Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, sp...
Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, specialist knowledge and a comprehensive breakdown of key market data. Our research identifies key strategic themes relevant across the region, while also providing a more granular unders...
Technological advances in 2024 will continue to reshape consumer behaviour. This annual report explores the top five digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this report’s edition…
This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in Q4 2023 and 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence remains among the key economies. Higher volatility in the energy markets and disruption of…
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…
When compared to the pre-pandemic period, the demand for homewares in Italy declined during the COVID-19 crisis. This could be attributed to two main reasons. Firstly, as people were conscious about cleanliness during the pandemic, they chose to use…
Italy was hit hard by the pandemic, and the country experienced one of the longest and strictest lockdowns in Europe. This meant that many people spent extended periods of time at home, which created a strong desire to improve and personalise living…
In contrast to gardening, home furnishings saw decline in demand during the COVID-19 crisis, with an upturn in its performance as pandemic related restrictions were withdrawn. The category continued to grow in 2022, however sales remained below the…
In 2022, Italy's home and garden market saw demand undermined by the high rate of inflation, which was around 8.2%. With consumer confidence dropping from the previous year, consumers were more cautious with their spending and many opted to purchase…
Despite seeing decline in 2022, the gardening category continued to register a significantly higher level of value sales than before the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. The pandemic brought a marked rise in demand for gardening products as consumers…
Homewares’ sales witnessed a decline in the Swiss home and garden industry in 2022. This was due to a rise in popularity of minimalistic interior design trends. As more people prefer a simple and clutter-free living space, there was less demand for…
The home improvement category witnessed an increase in demand in 2022 in the Swiss home and garden market compared to pre-pandemic levels. With people spending more time at home due to the pandemic, there was renewed interest in home improvement…