At the beginning of the COVID-19 quarantine period, almost all tissue categories saw spikes in volume sales as consumers reacted to the fear of getting sick. However, soon key categories which expected upward or at least stable trends suffered as consumers shifted their behaviour and reacted towards economic uncertainty and home seclusion,...
COVID-19 had a mixed impact on retail current value sales of tissue and hygiene in Cameroon during 2020, but the aggregate effect was positive, with the rate of growth in retail current value sales accelerating. Growth in demand for nappies/diapers/pants – which accounts for the bulk of retail current value sales in tissue and hygiene – was...
Many products in tissue and hygiene are essential items and these areas generally witnessed little or no impact from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. Products such as sanitary protection, nappies/diapers/pants and adult incontinence are required on a regular, repeat basis. These essential products are driven by population statistics...
The overall impact of COVID-19 on sales in tissue and hygiene was slightly positive for a number of categories in 2020. The best performing categories were in retail tissue, however, where initial stockpiling was noted for essential and basic products such as toilet paper and paper towels in March 2020, but sales began to normalise in April. Tissue...
Current value sales of retail tissue and hygiene continued to record strong growth rates at the end of the review period due to rising inflation and a weakening of the Turkish lira which had been driving up the average unit price of many essential products in the market. This scenario had forced local consumers to prioritise their expenditure,...
COVID-19 created significant challenges for retailing in New Zealand in 2020. The alert level four lockdown between April and May halted in-store trading for non-essential retail businesses, leading to long term changes as consumers started purchasing online and retailers worked on building digital capabilities. Retailing in New Zealand...
The Colombian government implemented a total lockdown from March 23 to April 28 2020. After this, several sectors such as construction and manufacturing were allowed to open up under strict biosafety procedures to gradually restart the economy. After May 11, more local shops and banks could open, while people were also allowed to go out to...
Tissue and hygiene in the Netherlands recorded stronger retail value growth in 2020 compared to 2019, driven by growth in wipes and retail tissue. The country’s first lockdown in spring 2020 led to spikes in demand and stockpiling across categories including retail tissue and retail adult incontinence, further fuelled by images on social media....
Tissue and hygiene experienced a mixed performance in demand terms in 2020. Tissue and Hygiene in Poland report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2016-2020, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies,...
Whilst the Swedish government did not apply a universal lockdown or force retail outlets, foodservice establishments and businesses to close, a social distancing policy and more time spent at home, combined with a natural fear among many locals of catching COVID-19, as well as the almost complete shutdown of international (and domestic) tourism,...