The decline of discounted beauty gift packs

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Shoppers waiting for January bargains in beauty gift sets are going to have to work harder than they used to.

In the last pre-pandemic January sales, 81% of gift packs were on promo according to data shared by Kantar. By last year, that share had dropped to less than half. The same trend is clear – though less pronounced – in the latest data for the four weeks to January 8, 2025 (which includes Boxing Day sales, but Christmas too).

 

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