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Wipes in Costa Rica

The popularity of wipes for taking care of babies’ skin and for sanitising all types of surfaces continued to grow in Costa Rica in 2011. This was driven by the increasing availability of such products in modern grocery outlets, often at relatively ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene in Costa Rica

As a consequence of the ongoing economic slowdown, a growing number of companies and public institutions in Costa Rica were pressured by significant budgets cuts in 2011. This resulted in demand for AFH products becoming even more oriented towards ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Cotton Wool/Buds/Pads in Costa Rica

Cotton wool/buds/pads in Costa Rica has long been characterised as a relatively dormant category, due to a lack of innovation and advertising. Despite this, most families consider these products as essential, due to using them on a regular basis for ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Incontinence in Costa Rica

As the local population continued aging over the review period, demand for incontinence products increased. Furthermore, incontinence in Costa Rica benefitted from greater product segmentation and the population’s increasing awareness of the ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Nappies/Diapers/Pants in Costa Rica

Despite the fact that Costa Rica experienced a further gradual decline in its birth rate, nappies/diapers/pants achieved positive retail volume and value sales growth in 2011. The ongoing increase in demand seen for these products over the review ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Retail Tissue in Costa Rica

In 2011, manufacturing costs rose due to the development of new technologies that allowed manufacturers to increase the amount of quilting in their products, particularly in the case of toilet paper. Over the year, this process became established as ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Sanitary Protection in Costa Rica

Further product segmentation and the promotion of brands targeted to attract younger women, as soon as they become potential users, were the main trends seen in sanitary protection in Costa Rica in 2011. Local manufacturers continued making efforts ...

Jun 2012 | US$900| Add to cart | View details

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Tissue and Hygiene in Costa Rica

Slower retail value sales growth was seen by most tissue and hygiene categories in 2011, as a result of Costa Rica’s slow economic recovery, combined with lower inflation and weaker exchange rates than in previous years. As a result, most ...

Jun 2012 | US$2,400| Add to cart | View details