United Kingdom

Whilst overall off-trade demand for juice is set to further marginally decline in 2022, off-trade value sales continue to rise, driven by in part by the strengthening of new consumption occasions. The local population spending greater time at home in…

Headphones is set to experience another year of double-digit growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2022. Current value growth is expected to be higher than volume, resulting primarily from inflationary pressures due to labour…

Retail volume and value sales of sunglasses continue to show signs of recovery in 2022, with value sales in particular predicted to record double-digit growth following strong declines in 2020 as a result of the pandemic and limited mobility.…

Although emerging from the worst of the pandemic, 2022 has brought more problems for consumers and producers alike, with further instability and uncertainty. Starting with the continued impact of COVID-19 on the global supply chain, logistics costs…

2022 has been the first year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with no restrictions implemented on mobility and social gatherings. The return of consumers to busier lifestyles since the middle of 2021, with offices, schools and, significantly,…

The easing of lockdown restrictions in 2021 switched the consumption of meat back from retail to the foodservice and institutional channels to a great extent. Beef and veal recorded the strongest decline in retail volume sales in 2021, driven by the…

The easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in 2021 encouraged consumers to spend more time outside the home, returning to work and school, and gradually socialising more in person, consequently having fewer consumption occasions at home than in…

The UK continues to be the largest CBD market in Europe. However, the pandemic’s economic effect on disposable incomes has hindered current value growth potential. Yet, the market’s nascence has meant it remains in double-digit growth. With Germany…

Topical antifungals is experiencing a notable increase in demand in 2022 compared to the previous two years in line with an easing of pandemic-related restrictions and increasing numbers of consumers returning to physical activity, going to the…

Cheese consumption in the UK is set to continue to decline during 2022, with the growth rate expected to be slightly more negative than in 2021 in retail volume terms. With lockdown restrictions easing in the summer of 2021, the category started…

Instability is disrupting the United Kingdom’s (UK) political scene, whilst perceptions of corruption are eroding the public’s trust in governance. Extremely high inflation will negatively affect the economy through lower consumer spending in the…

According to a survey by HTA (Horticultural Trades Association) in June 2020, 2.9 million new gardeners were visibly active in the UK after the initial major lockdown. By August 2021, 2.3 million of these new gardeners were still visibly active (up…

Volume and value sales of depilatories fell in 2021. This built on the reductions already seen in 2020 and aligned with the overarching trend from the years preceding 2020, in terms of declines in both value and volume sales across all three…

Vending in the UK was significantly disrupted by the global health crisis in 2020. As most vending machines are located in transportation hubs, shopping centres, workplace sites, or canteens, the mobility restrictions and stay-at-home message had a…

Hypermarkets remained the largest grocery retail channel in value terms in the UK at the end of the review period. Although historically reaching maturity, hypermarkets were positively impacted by the pandemic, which yielded increasing sales in both…

Sales of athletic apparel were already growing pre-pandemic as a result of the broader casualisation trend popularised by millennials, as well as the health and wellness trend, which led to an increased interest in fitness, and the growing streetwear…

Sales of jeans in the UK suffered significant double-digit retail volume and current value declines in 2020 and into the early part of 2021, as lockdowns and social distancing led to store closures and home confinement for many consumers due to the…

A slight rebound in volume sales was seen for hosiery in 2021, after a poor performance in 2020, when demand fell drastically due to store closures and the shock of the first confinement. However, sales of hosiery are set to return to volume decline…

Following a significant upturn in demand during the first year of the pandemic and prolonged home seclusion, off-trade volume sales of concentrates are set to decline for a second consecutive year in 2022. The reopening of on-trade, greater mobility…

Following sharp retail volume and current value declines in 2020, the gum category did not show any signs of recovery in 2021. On the one hand, sales of bubble gum managed to recover from the negative impact of the previous year, as the policy on…