All Top Products articles – Page 8
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Analysis and FeaturesPersonal care – cosmetics 2021: makeup sales still in need of a facelift
Make-up’s decline from 2020 has slowed, but another year of restrictions doesn’t look pretty
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Analysis and FeaturesCanned 2021: sales fall short of last year’s boom
The six sectors across canned food shed a total of £91.8m in 2021. But suppliers remain optimistic.
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Analysis and FeaturesPersonal care – grooming 2021: sales suggest decline in hand-washing
Less need to leave home for most Brits has also meant a more casual approach to using the likes of deodorant
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Analysis and FeaturesPersonal care – haircare 2021: hair habits recover after lockdowns
The early part of this year saw haircare take a hit
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Analysis and FeaturesRice, noodles & pasta 2021: perfect storm batters rice & pasta brands
The prosperity bestowed upon rice, noodles & pasta by pandemic-driven stockpiling is a thing of the past
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Analysis and FeaturesReady meals 2021: Brits demand ‘restaurant quality’
On the flip side, brands that traded primarily on convenience fared less well. Take Rustlers, down 0.9% to £110.4m
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Analysis and FeaturesSoup 2021: brands hit by end of stockpiling
When compared with pre-pandemic sales, the picture is positive
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Analysis and FeaturesSoft drinks – bottled water, squashes & cordials 2021: squash gets squished as water surges
’As Great Britain has unlocked, and people became mobile, squash has again fallen into decline’
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Analysis and FeaturesFresh – fruit & veg 2021: spuds slump as tomatoes gain ground
Potatoes’ £70.9m slump is the biggest loss in this year’s Top Products Survey
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Analysis and FeaturesIce cream 2021: Little Moons is 900% hero of handheld
Having gone viral on TikTok this year, Little Moons has seen the biggest rise of any well-established brand in the Top Products Survey
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Analysis and FeaturesHot beverages 2021: café closures boost ground coffee brands
Starbucks and Costa Coffee didn’t spend lockdowns simply waiting to reopen their outlets
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Analysis and FeaturesSpreads & jams 2021: boom in Brits baking sends jam sales up
More time spent at home this year meant more cooked breakfasts and lunches, as well as more home-baking
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Analysis and FeaturesHousehold – paper products 2021: no change for loo roll volume sales
This year, stockpiling shoppers pushing trolleys piled high with loo rolls were hard to find. And yet toilet tissue’s unit sales haven’t declined at all
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Analysis and FeaturesPersonal care – over the counter 2021: lockdowns ravage cold & flu remedies
A year of social distancing and mask-wearing has played havoc with the category
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Analysis and FeaturesSoft drinks – carbonates & energy drinks 2021: energy drink players enjoy £206m boost
Top three soda brands Coke, Pepsi and Fanta have all racked up sizeable value gains
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Analysis and FeaturesDairy – yoghurts & desserts 2021: healthy yogs win out over indulgence
Other yoghurt brands have relied on their sustainability credentials to help grow sales
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Analysis and FeaturesAlcohol – beer & cider 2021: pandemic beer habits hold strong
The supermarkets have shifted an extra 112.6 million litres of lager, ale and stout in the past 12 months
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Analysis and FeaturesBatteries 2021: leading duo keep brands in the black
Batteries’ power appears to be waning in grocery
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Analysis and FeaturesTobacco 2021: sales of cigarettes rise for first time in seven years
The collapse of illicit trade caused by lockdowns has led to the boost in tobacco sales
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Analysis and FeaturesTobacco – vaping 2021: more quitters bolster vape & NRT sales
It seems there is some truth to the idea that the pandemic has proved a catalyst for more people to quit smoking