Health & beauty will outperform despite weak consumer confidence and lower retail spending overall. Core categories such as bathroom toiletries, paper products, haircare and OTC medicines are primarily needs-driven and are typically low value replacement purchases. Furthermore, the growing and aging population will ensure continued market growth regardless of economic pressures. UK Retail Futures 2013: Health & Beauty is a new report published by Verdict Research that provides a comprehensive insight into sector related issues such as changing demographics and consumer trends and the impact these will have on individual category performance. It combines analysis of channel trends and specialists’ performance over five years as well as strategies that can be employed to ensure success in an increasingly competitive market. Published: May 2009 - UK. |