Across personal accessories in the UK, product innovation and messaging in 2024 are largely focused around providing experiences and value to consumers. As discretionary spending on non-essential categories continues to suffer, retail volume growth remains low as consumers further adapt to their cur...
Jewellery in the UK is experiencing a weak performance in 2024, with limited retail value sales growth and a marginal decline in volume sales. This is largely being driven by declining consumer spending on discretionary categories such as jewellery in a turbulent economic landscape. While in previou...
Within traditional and connected watches in the UK, the pursuit of value remains a key driver of consumer purchasing behaviour in 2024. Retail volume sales of traditional watches continue to decline, largely due to shifts in consumption in the face of declining discretionary spending, while value gr...
In 2024, bags and luggage in the UK is being largely driven by value sales growth, with volume sales struggling. Lower demand compared to pre-pandemic levels is mainly due to declines in consumer spending in an inflationary environment. As consumers continue to face economic challenges, with bags an...
Despite a marginal retail value decline in 2024, demand for writing instruments in the UK continues to rise. Due to increasing engagement with the category during the pandemic and subsequent residual growth from this, sales growth of some writing instruments is starting to stabilise or fall in the c...
This Megatrends report highlights long-term trends resulting from shifts in consumer values and behaviour. It provides a summary of each of Euromonitor International's 10 focus megatrends and insights as to how each trend has manifested in the United Arab Emirates. Euromonitor's ...
The decline in retail volume sales was strong in womenswear, as in many categories, due to stubbornly high inflation which has eroded purchasing power. More flexible lifestyles and dress codes are leading to more casual styles and outfits among Turkish women. Meanwhile, interest in health and wellne...
Womenswear in Norway faced decline in volume terms over 2024, although there are signs of improvement compared to 2023. Overall, the category is stabilising following a decline during the pandemic in 2020 and two years of strong growth thereafter. Current value sales have slowed somewhat in 2024, du...
During 2022 and 2023, womenswear in Chile recorded modest growth as a result of inflationary pressures affecting the country. However, the category is regaining stronger momentum in 2024, especially as womenswear holds considerable value share within apparel and footwear in the local market. ...
Womenswear retail volume sales picked in 2024 aided by manufacturers' investment in new collections and the promotion of more varied and affordable products in the Netherlands. Consumers were still budget-conscious, and this was reflected in growing demand for affordable and discounted fast fashion,...