Case Study  ·  Opportunity Assessment

Finding growth in at-home hair removal.

A global consumer goods company wanted to lead the next wave of hair removal innovation. We mapped global products and emerging technologies, gauged consumer sentiment and sized the strongest opportunities.

The Client

The client is a global consumer goods company. It wanted to find untapped segments in its key markets.

The Challenge

Crowded shelves.
Find the open space.

Prescouter was asked to map the global landscape of emerging and established hair removal technologies and identify untapped market segments and opportunities for next-generation innovation.

  • Products

    Global product landscape

    Electrics, razors, waxing, lasers, IPL.

  • Consumers

    Sentiment at the core

    What users want from at-home tools.

  • Markets

    Five priority markets

    Across North America, Europe and Asia.

Our Approach

Moving from landscape to sized opportunities.

Product landscape
800+products mapped

Map every format

We covered electrics, razors and blades, waxing, lasers, IPL and other at-home methods worldwide.

Market modeling
4intelligence briefs

Size the market

Syndicated sales data, expert sentiment and market sizing models showed size and pricing dynamics.

Opportunity scoring
3opportunity areas

Pick the winners

Each opportunity came with growth projections, strategic fit and recommended next steps.

The Outcome

Three clear bets for the next launch.

Prescouter built a global landscape of more than 800 products and a capabilities map of solutions in development. US market modeling then identified 3 opportunity areas, each with growth and attractiveness projections to guide deeper study.

  • Landscape

    800+ products

    Mapped across hair removal formats.

  • Capabilities

    A map of new solutions

    Innovations still in development.

  • Opportunities

    3 focus areas

    With growth and attractiveness projections.

Mature categories still hide white space. Pairing product landscapes with consumer sentiment shows where it is.

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