The world's most comprehensive market research on consumer produc...
The world's most comprehensive market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in the USA.
Smokeless tobacco, e-vapour products and heated tobacco in the US saw dynamic current value growth in 2023. There was a clear winner in this year, as nicotine pouches outperformed the rest of the category by a wide margin, and made a big splash in…
Tobacco in the US continued its declining trend in current value terms in 2023, as the public health fight against tobacco intensified after the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the failure from the Biden Administration to achieve a comprehensive ban on…
Contact lenses and solutions in the US is set to maintain solid current value growth in 2024. Daily disposable lenses (DD) showed the most dynamic growth, with conventional lenses, frequent replacement lenses (FRP), and the related contact lens…
Following a surge in sales across contact lenses, spectacles, and sunglasses in previous years, eyewear in the US is set to experience slower, but positive, current value growth in 2024. With consumers embracing the “new normal” of the higher cost of…
In 2024, spectacles in the US is set to post mid-single-digit current value growth, with increases across all categories. Unit prices are expected to see slower increases as the inflated economic environment has stabilised in the US. Volume growth is…
Following the relaxation of pandemic-related restrictions, sunglasses in the US showed signs of recovery in 2021, and surpassed the pre-pandemic (2019) level of current value sales in 2022. This resurgence was fuelled by a return to outdoor…
The briefing explores trends in the global structure amid rising economic and geopolitical uncertainty. As global economy evolves, countries and companies will need to find ways to diversify the supply of critical components. This will require…
This report visually explores everyday habits and behaviours which reflect consumers' beliefs and values, linking behavioural trends with purchase and consumption habits.
In 2023, the collective weight of inflationary pressures, waning consumer confidence, and persistent brand boycotts led total volume sales of alcoholic drinks in the US to drop to their lowest level in a decade. Bright spots existed in categories…
Total volume sales of beer in the US continued to decline in 2023. Bud Light, the long-reigning beer brand by volume in the US, saw a devasting loss in volumes in terms of actual sales and share in 2023, due to a pernicious culture war-driven boycott…
While overall cider/perry in the US marked 2023 with a loss of volume and value sales, and a loss of share in overall alcoholic drinks, advocates paint a rosier picture for the category’s performance and outlook. Much in the same way the larger…
In 2023, RTDs in the US maintained total volume decline along with current value growth. The common trend in alcoholic drinks of value growth and volume decline in 2023 aligns with the resonant message of premiumisation, particularly “less but…
2023 was a difficult year for spirits. Despite experiencing a period of high growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, the category faced an increasingly challenging environment due to both consumer and industry dynamics. Supply chain issues and rising…
Wine in the US maintained total volume decline and current value growth in 2023. Following 2022 and the rise of inflation, 2023 was marked by continued increases in unit prices across beverages, and wine was no different from other alcoholic drinks.…