The increased stress levels of many Peruvian consumers as a result of COVID-19 will cause sales of sleep aids to rise in Peru in 2020, as consumers face increased uncertainty and financial difficulties. As anxiety over the impact of the virus has grown, more consumers are likely to turn to sleep aids in order to alleviate stress and the growing problem of insomnia. The combination of not being able to see friends as a result of the strict lockdown measures in force in Peru from March to May,…

Although COVID-19 led to an increase in stress levels throughout the country, sleep aids are not set to record a spike in growth for the year, with value growth aligning to growth recorded in 2019. Therefore, sales are supported by ongoing trends in the landscape. Many Norwegians suffer from insomnia, and stress-related problems are relatively common amongst the adult population, especially due to increasingly busy lifestyles. The growing use of smartphones is also creating a feeling of…

The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable turmoil and uncertainty for consumers in Morocco, with health and financial worries putting added pressure on many consumers. As a result, many consumers are suffering from more anxiety and mental health issues caused by the stress and uncertainty of COVID-19. This is expected to increase the demand for sleep aids in 2020 as many who suffer from anxiety or mental health problems struggle to sleep.

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In 2020, sleep aids is expected to maintain a similar current value growth rate to that seen in previous years of the review period. COVID-19 is expected to make a minor contribution to demand due to stress, anxiety and depression about the virus and the economic fallout from measures taken to control it in the country. However, growth is also expected to continue be due to factors such as increasing coffee consumption, which can lead to sleep disorders. Coffee is becoming increasingly…

The CARES Act authorised one-time payments of USD1,200 to most adults in the US and USD500 per child. Most Americans received these payments through direct deposit, but nearly four million received their payment as pre-paid debit cards. The Treasury Department did not publicise that some Americans would receive payments via these cards. When the cards arrived in envelopes that did not mention the US Treasury or IRS, many recipients believed them to be spam and discarded them. The government…

Ukraine is experiencing a trend towards quitting smoking in 2020 as the outbreak of COVID-19 prompted many consumers to pay more attention to their health, with smokers in particular worrying about the health of their lungs. However, not all consumers opted for NRT smoking cessation aids as these products are comparatively expensive and many consumers tried alternative methods of quitting smoking. Hypnosis, reading books on quitting smoking or willpower alone are typically alternative…

NRT smoking cessation aids remains an insignificant category within consumer health. Consumers can only get these products at drugstores/parapharmacies or chemists/pharmacies as they have to be dispensed by a pharmacist. A slight slowdown is expected in the current value growth rate in 2020, with little impact expected from COVID-19. There has not been any stockpiling of such products. Whilst smokers are aware that smoking could lead to worse problems if they were to contract COVID-19,…

Despite some initial rumours that nicotine lessens the effect of COVID-19, the message of the medical community in Slovakia was overwhelmingly clear: smoking lowers your immune system and makes you more susceptible to COVID-19. Smoking was also linked with increased chances of contracting the worst symptoms of the virus, particularly as smoking weakens the lungs and raises the chances of sever pulmonary complications. This renewed public health imperative to get people to stop smoking is…

The onset of COVID-19 reduced demand for NRT smoking cessation products, as high stress levels caused by the uncertainty of the pandemic, the lockdown restrictions and financial insecurity caused smokers to postpone attempts to quit. This meant that the double-digit growth which was seen before the pandemic was significantly dampened in 2020, with the difficulties faced by many consumers causing a large number of Romanians to rely on smoking as a way to relax.

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NRT smoking cessation aids in Peru is still a niche product that is also expected to continue declining in 2020. These products are not widely available and do not enjoy any great demand. NRT patches is the only product available in NRT smoking cessation aids in Peru, with these products seen as being very expensive by those local consumers who are actually aware of them. Smokers in Peru feel that there are already several methods that can be used to give up the habit, such as exercises,…

Consumers in Vietnam, like many people in other countries in Asia Pacific, feel that herbal/traditional and/or natural remedies of all kinds are safer, healthier, more sustainable and have fewer potential side-effects than products made with synthetic ingredients. Demand for these products is further driven in Vietnam by consumers’ increasing use of the internet to learn about the benefits and risks of the consumer health remedies they want to take.

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After seeing strong current value growth for most of the review period, dermatologicals is expected to see a notable slowdown in its growth rate in 2020 due to COVID-19, although the impact varies across categories. Due to restrictions implemented by the government to try and prevent the spread of the virus in the country, consumers have had less chance to go to the gym or do exercise and other outdoor activities. This has led to fewer skin problems and therefore a slowdown in demand for…

NRT smoking cessation aids are not set to be impacted by the outbreak of COVID-19, despite there being some initial concern that smokers were more at risk of the virus. However, the Norwegian Health Institute removed smokers from the list of groups more at risk in April 2020, and therefore, COVID-19 was not a motivating factor for consumers to stop smoking. However, cigarettes are a huge monetary cost to households that are under financial pressure, and therefore, the increased financial…

The global COVID-19 crisis has caused a significant shift in consumer buying habits as consumers are faced with economic and health-related uncertainty. This means that they are less likely to spend money on items that are considered non-essential, including products in NRT smoking cessation aids. Furthermore, products in NRT smoking cessation aids are considered expensive in Morocco and so will be among the first product areas for consumers to save money on.

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Herbal/traditional products will see its growth potential eroded in 2020 by the COVID-19 quarantine with sales dynamics slowing down considerably compared with 2019. However, sales are still comparatively healthy since herbal ingredients continue to attract consumers due to the long-standing cultural tradition of a wide use of medicinal herbs. Additionally, retail current value is benefitting from unit prices increasing at a higher rate than inflation alongside a growing consumer interest in…

Herbal/traditional products benefits from a growing demand for natural alternatives in Tunisia. Herbal packaged brands are typically more expensive, but many doctors in the country are recommending natural remedies to be used in conjunction with prescription pharmaceuticals, to give a better overall result. Furthermore, in Tunisia the selling of herbal/traditional products is not formalised, meaning they are sold at ease compared to many other OTC offerings. In addition, herbal/traditional…

After seeing double-digit current value growth for most of the review period, in 2020 herbal/traditional products is expected to see a double-digit decline. The overall category is expected to decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly due to the exceptionally strong decline for herbal/traditional tonics, which is also by far the largest category within herbal/traditional products, accounting for nearly two thirds of overall sales. Apart from purchases for self-consumption, Essence of…

COVID-19 will have a significant negative effect on value sales growth in herbal/traditional products during 2020. The pandemic has led to a shift in consumer preferences towards efficacy and away from ‘naturalness,’ and this has undermined demand growth for herbal/traditional products, as some of them contain very little in the way of active ingredients and are widely regarded as placebo.

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New product launches, coupled with increasingly health conscious consumers in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, meant herbal/traditional products will post healthy value sales in 2020. A growing number of consumers are on the lookout for products that seem less processed and man-made to treat their ailments. Another selling point for herbal/traditional products is the perceived lack of serious side effects in comparison to standard products. Heightened demand for some products, such as…

The impact of COVID-19 will contribute to a modest deceleration in the rate of growth in value sales of herbal/traditional products in Serbia during 2020. Although value sales of these products slowed during the spring lockdown due to heightened economic uncertainty, they quickly bounced back. Strong long-term growth in demand for products that are “all natural” remains the main driver of value sales growth in herbal/natural products, and the pandemic has not derailed this.

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