France

Despite the arrival of COVID-19 in the country, dog and cat food packaging in France continues to be shaped by the pet humanisation trend. Consumers continue to look out for dog and cat food packaging that is similar to the packaging for human food…

Store-based fashion retail is heavily concentrated in city-centre commercial areas or shopping malls. Diminished footfall, because of both growing e-commerce penetration and hybrid working arrangements following the COVID-19 pandemic can support…

Sustainability issues are pushing forward a new chapter in how people get around in cities. From using shared mobility, to buying electric vehicles, urban mobility is a fast-changing industry. The briefing examines urban mobility trends, focusing on…

France remained among the sustainability leaders globally, thanks to high performance in the Energy, Pollution, Forest and Biodiversity, and Environmental Resilience pillars. Although nuclear power continues to dominate the electricity mix, France…

Retail current value sales of wound care declined during 2020 because lockdown measures led to local consumers spending more time at home and participating in fewer activities out of doors. When the country was in full lockdown, such places as gyms…

A significant number of local consumers gained weight during the initial COVID-19 lockdown. According to market research agency IFOP, half of the population gained weight during this period, compared to 30% of the population who lost weight. The…

Vitamins surged in popularity during 2020, recording double-digit growth in retail current value sales. COVID-19 was the main driver of this, as many French consumers sought to boost the performance of their immune systems, with some panic buying and…

During 2020, retail current value sales of sports nutrition were particularly badly hit by lockdown measures, which led to the closure of such venues as gyms for an extended period. Gyms reopened from 2 June in France, with the exception of Paris,…

Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, there had been strong growth in retail current value sales of sleep aids, and the pandemic has reinforced this trend. Worries about the virus, lockdown and economic difficulties led to an increase in sleep…

Since the onset of COVID-19, demand for paediatric consumer health has been weak, with a particularly sharp decline in retail current value sales of paediatric cough, cold and allergy remedies. Measures such as physical distancing and increased…

Since 2019, demand for NRT smoking cessation aids has shifted from OTC to reimbursement. This is because consumers can now access a 65% reimbursement on NRT smoking cessation aids. Previously, reimbursements were capped at EUR150 per year. The goal…

The rate of growth in retail current value sales of herbal/traditional products will remain vigorous during 2021, albeit with a slight slowdown from the previous year. The French are paying more and more attention to their health in general, with…

Eye drops are widely used by local consumers to relieve dry eyes, and they represent around 85% of value sales of eye care, with allergy eye care accounting for the remainder. Eye allergies tend to flare up on warm and sunny days, due to the…

Retail current value sales of digestive remedies declined for the first time in almost a decade during 2020, and this negative trend will continue into 2021. Measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 have led to a reduction in the number…

Retail current value sales of dietary supplements declined marginally during 2020. During the review period prior to the onset of the pandemic, there had been strong growth in demand for these products, as local consumers sought to compensate for…

The rate of growth in retail current value sales of dermatologicals slowed during 2020 and will recover only marginally during 2021. Demand for antiparasitics/lice (head and body) treatments was particularly weak during 2020, with this trend…

Retail current value sales of cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies will decline for the fifth year in a row during 2021, albeit at a much more modest pace than in the previous year. With measures designed to impede the spread of COVID-19…

Having declined for the first time in well over a decade during 2020, there is set to be modest growth in retail current value sales of consumer health during 2021. However, OTC retail current value sales will continue to decline, with cough, cold…

After a tumultuous 2020 due to COVID-19, 2021 will see something of a normalisation in demand for analgesics. During 2020, high demand for Doliprane (the leading brand of adult analgesic) led to the imposition of limits on deliveries to pharmacies by…