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Retail value sale of retail adult incontinence products recorded moderate growth in 2023. Rather than buy retail adult incontinence, many consumers often revert to pantyliners or menstrual care products in order to save money. As menstrual care…
In 2023, e-commerce in Finland outperformed the overall retail category by a greater margin than in 2022. The move from offline to online continued to impact the sales of offline channels – blurring the boundaries between online and offline through…
Retail e-commerce in Italy posted a relatively moderate increase in current value terms in 2023, with growth largely driven by foods, beverages and beauty products. After a steep increase in market penetration of fast moving consumer goods sold…
Retail in Finland witnessed positive development in current value terms in 2023, although this was largely underpinned by retail price inflation. Grocery retailers saw a decline after a couple of years of solid growth, while non-grocery retailers…
High inflation rates continued to negatively affect producers, distributors, and most importantly consumers in 2023, despite inflation being slightly more stable than in the previous year. Indeed, as issues in the supply chain, logistical space, and…
Despite facing challenges such as escalating prices, retail tissue in Finland exhibited a decline in 2023, with paper towels experiencing a more pronounced decrease compared to toilet paper. The latter, deemed a necessity, demonstrated greater…
In 2023, retail tissue in Greece saw a substantial uplift in retail value growth, driven by ongoing inflation. The retail price of tissue products saw significant hikes in 2022, which continued in 2023; the consequence of rising costs of raw…
Retail tissue in Ireland witnessed a second year of high current value growth in 2023, underpinned by unit price increases, as well as buoyant demand for tissue products. However, the impact of inflation has subsided in 2023, putting less pressure on…
Value sales in retail tissue were supported by inflationary pressures surrounding the paper industry in Italy in 2023. The paper industry is highly energy intensive, including in terms of water volumes used, thus costs have skyrocket for…
In 2023, retail value sales of retail tissue in the Netherlands experienced solid growth. However, declining disposable incomes are leading some consumers to decrease their usage of toilet paper. Adjustments in their purchasing behaviour have…