Western Europe

Retail sales of digestive remedies suffered a decline in constant value terms in 2023, albeit at a slower rate than the previous year. Growth continued to be impacted by inflationary pressures, exacerbated by the ongoing war in Ukraine, which…

Digestive remedies reported much stronger value growth in 2023 as consumers started eating outside the home once more, with greater exposure to bacterial infections. Sales of diarrhoeal remedies have increased as a greater number of consumers deal…

In terms of retail current value sales, digestive remedies is projected to record healthy growth in 2023. This is mainly driven by average retail current unit price growth. In 2022, the growth in average unit prices was still relatively low, although…

Value sales of digestive remedies are recording another year of strong growth in 2023 as the category continues to benefit from consumers returning to post-pandemic life. For example, antacids is profiting from consumers socialising and drinking more…

Following on from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and rising cost of living amid high inflation, the economic and social damage caused by earthquakes and the upheaval of political elections have played their parts in increasing stress levels in…

Elevated inflation and spiralling manufacturing costs has led to further price increases within eye care in Austria which has helped to support current value growth in 2023 but has led to a significant decline in retail volume terms. Despite seeing…

Longer and stronger periods of pollen and increasing cases of allergies is boosting sales of eye care, primarily allergy eye care. Sales of these products have benefited from high pollen levels in Belgium in the early months of 2023 due to the…

Eye care is expected to register an increase in both current value and volume sales in 2023, partly as a result of rising inflation due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, which is driving up retail prices. In addition, local consumers spend more time…

Eye care sales are set to rise in 2023. The increasing use of digital screens for both work and leisure, with smartphones becoming ever more central to virtually every area of consumers’ lifestyles, is driving up the prevalence of a variety of eye…

Vision disorders continue to increase in France, stemming from greater exposure to digital screens and a decrease in the time spent outdoors. Post-pandemic, working from home has become a permanent measure for many former office-based employees, at…

Over the review period, eye care continued to benefit from the growing demand for products that can soothe eye fatigue, which is mainly resulting from extended exposure to digital devices, mainly computers, smartphones, TVs and tablets. Sales…

Unlike most other OTC categories, in which marketing activities targeted not only the pharmaceuticals community, but also consumers, this was not previously the case in eye care. Companies would reach out to doctors and to chemists/pharmacists in…

Eye care category sales continue to post relatively solid retail volume growth in 2023, despite the high costs of living that is putting a squeeze on consumption in Ireland. Many people are still regularly working remotely and frequently choosing to…

Standard eye care is set to continue benefiting from the increasing amount of time consumers are spending in front of digital screens. Sales are expected to deliver steady growth in current value terms in 2023, with this being boosted by unit price…

Eye care recorded another positive sales performance in 2023 as various background trends contributed to rising demand. In particular, further increases were seen in the already high amounts of screen time that most Norwegian people have on a daily…

Eye discomfort, including dry and itchy eyes and eye fatigue is becoming increasingly commonplace amongst the Portuguese population. Many companies are still allowing employees to continue to work from home, when it is possible, at least for part of…

While digitalisation was already gaining momentum in Spain over the review period, the emergence of the pandemic and subsequent home seclusion, resulting in prolonged time spent at home working remotely and online studying, increased time spent in…

Retail volume sales of eye care products continued to expand in 2023, albeit to a lesser extent than the previous two years. The return of pre-pandemic lifestyles, including the revival of international travel, gave rise to a growing incidence of…

Eye care is witnessing very marginal volume decline in 2023, although current value growth remains positive. Category sales are underpinned by standard eye care, which remains the largest subcategory as consumers spend more time in front of the…

Eye care is projected to post a moderate rise in retail volume sales over 2023, accompanied by a more substantial increase in retail current value sales. This pattern of volume-value growth mirrors the trend observed in several consumer health…