Market research on the consumer health industry. Our reports feat...
Market research on the consumer health industry. Our reports feature a wealth of standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes, market share and share data, distribution and industry trends.
The wound care category is seeing strong growth for the third consecutive year in Israel, with normal lifestyles driving everyday demand for these products. Sticking plasters/adhesive bandages has seen a strong uptick in sales in 2023 after a…
Wound care is expected to positive current value and volume growth in 2023. The full opening of society, post pandemic, supports volume sales, as people are more active, and as a consequence there are more small injuries. Continuing population growth…
The current offerings in wound care products remain predominantly basic, simply providing various shapes and sizes to cover injuries on different body parts. However, consumer awareness of innovative features in these products is generally low, as…
Wound care has been registering positive volume and current value growth rates in 2022 and 2023 as outdoor and physical activities increased again in the post-pandemic period. The relatively long summer season in 2023 also benefitted demand for wound…
Consumption of wound care is being stimulated by Serbians’ return to pre-pandemic lifestyles. As consumers spend more time outside their homes, the incidence of the kind of minor injury that requires wound care is rising. In addition, the health and…
Price reigns supreme in sales of wound care in Azerbaijan in 2023. While growth in current value terms remains solid, retail volume sales continue to fall – in 2023, at a significantly faster rate than was seen in 2022. The main reason for this is…
Wound care in Tunisia is experiencing a significant increase in unit prices in 2023 compared to previous years.
Wound care is set to see sales rise in current value terms in 2023, even as volumes fall. The increase in value sales is being driven primarily by rising unit prices in the context of a generally high rate of inflation. While volume sales are set to…
Consumers lifestyles have shifted back to normality in 2023, with individuals spending more time outside the home and doing more team sports. This has generated a greater need for quick and convenient solutions for minor traumas, including sticking…
After declining sales during the pandemic due to limited outdoor and physical activity, sticking plasters/adhesive bandages, first-aid kits and gauze, tape and other wound care saw positive volume growth in 2022 and again in 2023 as consumers…
Performance in wound care is expected to be better than the previous year, with volume sales slightly up, in comparison with a decline the previous year. The full opening of society, post pandemic, supports volume sales, as people are more active.…
Wound care registered an increase in demand in 2023, continuing the trend of the previous year. This was due mainly to the greater number of New Zealanders taking part in sports and other physical activities, which were likely to cause minor…
Wound care is projected to see a steady increase in retail volume sales throughout 2023, accompanied by an even more significant increase in retail current value terms. The category is performing well as it continues to recover from strong declines…
The smaller value category of sticking plasters/adhesive bandages continues to see further product differentiation and development through material diversification to attract consumers with innovative formats. For instance, JW Pharmaceutical has been…
The growth of sports and indoor and outdoor activities, as well as children returning to school, has led to increased injuries compared to the previous years of COVID-19 restrictions. This, in turn, has driven the demand for first aid products in…
Wound care is set to see marginally better performances in retail volume and current value terms in 2023 compared with the preceding year, as people are participating in more sports and social events and returning to work outside the home, thus…
Wound care posted another moderate positive sales performance in the Philippines in 2023 as the category continued to benefit from the increasing numbers of consumers keeping a first aid kit in their home. In the past, wound care was rarely regarded…
Demand for wound care products remains stable and, with rising unit prices in line with inflation, it is seeing strong retail value growth in 2023. Both major categories - sticking plasters/adhesive bandages and gauze, tape and other wound care - are…
Wound care is expected to maintain solid growth in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023. With many aspects of life in Saudi Arabia back to normal after the pandemic disruption, consumers are spending more time outside the home and being…
For many consumers wound care items are considered non-essential and appear rarely in monthly grocery shopping baskets. Wound care products are rarely bought in high volumes or even on a regular basis. Consumers who purchase wound care products only…
Wound care is a very mature category in the Dominican Republic, with little innovation or new product launches to spark consumer interest in recent years. The category has consequently seen little in terms of growth given the very high level of…
With a lack of new product development and brand activity in 2023, demand for wound care is being primarily driven by a full year without lockdown restrictions boosting out-of-home activities. The category’s performance is largely dependent on…
Consumer demand for wound care products remains stable in 2023, despite the significant unit price increases which had only a mild effect on retail volume growth. Conversely, current value growth has reached double-digits due to the price rises.…
Private label offerings like those of Dr Max, Tesco, Action, Lidl and Benu are steadily growing in popularity in sticking plasters/adhesive bandages. The economic shock of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and high inflationary pressure on prices…
In 2023, wound care is expected to see its strongest current value growth rate for many years, with product innovation being the strongest driver of growth. Innovations in wound closure techniques, such as adhesive tapes, sutures, or surgical…