Gum

After seeing slow but steady retail volume and current value growth during most of the review period, gum is expected to see declines in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19. The category is likely to be adversely affected by the pandemic since gum is ...

Considered non-essential, gum saw sales hit by the fact that only companies engaged in the production of essential products and services were allowed to operate during the first phase of the COVID-19 lockdown, which began on 25 March. While ...

Gum sales had already been declining in the previous two years, prior to 2020, and there will be no change to this trend in this year, although the volume decline is expected to be a little stronger in 2020. It is believed that, with gum often being ...

In 2019 and the first months of 2020, rising health awareness contributed to the growth of gum in Bulgaria. Bulgarians are becoming more conscious of oral hygiene and dental care benefits that can be obtained from regularly chewing gum, particularly ...

Gum is expected to be hit hard by the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Children are the main consumer group for these products, with bubble gum considerably more popular than chewing gum and also benefiting from lower prices. However, demand among this ...

Gum in the US experienced a strong decline in demand in Q2 due to the emergence of COVID-19, and the subsequent lockdown measures across different states, resulting in work from home policies and home learning in addition to reduced travel. This ...

The demand for gum was continuing to record stable, if relatively modest, growth in Austria moving into 2020. However, in spite of seeing positive annual growth rates prior to 2020, gum is becoming mature and showing signs of saturation. In terms of ...

COVID-19 negatively affected the consumption of chewing gum and bubble gum in Peru. Gum is a snack that is often consumed while out and about to combat bad breath, and diminished social interactions will cause retail value sales to decline 2020. ...

Demand for gum is impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers economise their purchases and prioritise essential goods in 2020. Generally, gum is used out-of-home and as a snack whilst travelling, which is much reduced, or to combat bad breath, ...

The use of gum is impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers tend to economise their purchases and prioritised essential goods before the lockdown in the first half of 2020. Furthermore, gum is often used as a snack whilst travelling, which is ...

As they have in other snacks categories to a greater or lesser extent, COVID-19 lockdowns of consumer foodservice, a long period of restricted mobility and social activity outside the home have negatively impacted impulse volume sales of gum. This ...

Gum tends to be an impulse purchase, with Russian consumers typically buying gum alongside other products when shopping in supermarkets, hypermarkets and independent small grocers, or picking it up for on-the-go consumption when commuting or ...

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the number of consumers wearing masks for large periods of the day has increased dramatically, thus reducing the desire to always keep one’s breath fresh. Furthermore, the need to remove a mask to chew gum is also set to ...

Consumers in Kazakhstan are very loyal to leading brands Extra/Orbit (by Wrigley OOO) and Trident/Dirol (by Dirol Cadbury OOO), which have been present in the county for a long time. This steadfast loyalty is reflected in the shares of these brands, ...

Gum in Portugal is expected to remain generally an impulse purchase in 2020, mainly bought at cashier areas. Manufacturers typically fight for space at cash desks within modern grocery retailers, to benefit from impulsive on-the-spot purchases. ...

Lockdown measures introduced by the government in response to the emergence of COVID-19 in Ukraine resulted in declining demand for gum in Q2 2020 due to the home seclusion trend. With many local consumers remaining at home for longer periods of time...

Volume sales of gum have been hit hard by COVID-19 in 2020. These products are frequently bought as impulse purchases, and almost always consumed outside the home. As a result of quarantine, the closure of educational institutes and people working ...

The COVID-19 crisis also had a negative impact on gum sales in Singapore as many consumers were not able to commute as freely in order to visit pharmacies and purchase therapeutic chewing gum. Nevertheless, rather than the pandemic, the main factor ...

While home seclusion curtailed opportunities for purchases of impulse products like gum, the relative brevity of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown limited negative effects on sales. Indeed, retail value sales are projected to see their best growth ...

Over the review period, sales of bubble gum and chewing gum were recording continuous declines in both volume and value terms, due to increasing competition from products like standard mints and pastilles, gums, jellies and chews. Sales were also ...