The rate of growth in retail current value sales of tissue and hygiene slowed significantly in 2024, as price growth moderated in the face of easing inflation and manufacturers offered more frequent discounts in an effort to support volume sales in the face of increasing private label competition. The boost to demand provided by COVID-19 is fading, as restrictions are eased and daily routines normalize.
Demographics is now the key driver in many categories in tissue and hygiene in Latvia: While demand for retail adult incontinence is rising rapidly amid an ageing population–making it the best-performing category in tissue and hygiene in terms of retail current value sales growth during 2024–this was from a very low base. Most local consumers still acquire these products through an Rx scheme, limiting retail demand.
Essity AB with its Zewa brand continued to lead tissue and hygiene in terms of retail value share in 2024, but private label (most notably Rimi Latvia SIA, Maxima Latvija SIA and Lidl Latvia SIA) is gaining ground as more price-sensitive local consumers switch to these offerings. Lidl, which offers the Lidl and Floralys brands, is growing rapidly as it increases its store network, but all three of these retailers saw their retail value share in tissue and hygiene increase in 2024, forcing Essity AB to offer more frequent discounts in order to support retail volume share.
Grocery retailers, mainly supermarkets and hypermarkets, dominate the distribution of tissue and hygiene in Latvia, with non-grocery retailers (especially health and beauty specialists) accounting for most of the remainder. Within grocery retailers, discounters are an increasing presence, with Lidl the main driver of this as it steadily expands its store network in the country.
Retail constant value sales of tissue and hygiene will exhibit a marginal decline during the forecast period. While many products in this category are regarded as essential by local consumers, ongoing population decline will weigh on demand.
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Tissue and Hygiene
This is the aggregation of retail and away-from home tissue and disposable hygiene products as well as Rx/reimbursement adult incontinence.
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