Table of Content

Tissue and Hygiene in Ireland
Euromonitor International
March 2021

List OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COVID-19 impact on tissue and hygiene
COVID-19 country impact
Company response
Retailing shift
What next for tissue and hygiene?
CHART 1 Tissue and Hygiene Value Sales Growth Scenarios: 2018-2025
CHART 2 Tissue and Hygiene Impact of Drivers on Value Sales: 2018-2025
MARKET INDICATORS
Table 1 Birth Rates 2015-2020
Table 2 Infant Population 2015-2020
Table 3 Female Population by Age 2015-2020
Table 4 Total Population by Age 2015-2020
Table 5 Households 2015-2020
Table 6 Forecast Infant Population 2020-2025
Table 7 Forecast Female Population by Age 2020-2025
Table 8 Forecast Total Population by Age 2020-2025
Table 9 Forecast Households 2020-2025
MARKET DATA
Table 10 Retail Sales of Tissue and Hygiene by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 11 Retail Sales of Tissue and Hygiene by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 12 NBO Company Shares of Retail Tissue and Hygiene: % Value 2016-2020
Table 13 LBN Brand Shares of Retail Tissue and Hygiene: % Value 2017-2020
Table 14 Penetration of Private Label in Retail Tissue and Hygiene by Category: % Value 2015-2020
Table 15 Distribution of Retail Tissue and Hygiene by Format: % Value 2015-2020
Table 16 Distribution of Retail Tissue and Hygiene by Format and Category: % Value 2020
Table 17 Forecast Retail Sales of Tissue and Hygiene by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 18 Forecast Retail Sales of Tissue and Hygiene by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
GLOBAL MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
GLOBAL INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research Sources
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Volume sales performance for 2020 largely unchanged by pandemic, though lockdown compounds period poverty
Sustainability on the rise in sanitary protection
Procter & Gamble leads sales
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Stable demand to prevail in Ireland
Lower-priced options now increasingly prioritised
Greener direction to be followed by the bigger players
CATEGORY DATA
Table 19 Retail Sales of Sanitary Protection by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 20 Retail Sales of Sanitary Protection by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 21 Retail Sales of Tampons by Application Format: % Value 2015-2020
Table 22 NBO Company Shares of Retail Sanitary Protection: % Value 2016-2020
Table 23 LBN Brand Shares of Retail Sanitary Protection: % Value 2017-2020
Table 24 Forecast Retail Sales of Sanitary Protection by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 25 Forecast Retail Sales of Sanitary Protection by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Strong discounting push from retailers as birth rate declines
Irish family sizes are now smaller, while women are having children later
Multinational giant Procter & Gamble dominates
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Pandemic unlikely to hold long-term sway on sales
Standard nappies/diapers to drive overall sales growth
Value performance set to exceed volume performance
CATEGORY DATA
Table 26 Retail Sales of Nappies/Diapers/Pants by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 27 Retail Sales of Nappies/Diapers/Pants by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 28 NBO Company Shares of Retail Nappies/Diapers/Pants: % Value 2016-2020
Table 29 LBN Brand Shares of Retail Nappies/Diapers/Pants: % Value 2017-2020
Table 30 Forecast Retail Sales of Nappies/Diapers/Pants by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 31 Forecast Retail Sales of Nappies/Diapers/Pants by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
COVID-19 has little effect on sales other than mild distribution switch in 2020
Innovation increasing as embarrassment factor eases
Essity is still out in front but private label is gaining
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Further gains predicted regardless of COVID-19
Increasing embracement of the products to combine positively with new ways of purchasing
Competitors target new goals to expand product usage
CATEGORY DATA
Table 32 Sales of Retail Adult Incontinence by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 33 Sales of Retail Adult Incontinence by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 34 NBO Company Shares of Retail Adult Incontinence: % Value 2016-2020
Table 35 LBN Brand Shares of Retail Adult Incontinence: % Value 2017-2020
Table 36 Forecast Sales of Retail Adult Incontinence by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 37 Forecast Sales of Retail Adult Incontinence by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Sales of disinfectant wipes boom as consumers become meticulous in hygiene practice
Pollution triggers skin care concerns, driving up demand for wipes
Boots improves private label competitiveness
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Emphasis on sanitation to remain strong, bolstering further demand for wipes
Boost to baby wipes and moist toilet wipes unlikely to outlast pandemic
Demand to remain steady for general purpose wipes
CATEGORY DATA
Table 38 Retail Sales of Wipes by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 39 Retail Sales of Wipes by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 40 NBO Company Shares of Retail Wipes: % Value 2016-2020
Table 41 LBN Brand Shares of Retail Wipes: % Value 2017-2020
Table 42 Forecast Retail Sales of Wipes by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 43 Forecast Retail Sales of Wipes by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Sales growth accelerates as Ireland goes into lockdown, with private label especially in demand
Convincing consumers of eco-credentials is a challenge in Ireland
Private label in the driving seat
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Consumers are now well stocked up, slowing demand down in 2021
Premium options can serve to address eco-concerns while allowing brands to compete better with private label
Bigger packs, POS promotion and packaging are other ways for brands to challenge private label
CATEGORY DATA
Table 44 Retail Sales of Tissue by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 45 Retail Sales of Tissue by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 46 NBO Company Shares of Retail Tissue: % Value 2016-2020
Table 47 LBN Brand Shares of Retail Tissue: % Value 2017-2020
Table 48 Forecast Retail Sales of Tissue by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 49 Forecast Retail Sales of Tissue by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2020 IMPACT
Tissue usage away from home declines significantly amid lockdown
Thriving tourism in Ireland abruptly halted by pandemic
Retail giant Essity also a key player in AFH
RECOVERY AND OPPORTUNITIES
Road to recovery unlikely to be swift for AFH tissue
Players now readapting for a new business climate
Public sector under pressure to deliver eco-friendly products
CATEGORY DATA
Table 50 Sales of Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene by Category: Value 2015-2020
Table 51 Sales of Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene by Category: % Value Growth 2015-2020
Table 52 Sales of Away-From-Home Paper Towels by Type: % Value 2015-2020
Table 53 Sales of Away-From-Home Wipers by Format through Business/Industry: % Value 2015-2020
Table 54 Sales of Away-From-Home Wipers by Format through Horeca: % Value 2015-2020
Table 55 Sales of Away-From-Home Wipers by Format through Hospitals/Healthcare: % Value 2015-2020
Table 56 Sales of Away-From-Home Wipers by Format through Public: % Value 2015-2020
Table 57 Distribution of Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene by Format: % Value 2015-2020
Table 58 Distribution of Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene by Format and Category: % Value 2019
Table 59 Forecast Sales of Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 60 Forecast Sales of Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025