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In the upcoming years, consumers and businesses face an array of challenges, with income inequality, mass migration and rising uncertainty about another crisis being among the major ones. Nevertheless, within this lie untapped opportunities. This…

Sales of sunglasses in the US experienced a sharp decline in 2020 and early 2021 due to the pandemic. However, the category bounced back to 2019 levels in current value sales terms in 2022, faster than expected. This recovery can be attributed to the…

As consumers fully emerge from the shadows of pandemic recovery and re-establish normalcy, spectacles continues to witness steady growth, even surpassing pre-pandemic sales levels in both current value and volume terms. Compared to its double-digit…

After strong growth in 2022, across contact lenses, spectacles and sunglasses, eyewear is experiencing slower, albeit positive, current value growth in 2023. With consumers embracing the “new normal” of hybrid work and resurgence of travel activities…

In 2022, value sales of daily disposable lenses (DD) exceeded those of the incumbent leading format, frequent replacement lenses (FRP). Benefiting from proposed qualities such as health, comfort and convenience in a post-pandemic world, DD lenses…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. In 2023, global inflation is expected to ease from its peak in 2022, but remaining significantly above-trend. Geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market are…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries. Global inflation is reaching a peak, although geopolitical risks and uncertainty in the energy market remain key risks. The impact varies between countries, with…

The briefing introduces the Cities Households Necessities Spending Index. The index ranks 1,075 cities by household expenditure on non-discretionary items, namely food, housing, and clothing and footwear. This analysis focuses on 160 major cities.…

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered the most severe global recession in nearly a century. Businesses are operating in a world of anxieties and uncertainties, not knowing what will be the new normal or when output and consumer spending…