Despite navigating through the post-pandemic landscape and grappling with persistent high inflation and economic challenges, the Australian beauty and personal care market remains resilient and vibrant. Key factors such as affordability, efficacy, holistic health and wellness, and purposeful purchasing continue to drive market development. This article examines how brands and retailers are responding to these trends.
The global travel industry is expected to experience unprecedented growth in 2024, with 1.5 billion international trips forecast to generate a record-breaking USD1.9 trillion in tourism spending. Yet travel dynamics have changed profoundly due to global events such as the pandemic, wellness and sustainability and rapid technological advances.
This blog delves into how sustainability has emerged as a pivotal opportunity for consumer appliance manufacturers to resonate with consumers amidst a cost-of-living crisis, emphasising energy efficiency, food waste solutions, and packaging recycling.
Australians are moving away from supplement nutrition drinks and meal replacement, and instead consuming a wider range of sports nutrition, especially sports protein powder and protein bars. Older consumers are the key demographic driver: whilst historically, older generations preferred meal replacement products, they are now consuming more protein-based options.
The search for flexibility is a key theme running through company strategies in alcoholic drinks – more so now than ever. The nature of competition is gradually shifting, as maturity and changes in consumer behaviour prompt companies to diversify and seek opportunities outside their traditional areas of specialisation. The ready-to-drink (RTD) sector is a shared expansion focus.
Taking care of a pet is going beyond nutrition and calorific intake. A more holistic approach is being applied in managing a pet’s health with attention being paid to longevity and quality of life. Beyond pet food, it is pet dietary supplements that are enabling pet owners not just to manage health issues but to enhance their pet’s overall health and wellbeing.