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…
The Swiss video game industry is expanding and evolving, boosted by technological advancements, a growing gaming audience, and the introduction of next-generation consoles such as the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. These consoles provide gamers…
The Swiss traditional toys and games industry registered a retail value decline in 2022, following a surge in sales noted during the outbreak of COVID-19. COVID-19 provided a boost to traditional toys and games in both 2020 and 2021, with the…
In 2022, retail value growth of the overall toys and games industry slowed considerably in Switzerland, chiefly due to a decline in sales of traditional toys and games. However, this decline was the consequence of significant growth noted during 2020…
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…
The success of the Super Mario and Barbie movies will further accelerate the digitalisation of young adults’ childhood favourite toy characters. More toys and games companies are making film adaptations of classic toys to generate additional revenues…
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…
In 2022, the German video games industry was being driven by advancements in technology, a growing number of gamers, and increased societal interest in gaming and e-sports. The industry is centred around the development of next-generation consoles,…
Traditional toys and games in Germany saw a decline in 2022, in part driven by broad uncertainty in the region. While pandemic restrictions were lifted in early 2022, inflation crept in by the third quarter, and many consumers were more cautious with…
In Germany, while traditional toys and games continued to decline in 2022, video games enjoyed positive growth as more technology is integrated in toys to keep up with digital trends. Furthermore, Germany took longer to remove pandemic restrictions…
Video games hardware recorded a steep decline in its current value sales in 2022, driven by bad performances by both handheld and static consoles. In terms of handheld consoles, the main problem was that the Nintendo Switch Lite continued to be…
The traditional toys and games industry had a remarkable year in 2020, with some categories experiencing the equivalent growth to five years in a single year as a result of the restrictions due to the pandemic, which saw people spending a lot more…
Even though the COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, and it appeared that things would return to normal in the country, the UK faced a variety of difficulties throughout 2022. For example, the war in Ukraine, which started in late February, had…
In 2022, video games experienced a double-digit increase in value sales, primarily due to the strong performance of video games software (digital). The widespread ownership of mobile phones and internet access in Turkey has contributed to the growth…
Video games in the Netherlands recorded strong double-digit value growth in 2022 despite a slowdown in the economy. This was driven by strong price growth in some categories such as AR/VR headsets, which doubled in price due to the introduction of…
There was slowed demand for video games in the post-pandemic environment of 2022 as household expenditure on video games normalised following the removal of COVID-19 restrictions. Sales spiked in 2020 and 2021 during the height of the pandemic as…
Due to stock disruption, inflation and reduced purchasing power, static consoles experienced a decrease in retail volume in 2022. The elimination of COVID-19 restrictions was another factor that marked the slowed down of the video games market, as…
In the main years of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020 and 2021, consumers increased their use of video games to kill time and spend time with family and friends, if often remotely. However, retail current value sales of video games started…
In 2022, the value sales of video games in France declined again, having recorded strong positive growth in 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdowns and home seclusion. During this time, consumers searched for entertainment and ways to pass the time within the…
In 2022, traditional toys and games witnessed a double-digit increase in value sales, even though the country faced a high inflation rate and a significant rise in toy and game prices due to increased costs of importing raw materials and products, as…