Gum

While gum is expected to register a slight increase in constant value sales, in spite of high inflation, volume sales are expected to fall. Gum is gradually losing popularity and it increasingly gets bad press. It is seen as being bad for the…

Retail volume sales of gum experienced a significant decline in 2022, because of the pandemic’s rapid spread and the subsequent imposition of lockdown measures in major cities. These circumstances led to frustrated offline sales and limited product…

The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on sales of gum, and made its recovery protracted. However, starting from the second half of 2022, people started to return to their normal social life, leading to an increasing number of occasions for…

The demand for gum, namely chewing gum and bubble gum, remains relatively muted in 2023. A large proportion of gum purchases are impulse in nature and low-ticket price purchases. Most purchases of gum tend to be made from small local grocers, and are…

Distribution channels play a crucial role in sales of gum, ensuring on-the-go and impulse purchase accessibility for consumers. Supermarkets and hypermarkets have long been the primary sales points for gum, offering a wide variety of options for…