Personal Accessories

Demand for personal accessories in Australia started to improve in 2022 due to an increase in inbound tourism and the reopening of physical stores as restrictions in the country were eased. However, volume sales growth was undynamic due to ongoing…

Personal accessories has been in a period of recovery, after sales were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during the first outbreak in March 2020. A combination of non-essential shops being closed for months, perceived financial insecurity…

Personal accessories is witnessing an outstanding performance in 2022, with double-digit current value growth in most categories. The best performing categories are luggage and connected watches, in response to the resurgence in travelling and…

Following a strong recovery in 2021, all product areas in personal accessories are expected to see demand normalise in 2022. Consumers were in a spending mood in the first half of the year, eager to celebrate after two years of lockdowns and COVID-19…

Argentina’s economy is going through a difficult time with high levels of inflation and a very high percentage of the population being impacted by poverty. Nonetheless, sales of personal accessories are seeing dynamic growth in current value and…

Personal accessories saw significant declines in both volume and current value terms in 2020, during the first year of the pandemic. A return to dynamic current value growth was seen in 2021, although volume sales only increased marginally, and this…

Having plunged by more than a third in 2020 due to a combination of restrictions on movement and the economic shock of COVID-19, retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of personal accessories began to rebound in 2021. While this recovery continued…

Demand for personal accessories in Malaysia is improving over 2022, following on from the beginnings of post-pandemic recovery in 2021. Relaxed restrictions have opened the way for release of pent-up demand among local consumers, driving a notable…

In 2022, the landscape for personal accessories is set to record positive current value growth, with luxury accessories, namely watches, jewellery and bags, significantly outperforming lower-priced offerings.

Personal accessories registered double-digit growth in current value terms in 2022, with sales edging towards pre-pandemic levels. This positive performance was attributable to a return to pre-pandemic lifestyles, following the success of the…

Personal accessories was hit hard in the first half of 2022 by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and has remained subdued in the second half of the year, failing to show a clear recovery trend. Following strong double-digit current value growth in 2021,…

2022 is set to be another year of retail volume and current value recovery for personal accessories across categories. The rebound expected in the year overall has largely been driven by a return of complete mobility as the COVID-19 pandemic has…

All categories of personal accessories registered a slump in retail volume and current value sales in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. Bags and luggage suffered as lockdowns and home seclusion led to remote working and…

Demand for personal accessories slumped during 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19, although sales were already struggling due to the deflated economic environment. Sales saw a partial recovery in 2021 as restrictions were eased with this pattern…

After registering a strong negative impact in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, personal accessories is set to see a positive performance in current value terms for a second consecutive year in 2022, with volume sales also expected to return to…

Despite expectations of a muted consumer appetite for spending, personal accessories is set to have a bumper year in 2022, continuing its recovery momentum from 2021. Consumers are on the lookout for the “next best thing”, which is driving growth,…

In 2022, as the COVID-19 crisis begins to subside, economic activity is returning to normal, and people's purchasing power is recovering. As a result, trends for tertiary goods, such as bags, jewellery, watches, and stationery, are also starting to…

Personal accessories is seeing a slower recovery in retail volume terms in 2022 compared to the previous year. Sales of personal accessories are not expected to recover to pre-pandemic levels in retail volume terms in 2022, with several factors…

While personal accessories are expected to register high double-digit current value growth, constant value growth is expected to be much more moderate. The reason for such high current value growth is that Turkey has one of the highest inflation…

Personal accessories are enjoying a catch-up and normalisation effect in 2022, due the total reopening of schools and universities, the partial recovery of presential/fieldwork, a peak in outdoor activities, and the strong recovery of travel and…