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Circana’s mid-year read shows growth running on price and mix while units slip. Yet shoppers keep paying up for quality and wellness — the winners are earning the premium, not discounting.
Own-brand is no longer the cheap option — it’s the default. Persistent inflation and value-seeking, AI-assisted shoppers are set to push the share higher still.
The world’s fastest-growing FMCG region by value, with private label surging near triple the global rate. Resilience through volatility — the brands that adapt fastest are winning.
FMCG grew on genuine volume gains, with India accelerating and China rebounding online. The race for the world’s largest consumer market is on.
The UAE and Saudi are outpacing the global average on real volume, with Ramadan driving nearly a fifth of annual sales and executives broadly bullish on the year.
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