Beauty and Personal Care in the Netherlands

Beauty and Personal Care in the Netherlands

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

COVID-19 impact on beauty and personal care

COVID-19 country impact

Demand grows for products that promise natural ingredients, sustainable sourcing and manufacturing processes, and environmentally friendly packaging in 2019

Value growth of premium brands continues to outpace that of mass brands due to intense price pressure from e-commerce, private label and other retailers in 2019

Value growth is set to be positive, but slower, than it was over the review period when economic growth was stronger and consumer confidence was higher

Chart 1 Beauty and Personal Care Value Sales Growth Scenarios: 2017-2024
Chart 2 Beauty and Personal Care Impact of Soft Drivers on Value Sales: 2016-2024

MARKET DATA

Table 1 Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 2 Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 3 GBO Company Shares of Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2015-2019
Table 4 NBO Company Shares of Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2015-2019
Table 5 LBN Brand Shares of Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 6 Penetration of Private Label in Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value 2014-2019
Table 7 Distribution of Beauty and Personal Care by Format: % Value 2014-2019
Table 8 Distribution of Beauty and Personal Care by Format and Category: % Value 2019
Table 9 Forecast Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 10 Forecast Sales of Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

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SOURCES

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Mass Beauty and Personal Care in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

Mass beauty and personal care struggles to generate higher value growth in view of extreme price competition and the shift toward premium products in 2019

Mass bath and shower and mass sun protection are the only two categories that gain strong traction within the mass beauty and personal care arena in 2019

L’Oréal, Beiersdorf and Unilever maintain their lock on mass beauty and personal care, while facing increasing challenges from niche and premium brands in 2019

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within mass beauty and personal care

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 11 Sales of Mass Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 12 Sales of Mass Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 13 NBO Company Shares of Mass Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2015-2019
Table 14 LBN Brand Shares of Mass Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 15 Forecast Sales of Mass Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Mass Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Premium Beauty and Personal Care in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

Strong economy inspires consumers to increasingly opt for high-quality, premium products that offer indulgence, relaxation and a greater sense of wellbeing in 2019

In 2019, the trend towards natural products with clean labelling inspires players to focus on new product development and packaging that moves in this direction

Prestige & Collections Nederland and Estée Lauder still lead in premium beauty and personal care, while losing some share to niche brands and newer players in 2019

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within premium beauty and personal care

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 17 Sales of Premium Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 18 Sales of Premium Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Premium Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2015-2019
Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Premium Beauty and Personal Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 21 Forecast Sales of Premium Beauty and Personal Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 22 Forecast Sales of Premium Beauty and Personal Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Baby and Child-Specific Products in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

Stronger demand for baby- and child-specific sun care and baby wipes drives moderate value growth of baby and child-specific products in 2019

Demand for natural and “clean” products is unabated, boosting prospects for new and niche brands as well as major players seeking to capitalise on the trend in 2019

Unilever and other large multinationals maintain dominance in the baby- and child-specific arena, but niche players offering natural products gain traction in 2019

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within baby and child-specific products

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 23 Sales of Baby and Child-specific Products by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 24 Sales of Baby and Child-specific Products by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 25 Sales of Baby and Child-specific Products by Premium vs Mass: % Value 2014-2019
Table 26 NBO Company Shares of Baby and Child-specific Products: % Value 2015-2019
Table 27 LBN Brand Shares of Baby and Child-specific Products: % Value 2016-2019
Table 28 LBN Brand Shares of Baby and Child-specific Skin Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 29 LBN Brand Shares of Baby and Child-specific Sun Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 30 LBN Brand Shares of Premium Baby and Child-specific Products: % Value 2016-2019
Table 31 Forecast Sales of Baby and Child-specific Products by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 32 Forecast Sales of Baby and Child-specific Products by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 33 Forecast Sales of Baby and Child-specific Products by Premium vs Mass: % Value 2019-2024

Bath and Shower in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

Bath and shower enjoys strong growth in 2019, with bar soap and liquid soap posting the highest volume and value growth over the year

Growing percentage of bath and shower products sold in the Netherlands are those classified as natural care products, which attract strong interest in 2019

Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive lead bath and shower in 2019, but face increasing pressure from niche players offering natural/herbal and eco-friendly products

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within bath and shower

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 34 Sales of Bath and Shower by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 35 Sales of Bath and Shower by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 36 Sales of Bath and Shower by Premium vs Mass: % Value 2014-2019
Table 37 NBO Company Shares of Bath and Shower: % Value 2015-2019
Table 38 LBN Brand Shares of Bath and Shower: % Value 2016-2019
Table 39 LBN Brand Shares of Premium Bath and Shower: % Value 2016-2019
Table 40 Forecast Sales of Bath and Shower by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 41 Forecast Sales of Bath and Shower by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 42 Forecast Sales of Bath and Shower by Premium vs Mass: % Value 2019-2024

Colour Cosmetics in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

General trend towards a natural look negatively impact colour cosmetics in general while proliferation of nail salons negatively impacts growth of nail products in 2019

Unlike many beauty and personal care categories, colour cosmetics is harder to move in supermarkets/hypermarkets, but sales through e-commerce boom in 2019

L’Oréal Nederland maintains its lead in 2019, but its value sales and share are under pressure from offering frequent price promotions while constantly innovating

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within colour cosmetics

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 43 Sales of Colour Cosmetics by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 44 Sales of Colour Cosmetics by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 45 NBO Company Shares of Colour Cosmetics: % Value 2015-2019
Table 46 LBN Brand Shares of Colour Cosmetics: % Value 2016-2019
Table 47 LBN Brand Shares of Eye Make-up: % Value 2016-2019
Table 48 LBN Brand Shares of Facial Make-up: % Value 2016-2019
Table 49 LBN Brand Shares of Lip Products: % Value 2016-2019
Table 50 LBN Brand Shares of Nail Products: % Value 2016-2019
Table 51 LBN Brand Shares of Premium Colour Cosmetics: % Value 2016-2019
Table 52 Forecast Sales of Colour Cosmetics by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 53 Forecast Sales of Colour Cosmetics by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Deodorants in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

New product development moves away from a focus on scents towards innovations that offer elements of skin care in 2019

Value growth slow down again in 2019 as deodorants continues to face some of the highest pressure on prices seen among all beauty and personal care categories

In 2019, Unilever aims to buttress its leading value share in deodorants by launching a Zwitsal range of deodorants, aiming to capitalised on its popular scent

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within deodorants

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 54 Sales of Deodorants by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 55 Sales of Deodorants by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 56 Sales of Deodorants by Premium vs Mass: % Value 2014-2019
Table 57 NBO Company Shares of Deodorants: % Value 2015-2019
Table 58 LBN Brand Shares of Deodorants: % Value 2016-2019
Table 59 LBN Brand Shares of Premium Deodorants: % Value 2016-2019
Table 60 Forecast Sales of Deodorants by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 61 Forecast Sales of Deodorants by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 62 Forecast Sales of Deodorants by Premium Vs Mass: % Value 2019-2024

Depilatories in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

Price competition suppresses value growth of depilatories overall, while growing use of professional services diminish volume sales of hair removers/bleaches in 2019

Players focus on developing value-added waxing and shaving products that prevent skin irritation and otherwise provide safe hair removal for sensitive skin in 2019

Procter & Gamble maintains its lead on the strength of its Gillette brand in women’s razors and blades

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within depilatories

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 63 Sales of Depilatories by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 64 Sales of Depilatories by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 65 Sales of Women's Razors and Blades by Type: % Value Breakdown 2015-2019
Table 66 NBO Company Shares of Depilatories: % Value 2015-2019
Table 67 LBN Brand Shares of Depilatories: % Value 2016-2019
Table 68 Forecast Sales of Depilatories by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 69 Forecast Sales of Depilatories by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Fragrances in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

Unisex fragrances and fragrances with natural and organic ingredients continue to gain the most traction in the Netherlands in 2019

E-commerce becomes a stronger distribution channel for fragrances, while drugstores/parapharmacies faces higher pressure from fast fashion retailers in 2019

Chanel, Prestige & Collections and Coty maintain the leading value shares in the highly fragmented landscape in 2019

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within fragrances

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 70 Sales of Fragrances by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 71 Sales of Fragrances by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 72 NBO Company Shares of Fragrances: % Value 2015-2019
Table 73 LBN Brand Shares of Fragrances: % Value 2016-2019
Table 74 LBN Brand Shares of Premium Men's Fragrances: % Value 2016-2019
Table 75 LBN Brand Shares of Premium Women's Fragrances: % Value 2016-2019
Table 76 Forecast Sales of Fragrances by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 77 Forecast Sales of Fragrances by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Hair Care in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

Trends towards less frequent hair washing and more natural hair and hair styling constrains hair care growth, especially for colourants and styling agents in 2019

Value growth is further constrained as retailers continue to engage in extreme levels of price competition in 2019

While Unilever owns the leading brand and L’Oréal remains the leading player, major brands are under increasing pressure from new and smaller niche brands in 2019

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within hair care

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 78 Sales of Hair Care by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 79 Sales of Hair Care by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 80 Sales of Hair Care by Premium vs Mass: % Value 2014-2019
Table 81 NBO Company Shares of Hair Care: % Value 2015-2019
Table 82 NBO Company Shares of Salon Professional Hair Care: % Value 2015-2019
Table 83 LBN Brand Shares of Hair Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 84 LBN Brand Shares of Colourants: % Value 2016-2019
Table 85 LBN Brand Shares of Salon Professional Hair Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 86 LBN Brand Shares of Styling Agents: % Value 2016-2019
Table 87 LBN Brand Shares of Premium Hair Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 88 Forecast Sales of Hair Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 89 Forecast Sales of Hair Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 90 Forecast Sales of Hair Care by Premium vs Mass: % Value 2019-2024

Men's Grooming in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

Men’s grooming sees moderate current value growth in 2019, buttressed by rising demand for premium men’s deodorants and premium men’s fragrances

Men’s shaving sees further decline as beards remain especially popular and attitudes towards close shaving continue to relax and change in 2019

Procter & Gamble maintains its lead in men’s grooming, but continues to see its value share erode in 2019 due to declining demand for men’s shaving products

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within men’s grooming

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 91 Sales of Men’s Grooming by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 92 Sales of Men’s Grooming by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 93 Sales of Men's Razors and Blades by Type: % Value Breakdown 2015-2019
Table 94 Sales of Men's Skin Care by Type: % Value Breakdown 2016-2019
Table 95 NBO Company Shares of Men’s Grooming: % Value 2015-2019
Table 96 LBN Brand Shares of Men’s Grooming: % Value 2016-2019
Table 97 LBN Brand Shares of Men's Razors and Blades: % Value 2016-2019
Table 98 Forecast Sales of Men’s Grooming by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 99 Forecast Sales of Men’s Grooming by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Oral Care in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

Despite shift towards value-added toothpaste, value growth remains constrained by competitive environment resulting in greatly reduced prices in 2019

Benefitting from consumer demand for convenience, power toothbrushes continue to gain more traction than manual toothbrushes can muster in 2019

As consumers move away from mainstream toothpaste brands towards value-added problem-solving brands, there is more room for new players and brands in 2019

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within oral care

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 100 Sales of Oral Care by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 101 Sales of Oral Care by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 102 Sales of Toothbrushes by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 103 Sales of Toothbrushes by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 104 Sales of Toothpaste by Type: % Value Breakdown 2015-2019
Table 105 NBO Company Shares of Oral Care: % Value 2015-2019
Table 106 LBN Brand Shares of Oral Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 107 LBN Brand Shares of Mouthwashes/Dental Rinses: % Value 2016-2019
Table 108 LBN Brand Shares of Toothpaste: % Value 2016-2019
Table 109 Forecast Sales of Oral Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 110 Forecast Sales of Oral Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024
Table 111 Forecast Sales of Toothbrushes by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 112 Forecast Sales of Toothbrushes by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Skin Care in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

Skin care maintains its large value share in beauty and personal care, driven by face masks and hand care growth, aided by new product developments in 2019

Value growth of skin care improves, but continues to be constrained by ubiquitous retail promotional and discount strategies in 2019

Closely competitive players Beiersdorf and L’Oréal swap places and are virtually tied for the leading position in skin care in 2019

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within skin care

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 113 Sales of Skin Care by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 114 Sales of Skin Care by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 115 Sales of Face Masks by Skin Whitening vs Non-Skin Whitening: % Value 2015-2019
Table 116 Sales of Facial Cleansers by Skin Whitening vs Non-Skin Whitening: % Value 2015-2019
Table 117 Sales of Anti-Agers by Skin Whitening vs Non-Skin Whitening: % Value 2015-2019
Table 118 Sales of Toners by Skin Whitening vs Non-Skin Whitening: % Value 2015-2019
Table 119 NBO Company Shares of Skin Care: % Value 2015-2019
Table 120 LBN Brand Shares of Skin Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 121 LBN Brand Shares of Basic Moisturisers: % Value 2016-2019
Table 122 LBN Brand Shares of Anti-agers: % Value 2016-2019
Table 123 LBN Brand Shares of Firming/Anti-cellulite Body Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 124 LBN Brand Shares of General Purpose Body Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 125 LBN Brand Shares of Premium Skin Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 126 Forecast Sales of Skin Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 127 Forecast Sales of Skin Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

Sun Care in the Netherlands

HEADLINES

PRE-COVID-19 PERFORMANCE

Declining unit prices combined with artificially high value growth registered in 2018 due to tax changes affecting sun care results in lower growth percentages in 2019

Rising consumer interest in more targeted sun care products exerts positive influence on the category’s development in 2019

Beiersdorf maintains its considerable lead sun care on the strength of Nivea brand, while L’Oréal follows at a distance, as both players excel in all categories in 2019

2020 AND BEYOND

COVID-19 impact

Affected products within sun care

Recovery and opportunities

CATEGORY DATA

Table 128 Sales of Sun Care by Category: Value 2014-2019
Table 129 Sales of Sun Care by Category: % Value Growth 2014-2019
Table 130 NBO Company Shares of Sun Care: % Value 2015-2019
Table 131 LBN Brand Shares of Sun Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 132 LBN Brand Shares of Premium Adult Sun Care: % Value 2016-2019
Table 133 Forecast Sales of Sun Care by Category: Value 2019-2024
Table 134 Forecast Sales of Sun Care by Category: % Value Growth 2019-2024

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