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.
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…
Wound care sales have gained momentum in 2023 amid a return to travel and tourism. People are more comfortable with travelling following the COVID-19 pandemic and have resumed taking vacations and excursions. Moreover, there has been a reduction in…
Wound care in Austria has continued to see declining sales in retail volume terms with current value growth being the result of an inflation driven increase in unit prices. Wound care last saw growth in retail volume terms in 2021 as consumers…
Wound care has seen significant fluctuation in demand since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Turkey. Lockdowns and home seclusion reduced the opportunities for participation in sports and school and outdoor play for children,…
Wound care continued to see positive, yet modest growth in retail volume terms in 2023. The category saw an notable increase in demand in 2021 and 2022, as life returned to normal following the pandemic. With people spending more time outside the…
Overall demand for wound care in Spain remains stable and supported by the largest category of sticking plasters/adhesive bandages as consumers have now generally returned to pre-pandemic normality outside of the home. Stable but undynamic retail…
Wound care saw a significant downturn in demand in 2020 as Portugal went into lockdown due to COVID-19. The category already had a high level of penetration in Portugal and therefore in 2021 and 2022 some Portuguese consumers were still using stock…
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…
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…
2023 saw wound care record positive volume sales growth for the second consecutive year after declining sales were registered at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 and 2021. With the post-pandemic era defined by a return to normal daily…
Wound care is set to see moderate growth in current value and retail volume terms in 2023. Sales are benefiting from Italian consumers returning to their old pre-pandemic lifestyles with there being a growing desire to spend time outside pursuing…
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…
The wound care category has been subject to price hikes in 2022 and 2023 in the context of high rates of inflation and hikes in production and transport costs. Wound care is not subject to the same regulatory framework as other OTC products and,…
2023 has seen an upturn in demand for wound care in France. During lockdown, public spaces, such as sports centres, outdoor activity locations and parks among others, were closed. Unable to take part in various activities, consumers were less likely…
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…
Sales of wound care continue to recover in 2023 from the losses seen during the pandemic. The warm and relatively dry weather in the spring and early 2023 was good for sales. Good weather generally encourages more outdoor activities thereby…
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…