Market research on the retailing industry. Our reports feature a ...
Market research on the retailing industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and brand share data, distribution and industry trends.
Home products specialists in Sweden were impacted by the lowered rates of new construction, which started to decrease in 2022. In 2023, the rate of new construction reached its lowest point since 2011, with only 25,500 new houses starting…
In 2023, value sales of home products specialists in Germany experienced a marginal downturn following a particularly strong performance the previous year. This channel, which includes home improvement and gardening stores, homewares and home…
Home products specialists maintained its decline in outlet numbers in South Korea in 2023, but returned to low growth in current value terms. Homewares and home furnishings stores saw the slowest value growth rate in 2023. This channel faced…
The overall growth of the retail market in Saudi Arabia has had a positive impact on home product specialists. As the retail market expands and evolves, there is an increasing demand for specialised professionals who can provide expert advice on home…
Home products specialists saw stagnant growth in Ireland in 2023. This is attributed to the boom in home improvements over the pandemic lockdowns, which has since eased off. Added to which, inflationary pressures and the cost-of-living crisis are…
Home products specialists witnessed a surge in value sales in 2021, following declines due to pandemic-related restrictions. However, the channel did not return to 2019 sales levels until 2022. The cost-of-living crisis that began in 2022 and…
In 2023, home products specialists (which encompasses homewares and home furnishing stores, home improvement and gardening stores, and pet shops and superstores) in the US saw value declines in both current terms and constant terms at 2023 prices.…
In 2023, home products specialists registered one of the worst performances amongst non-grocery retailers in Mexico (after apparel and footwear specialists), experiencing only low growth in current value terms, along with minimal growth in outlet…
Home products specialists maintained double-digit current value growth in India for a third consecutive year in 2023, along with slow growth in outlet numbers. Although growth was seen across all channels, pet shops and superstores saw the strongest…
Home improvement and gardening stores was by far the most dynamic channel within home products specialists in Ukraine in current value growth terms in 2023. This performance reflected an increased need for construction equipment and materials as…
Sales of home products in Israel in 2023 were being supported by the surge in demand for housing. Indeed, according to local news reports, the last quarter of 2023 saw home prices rise, which demonstrates a surge in demand for housing. In turn, this…
In 2023, home products specialists saw a current value decline in Hong Kong, as although home improvement and gardening stores and pet shops and superstores maintained growth, homewares and home furnishings stores saw another year of falling sales.…
Value sales of home products specialists in Chile, dominated by home improvement and gardening stores, marginally declined in 2023, due to further competition from e-commerce platforms, although they remained above pre-pandemic levels. Independent…
Home products specialists maintained low growth in outlet numbers and stronger growth in current value terms in Brazil in 2023. However, not all players performed well. In April 2023, the partners in Tok & Stok – the private equity fund Carlyle and…
Home products specialists saw current value growth in Indonesia in 2023. Globally, there is currently a trend of mindful luxury consumption that involves consumers looking for products offering high quality and timeless designs. Luxury product…
Despite substantial price increases amidst soaring inflation, overall current value sales growth for home products specialists in 2023 was slightly weaker than in 2022. Trade in the two largest channels of home improvement and gardening stores and…
Home products specialists in New Zealand recorded moderate retail current value growth due to high inflationary pressure on prices in 2023. Moreover, in real terms the category posted a decline. During the COVID-19 pandemic, closed borders and a…
Home products specialists saw healthy growth in current value terms in 2023 albeit this was largely due to the impact of inflation rather than a significant increase in demand. Consumers continued to invest in their domestic spaces in 2023 with this…
In 2023, current value sales slowed in home products specialists as consumer confidence weakened and Finland entered recession. Consumers cut back expenditure on home improvements and home furnishings as household budgets were allocated to more…
The sales of home products specialists were hit hard in China during the different waves of the pandemic, especially in 2020 and 2022, as consumers tightened their belts when it came to non-essential products, foot traffic reduced in stores, some…