Category: House & Home
House & Home market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in Poland
Cautious consumer sentiment and rising costs impacting appliances and electronics in Poland in 2024. As local consumers continue to grapple with inflation and higher living expenses, they are becoming more selective in their spending, particularly on non-essential items. Euromonitor International's ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Romania
While home products specialists registered modest current value growth in Romania in 2024, constant value growth fell. While inflation eased, prices were still rising and this cut into profit margins. Consumers also continued to be price sensitive, after several years of price hikes, and as such wer ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Colombia
In 2024, home products specialists continued their downward trend due to high interest rates and the lack of consumer confidence, which led many people to postpone renovations and changes to their homes. Despite posting negative results, Homecenter (Sodimac Colombia SA) continues to invest in innova ... Read More
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Surface Care in Cameroon
Multi-purpose cleaners dominate retail value sales of surface care in Cameroon, with floor cleaners accounting for most of the remainder. Moreover, the former were among the top performers in terms of retail current value sales growth during 2024. 3-in-1 multipurpose cleaners are trending. For insta ... Read More
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Toilet Care in Cameroon
Demand for toilet care remains very limited in Cameroon, but, having declined in 2023, retail current value sales rebounded in 2024. Despite heightened awareness of hygiene in Cameroonian households, compounded by the pandemic, there exists no more than limited familiarity with contemporary toilet c ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in Italy
Appliances and electronics specialists in Italy performed poorly in 2024 recording a small decline in current value terms, while the number of outlets remained largely unchanged. Prevailing economic uncertainty coupled with the lower income of Italians, made them reduce and/or postpone most non-esse ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Sweden
Home products specialists fell into small negative value growth in Sweden in 2024, as the category faces a similar dynamic as seen in appliances and electronics specialists. Firstly, home improvement and gardening stores, as well as homewares and home furnishing stores, had seen strong growth during ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in Sweden
Appliances and electronics specialists continued to see declining sales in Sweden in 2024, for several reasons. First of all, the category had seen strong growth during the era of the pandemic, when the lockdowns inspired people to invest in their homes. Therefore, this resulted in consumers having ... Read More
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Bleach in Cameroon
Retail current value sales of bleach grew at an accelerated rate in 2024. Price sensitivity in bleach is extremely high, as affordability remains the top priority of most Cameroonians when buying bleach. It is this heightened price consciousness that has continued to foster demand for powdered bleac ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in Colombia
Consumer demand for appliances and electronics remains dampened by interest rates in Colombia, which has elevated the cost of buying on credit. Private label products have also proved popular from grocery retailers, creating a challenging landscape for specialists. There has a notable expansion in o ... Read More
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Polishes in Cameroon
Demand for polishes remains quite limited in Cameroon, with shoe polishes continuing to account for the bulk of retail value sales in 2024. Although relatively small, the category is a vibrant one, with retail current value sales continuing to exhibit double-digit growth during the year. The availab ... Read More
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Home Care in Cameroon
With average unit prices rising by around 5% in 2024–due in part to a reduction in imports of palm oil and disruption to stearin supplies–price sensitivity remains elevated in home care. Consumers are increasingly opting for smaller, more affordable pack sizes for home care products, such as 25g pou ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Poland
Within home products specialists in Poland, homewares and home furnishing stores saw declining sales and outlet numbers in 2024, primarily due to reduced consumer spending as a result of rising interest rates and increased costs of living. While inflation has decreased from its 2023 peak and consume ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in the US
Home products specialists faced another difficult year in the US in 2024, as the post-pandemic slowdown continued to weigh on the channel, and a significant decline was seen in current value terms. Despite disposable income growing by 2.1% in constant terms, inflation remained at 2.9%, according to ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in the US
In 2024, the sales of appliances and electronics specialists in the US declined for a third consecutive year in current value terms. Persistent inflation continued to pressure consumers, leading many to delay discretionary purchases, particularly big-ticket items such as appliances and electronics. ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in Canada
In 2024, appliances and electronics specialists in Canada registered a slight increase in retail current value sales, supported by inflationary pressure on prices. However, the category continued to suffer outlet closures and the rationalisation of store networks in a tough business climate, charact ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in Argentina
Appliances and electronics specialists in Argentina experienced a significant contraction in retail volume sales during 2024, with the decline being particularly severe in the first quarter, when sales levels were comparable to those during the Covid-19 pandemic. The decrease in purchasing power and ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in Belgium
Despite reduced pressure on consumer purchasing power, price stabilisation and improving consumer confidence, sales through appliances and electronics specialists continued to decline in current value terms in 2024. This was mostly due to competition from retail e-commerce. Indeed, especially within ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in France
Despite moderating inflation throughout 2024, appliances and electronics specialists experienced a modest decline in current value sales in France due to persistent consumer concerns over diminishing purchasing power. The sluggish state of the housing market further dampened sales, as new mortgage a ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in Bulgaria
The appliances and electronics specialist retail channel in Bulgaria experienced improved performance in 2024, as easing inflationary pressures and growing consumer purchasing power encouraged shoppers to resume spending on high-value items. Many consumers had postponed purchases of big-ticket elect ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in China
Appliances and electronics specialists saw limited current value growth momentum in China in both 2023 and 2024, driven by a weak housing market and reduced house purchases. Key product types, such as air conditioners and refrigeration appliances, experienced sharp sales declines as fewer new homes ... Read More
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Appliances and Electronics Specialists in Brazil
With interest rates falling in the first months of 2024, and the unemployment rate falling in the middle of the year, inflation once again concerned the Brazilian monetary policy authorities. After maintaining the interest rate in the middle of the year, it therefore rose again in the last months of ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in France
In 2024, home products specialists in France experienced a decline in current value sales, signalling a return to more typical market dynamics after the post-COVID-19 boom. DIY activity was negatively impacted by several factors, including a slowdown in property transactions, fewer new housing proje ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Bulgaria
In 2024, home products specialists in Bulgaria recorded a solid increase in sales growth in value terms. The construction industry in Bulgaria remained resilient in 2024, with property prices continuing to rise, albeit at a slower pace than in previous years. While demand for new housing remained st ... Read More
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Home Products Specialists in Canada
Overall, home products specialists in Canada registered a moderate drop in the number of outlets in 2024. The marginal rise in the number of pet shops and superstores was insufficient to overcome the significant decreases in the number of outlets in the larger categories of home improvement and gard ... Read More
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