Tissue and Hygiene

Despite challenging economic conditions, limited purchasing power, and elevated inflation, retail tissue showed resilience with it recording double-digit growth in current value terms for the second consecutive year in 2023. However, it is important…

In 2023, retail tissue in Portugal recorded positive retail value growth, driven by heightened price points. As such, while value sales grew, retail volume growth was challenged, with consumers reducing purchases of items they deemed unessential.…

Household spending power in Norway is under strain due to the combination of price inflation and higher interest rates, leading to a more cautious approach to purchasing decisions. With inflation persisting at a rate of 5% in 2023, according to…

Value sales in retail tissue were supported by inflationary pressures surrounding the paper industry in Italy in 2023. The paper industry is highly energy intensive, including in terms of water volumes used, thus costs have skyrocket for…

Retail tissue in Ireland witnessed a second year of high current value growth in 2023, underpinned by unit price increases, as well as buoyant demand for tissue products. However, the impact of inflation has subsided in 2023, putting less pressure on…