminophen, which was offset by the slight decline for paediatric ibuprofen. Indeed, some parents favoured acetaminophen over ibuprofen “just in…

Many people were galvanised to quit smoking during the first lockdown in 2020, as public health authorities around the world started encouraging smokers to quit due to concerns about the likelihood of more severe COVID-19 symptoms for smokers. In…

In 2021, the growing popularity of cannabidiol (CBD) products drove the overall growth of herbal/traditional products, but particularly herbal/traditional dietary supplements and herbal/traditional topical analgesics. Within dietary supplements,…

More time than ever is being spent on electronic devices such as computers, phones, TVs and tablets. Indeed, with social interactions also moving online, a typical day increasingly involves screen-hopping from one device to another. The increase in…

Laxatives and diarrhoeal remedies are typically purchased before going on a trip. Being on the move or away from home usually means a series of changes that can cause constipation amongst some consumers. Indeed, travelling often exposes one to…

Consumers continued to focus on immunity and on maintaining general good health as a response to the pandemic in 2021, turning towards dietary supplements. Similar to vitamins, the growing demand for dietary supplements stemmed from consumers…

Antipruritics continued to perform well in 2021, seeing the highest current value growth within dermatologicals. Indeed, to avoid the spread of and infection with COVID-19, consumers have developed the habits of frequent hand washing and sanitising,…

Following government measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, the lockdown was extended until mid-Q2 2021. This meant that with fewer opportunities to go out, the general public mostly stayed indoors with limited social contact. Even outside of…

Consumer health saw steady current value growth in 2021. Weight management and wellbeing, vitamins and dietary supplements and sports nutrition were key growth drivers, thanks to overall mid-single-digit growth, whilst OTC products lagged with only…

Consumers typically revert to systemic analgesics to treat fever, headaches and muscle pain. In 2021, as lockdowns continued as a result of COVID-19 and working from home policies were extended, the number of people suffering from headaches,…

Over the medium term, the consumer market in the United Kingdom (UK) will be supported by extended state support, post-pandemic recovery and pent-up demand. Strong expansion of the tech sector, workforce upskilling efforts and investments in…

Gut health is still front and centre for yoghurt in 2021, following the broad appeal of yoghurts with these claims in 2020 and subsequent months after the COVID-19 pandemic. Probiotic yoghurt is performing strongly in 2021 and will continue to do so…