United Kingdom

Demand for hair loss treatments is declining in 2023 following strong growth in recent years as COVID-19 and subsequent inflationary pressure boosted prevalence of hair loss due to stress and anxiety. Although the latter remains an overbearing issue…

Gardening current value sales in the UK declined in 2022 following two years of strong growth, but nevertheless, remained above pre-pandemic levels. The uncertain economic climate had an impact on consumer confidence, resulting in many deciding not…

Historically, depilatories in the UK declined in both current value and volume terms, but value sales increased in 2022 owing to rising inflation. In volume terms, the demand for more permanent solutions for hair removal and the reopening of beauty…

Vending in the UK was severely disrupted by the pandemic throughout 2020 and part of 2021. However, the channel fully recovered to pre-pandemic value sales levels in 2022, as restrictions eased and high streets, retail parks and shopping centres…

Hypermarkets recorded further positive retail value growth in 2022. The large-sized grocery format performed well during the pandemic, with continuous increasing sales in 2020 and 2021. With increasing inflation hitting double-digit figures in 2022,…

Sportswear saw a year of significant growth in the UK in 2021, exceeding the 2019 level of value sales, fuelled by the healthy living trend, which increased considerably in popularity amongst Britons because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many consumers…

All jeans price segments are expected to see strong double-digit current value growth in the UK in 2022 for a second consecutive year. Even though some are not set to recover to the 2019 level of sales, overall jeans is expected to achieve this goal.…

The effects of the rising rate of inflation have been trickling across many industries in 2022. Brands have been seeing increases in the costs of raw materials, labour, and import/export, because of the war in Ukraine, Brexit, and the long-term…

Overall demand for headphones continues to rise in 2023, with both retail volume and current value sales recording double-digit growth. The increase in the average unit price across the category is driving up higher value sales growth compared to…

Sunglasses in the UK recorded a strong decline in value sales in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sunglasses were the most-impacted category in eyewear in the UK during 2020 due the lack of social occasions, travel and mobility restrictions…

Following two consecutive years of sales decline, gum showed the first signs of recovery from the impact of COVID-19 in 2022. With local consumers gradually returning to their pre-pandemic habits and spending greater time outside of the home, gum…

Dishwashing in the UK recorded stronger demand in 2022, mainly driven by the more dynamic performance of automatic dishwashing tablets, while hand dishwashing made marginal gains. The growth of automatic dishwashing tablets was due to the fact that…

Despite total volume growth of 7% by RTDs in 2022, the overall size of this category remained low in the UK at the end of the review period. Its total volume growth was also slower than 2021’s 10%, due to a weaker performance by off-trade (5%)…

In 2023, the UK’s economy continues to be challenged by strong inflationary pressures. Similar to other food industries, snack manufacturers are having to address multiple shortages in the supply chain, in addition to increasing costs of…

After two years of recording positive growth thanks to favourable pandemic-induced conditions, 2022 saw tobacco returning to declining sales in the UK, as it had been registering prior to the pandemic. Volume sales of cigarettes posted a double-digit…

After two years of pandemic-driven decline, in 2022 all deodorants categories except deodorant wipes returned to growth in both volume and current value terms, as consumers went back to their normal social lives, and also travelled more. Deodorant…

High inflation and the cost-of-living crisis in the UK in 2022 have been affecting sales of non-essential products such as clothing, including childrenswear. Even though parents have been more likely to spend less on womenswear and menswear, they are…

Value sales of vitamins have rebounded in 2023, recording growth for the first time since 2021. Although value growth is much weaker than at the height of the pandemic, and overall retail volume sales are continuing to decline, demand remains above…

Reflecting the recovery in travel and rising prices, booking continues to record strong growth in 2023. Intermediary sales are outperforming direct sales. The channel is benefiting from the continual recovery of leisure cruise and leisure packages.…

Total volume sales of wine recorded just 1% growth in 2022, with off-trade experiencing a marginal decline, compared to on-trade’s impressive rise of 19%. A second consecutive year of double-digit volume for on-trade in 2022 was due to the further…