Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, sp...
Read the latest reports on Western Europe, with local insight, specialist knowledge and a comprehensive breakdown of key market data. Our research identifies key strategic themes relevant across the region, while also providing a more granular unders...
The overarching trend shaping the baby and child-specific product market in Finland is the decline in birth rates, a phenomenon that persisted throughout 2023. Following the peak witnessed in 2020, birth rates steadily declined to reach their lowest…
Baby and child-specific products in Denmark continued to register positive current value growth in 2023, driven by price increases. Families continued to place a higher focus on children’s health, hygiene and safety standards, brought on by the…
Baby and child-specific products in Belgium benefitted somewhat from the spike in birth rates during the COVID-19 pandemic years, which resulted in a broader consumer base for manufacturers to target. On the negative side, retail price inflation has…
In 2022, baby and child-specific products registered modest retail volume growth and a strong increase in retail current value sales. Higher prices in line with high inflation in the country pushed retail value sales at the end of the review period.…
In 2023, sales of away-from-home tissue in Turkey witnessed a positive, albeit low single-digit, volume growth. This uptick was driven by several factors, including the gradual return of individuals to traditional office settings following the…
The away-from-home channel in the UK experienced strong value growth in tissue and hygiene in 2023, with both categories growing by over 10%, albeit at marginally slower rates than the previous year. Value growth for away-from-home hygiene was partly…
Increased growth in the elderly population in 2023 continued to fuel growth of AFH tissue and hygiene value sales in the Netherlands as the elderly generally need significantly more care than younger people. This is true for both hospital care and…
Away-from-home tissue and hygiene in Switzerland registered strong growth in 2023 with demand rising in both the public and private sectors. Many individuals are back to working in an office, even if only part-time, which contributed to the growth in…
In 2023, value sales of away-from-home tissue and hygiene increased at a relatively high rate. Inflationary cost pressures remained an issue in 2023 forcing manufacturers to increase unit prices. Inflation stemmed from price inflation, spiking input…
Away-from-home tissue, being a B2B (business-to-business) category, faced challenges associated with the fluctuating costs of cellulose in the market. Many contracts in this category are made well in advance, often a year or more, and are based on…