The trends towards convenience and increased consumer confidence in self-medication have helped wound care to achieve significant growth in 2021, following on from the strong performance seen in the previous year. The ubiquity of different wound care…
The weight management and wellbeing category is seeing growth driven by the broader health and wellness trend, the growing popularity of Western lifestyles, and rising expectations in terms of personal appearance. The internet in general and social…
The COVID-19 crisis has boosted demand for vitamins, with consumers looking for products believed to enhance the working of the immune system, as well as being aware of the potentially harmful impact of the sedentary lifestyles and poor eating habits…
Sports nutrition is seeing a revival in its fortunes in 2021. The category experienced a dramatic fall in sales in the previous year as lockdowns led to less physically active lifestyles and, importantly, the closure of non-essential stores, gyms and…
Paediatric consumer health is set to see an improved performance in current value terms in 2021, having seen growth slowed significantly in the previous year when the onset of the COVID-19 crisis led to fewer social interactions, the mandated wearing…
Driven by the health and wellness trend and, more particularly the growing interest in products containing natural ingredients across a wide range of industries (including packaged food, beauty and personal care, and home care, as well as consumer…
While health and wellness trends are increasingly impacting the purchasing patterns and lifestyle choices of younger consumer groups, there is general consensus that most Bosnians continue to live unhealthy lifestyles and eat poorly. These bad food…
Dietary supplements is set to see stronger growth than vitamins in 2021. The COVID-19 crisis has led to a significant rise in demand for dietary supplements aimed at improving the working of the immune system, digestive health and general health.…
Consumer demand for medicated skin care products in Bosnia-Herzegovina remains strong, resulting in solid growth of OTC dermatologicals in 2021. Health and wellness trends are additionally contributing to the growth of the category as younger…
While cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies saw significant growth during the review period on the back of the self-medication trend, it was hit hard by measures introduced to limit the spread of COVID-19, which significantly reduced the…
COVID-19 continued to influence the consumer health market in Bosnia-Herzegovina during the first half of 2021, during which there was resurgence in infections and COVID-19 deaths. The price of medicines prescribed by doctors for the treatment of…
The COVID-19 crisis has not had a major impact on the analgesics category in Bosnia-Herzegovina. During the first year of the pandemic, there were concerns that taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to treat the symptoms of COVID-19…
Insight into income, wealth and expenditure of consumers and households is vital in helping businesses make strategic decisions with regards to which country (or even which region within a country) to enter, which consumer segment to target, which…
Yoghurt and sour milk products continue to see retail value sales growth in 2021, albeit at a slower rate than that of the rest of the review period. Plain yoghurt remains by far the most dynamic category within yoghurt and sour milk products in…
While cream, the most significant category within other dairy in retail value and volume terms, is the darling of the growing home cooking trend it is showing signs of retail value sales slowing down. Nonetheless, in early 2021 Konzum doo, in…
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina resulted in a spike in demand for drinking milk products between March and May 2020 as some consumers engaged in panic buying. Furthermore, the closure of foodservice outlets also…
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has little impact on retail value sales of cheese in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2021, sales growth is slower than in 2020. The deceleration in retail value sales is mainly as a result of the economic downturn in the…
The COVID-19 pandemic had a minor impact on current retail value sales of butter and spreads in 2020 and 2021. Although, there was a moderate spike in sales during 2020, sales are decelerating in 2021. Sales of butter and spreads remains relatively…
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have limited impact on current retail value sales of baby food in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020 and 2021. However, although standard milk formula is the largest category in baby food in value terms the category…
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