Read in-depth analysis on the key trends shaping demand across in...
Read in-depth analysis on the key trends shaping demand across industries, consumers and national markets, with insight and market statistics that offer global strategic coverage.
Beauty and personal care packaging remained resilient globally, with Asia as the growth engine and toiletries dominating volume sales globally. As lifestyles continue to evolve, packaging innovation will be challenged to respond to consumers’ new…
While high inflation has been encouraging trading down among some consumer segments, increasing the attractiveness of private label, for example, it has failed to put much of a dent in the ongoing dermocosmetics or clean beauty trends. Consumers…
Beauty and personal care recorded another year of healthy growth in real value terms in 2022, with the regional performance being driven by the dynamism in the Saudi Arabian market, where premium fragrances were providing a major boost to sales.…
Bath and shower as a whole as well as most of its categories continued to decline in 2019, with many areas continuing to see stagnating or even declining unit prices. However, bar soap and liquid soap will see strong growth in 2020, driven by…
Bath and shower continued to grow in 2019, driven by body wash/shower gel, liquid soap and intimate washes, with bar soap recording stagnating sales. However, bar soap and, in particular, liquid soap have seen sales driven by frequent handwashing…
As e-commerce growth rates slow from historic highs, the online channel is no longer a rising tide for all categories and brands. While potential exists with e-commerce accounting for 50% of retail’s expected growth in the next five years, retailers…
Baby and child-specific products continued to record strong growth in Asia Pacific in 2019, driven by the popularity of these products among parents for use on their offspring. While 2020 will see significant societal disruptions due to Coronavirus…
The Asian consumer is changing. Traditional values that served the collective in terms of both society and the family are on the wane, with COVID-19 lockdowns accelerating a new focus on individualism and the self. This report explores how Asian…
AmorePacific, the leading K-beauty conglomerate, experienced sales declines in both domestic and overseas markets. Its sales in China and skin care, which had once been the driving force for growth, are now encountering significant challenges within…
This report urges businesses to embrace affordable and accessible sustainability. It presents a comprehensive set of effective actions that can be implemented seamlessly to unlock the untapped potential of democratising sustainability during times of…