United Arab Emirates

Despite an easing of restrictions and greater mobility outside of the home in the United Arab Emirates, resulting in improving sales of away-from-home tissue in 2022, demand for retail tissue remained elevated due to habit persistence and the fact…

Demand for home insecticides remained stable in 2022, driven by the most popular format of spray/aerosol insecticides. Players are expanding the number of pack sizes and price points available to consumers in addition to the options already…

Growth recorded by toilet care in 2022 was primarily driven by product development within toilet liquids/foam, the dominant format in the United Arab Emirates. Constant product development has been noted within toilet care and some innovations…

Despite a marginal dip the previous year, demand for surface care in 2022 remained higher than pre-pandemic levels as a result of hybrid working, and a greater focus on hygiene and cleanliness since the emergence of COVID-19. Local consumers have…

Due to inflationary pressures and many local consumers focusing on essential expenditure, the demand for polishes remained subdued in 2022, with only furniture polish enjoying a marginal improvement in terms of retail volume growth. Demand for shoe…

Laundry care in the United Arab Emirates experienced a further rise in demand in 2022, aided by the stability of the local economy. The prevalence of washing machines in the nation, which witnessed a further rise in possession rates in 2022, and was…

Although hand dishwashing remained the most popular format within dishwashing in the United Arab Emirates at the end of the review period, automatic dishwashing continued to enjoy increasing demand in 2022. Sales were driven by the rising expatriate…

COVID-19 had a drastic negative impact on all consumer foodservice channels in the United Arab Emirates in 2020, with double-digit declines in outlet numbers, transaction volumes and current value sales. This was primarily due to the impact of…

The need for air care in the United Arab Emirates is being driven by evolving and improving lifestyle and demographic factors, as well as the rising population of expatriates. Local consumers are now willing to spend more for distinctive scents,…

High demand for wipes, especially those with antibacterial properties, including all purpose cleaning wipes and general purpose wipes, continued to be driven by heightened hygiene awareness and more stringent cleaning habits since the pandemic. Wipes…

While demand for sanitary protection continued to slowly rise in 2022 following a marginal dip in 2020 as a result of home seclusion following the emergence of the pandemic, the category recorded double-digit current value growth in 2022 as a result…

Consumers in the United Arab Emirates are employing every possible rationalisation strategy to manage their expenditure as pressure on household budgets increases. They are taking two approaches: they are buying less and paying less. Buying less…

Bleach continued to enjoy strong demand in 2022, although compared to when the pandemic first emerged in the United Arab Emirates in 2020, its rate of growth in volume terms was more subdued. However, remaining at higher than pre-pandemic levels,…

Self-service cafeterias suffered a dramatic decline in demand in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was primarily due to the fact that outlets had to close their doors during the periods of lockdown, and were subsequently subject to…

Value sales, outlet numbers and number of transactions all fell significantly in limited-service restaurants in 2020, seeing double-digit declines due to the impact of COVID-19. However, the channel saw a strong double-digit rebound in current value…

People were extra cautious about going out due to the pandemic in 2020, which drove a massive sales decline in cafés/bars. Although some rebound was seen in 2021, some people remained hesitant to socialise, which limited the rate of recovery. 2022…

Due to job losses, the United Arab Emirates witnessed a major outflow of potential consumers for tissue and hygiene during the peak of the pandemic in 2020. This was particularly the case for the female demographic, resulting in retail volume sales…

In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were tight restrictions on dining-in, whilst there was also a significant drop in tourist arrivals. This led value sales to plummet in this year, along with outlet numbers and transaction…

Sales of retail tissue, nappies/diapers/pants and sanitary protection continued to growth in both value and volume terms in 2022 due to improving GDP in the United Arab Emirates and population growth/recovery following the impact of the pandemic, as…

Demand for retail adult incontinence continued to rise in the United Arab Emirates in 2022 as consumers were increasingly exposed to products that could help them live more independently or offer greater confidence when outside of the home,…