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Feminine Hygiene and Sanitary Protection Products - Europe - May 2011

Feminine Hygiene and Sanitary Protection Products - Europe - May 2011

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"Menstruation is not fun, but that doesn’t mean that sanpro products have to be dull. The U by Kotex brand is demonstrating how thinking out of the box can invigorate even the most humdrum categories. The brand launched a competition inviting women to submit towel designs with the opportunity for winners to work with stylist Patricia Field on their creations. Launched on April 4, the competition had drawn 1,600 submissions by April 14, according to The New York Times. Encouraging women – and marketers – to think about the items they use to deal with menstrual flow is one tool available to brands looking to turn around stagnant sanpro sales in Europe."

– Bríd Costello, Senior Beauty Analyst

Some of the questions explored in the report include:

  • How big is the European sanpro market and what are its prospects for future growth?
  • What are the emerging trends in the biggest sectors?
  • What are the preferred sanpro formats?
  • Are usage habits changing?
  • How are demographics impacting sanpro sales?

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This report covers feminine hygiene and sanitary protection products, including tampons, sanitary towels and panty liners sold through retail channels. Please note that for individual countries, the scope in terms of segmentation or distribution may differ depending on what source data is available.

  • Germany: This market covers sanitary protection eg liners, absorbent pads, tampons and overnight pads
  • UK: This market covers sanitary protection and feminine hygiene products, which includes feminine washes, wipes and deodorants
  • France: This market covers towels, panty liners, and tampons
  • Italy: This market covers pads, tampons and panty-liners
  • Spain: This market covers tampons with applicator, tampons without applicator, maxi pads, regular pads and panty liners
  • Austria: This market covers tampons, sanitary pads and panty-liners. 
  • Belgium: This market covers pads, tampons and panty liners.
  • Netherlands: This market covers pads, tampons, liners and others
  • Portugal: This market covers pads, tampons and liners
  • Sweden: This market covers pads, liners, tampons and incontinence products
  • Switzerland: This market covers pads, tampons and liners.

Issues in the Market


Key themes


Definition


Consumer research


Abbreviations


Executive Summary


The market


Stagnating sales for sanpro

Figure 1: Value sales of sanitary protection and feminine hygiene, by country, 2005-14

Ageing consumers

Companies, brands and innovation


Figure 2: Sanitary protection and feminine hygiene launches in Europe, by sector, Jan 2010-Apr 2011

The consumer


Figure 3: Usage of sanitary protection, by country, 2010

Preferences persist

European Market Size and Forecast


Key points


Figure 4: Value sales of sanitary protection and feminine hygiene products*, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK, 2005-14

France


Germany


Italy


Spain


UK


Figure 5: Value sales of sanitary protection and feminine hygiene products*, Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland, 2005-14

Market Segmentation


Key points


Germany


Figure 6: Sales of sanitary protection, by sector, Germany, 2009

France


Figure 7: Sales of sanitary protection, by sector, France 2009

Italy


Figure 8: Sales of sanitary protection, by sector, Italy 2009

Spain


Figure 9: Sales of sanitary protection, by sector, Spain 2009

UK


Figure 10: Sales of sanitary protection and feminine hygiene products, by sector, UK, 2009

Switzerland


Figure 11: Sales of sanitary protection, by sector, Switzerland 2009

Sweden


Figure 12: Sales of sanitary protection, by sector, Sweden 2009

Belgium


Figure 13: Sales of sanitary protection, by sector, Belgium 2009

Companies and Product Innovation


Key points


Figure 14: Sanitary protection and feminine hygiene launches, Europe, Jan. 2010-April 2011

Figure 15: Top 10 sanitary protection and feminine hygiene claims, Europe, Jan. 2010-April 2011

UK


Figure 16: Sanitary protection and feminine hygiene launches by sector, UK, Jan. 2010-April 2011

Figure 17: Sanitary protection and feminine hygiene launches by claim, UK, Jan. 2010-April 2011

Recent launches

Germany


Figure 18: Sanitary protection and feminine hygiene launches by sector, Germany, Jan. 2010-April 2011

Figure 19: Top 10 sanitary protection and feminine hygiene claims, Germany, Jan. 2010-April 2011

Recent launches

France


Figure 20: Sanitary protection and feminine hygiene launches by sector, France, Jan. 2010-April 2011

Figure 21: Top 10 sanitary protection and feminine hygiene claims, France, Jan. 2010-April 2011

Recent launches

Italy


Figure 22: Sanitary protection and feminine hygiene launches by sector, Italy, Jan. 2010-April 2011

Figure 23: Top 10 sanitary protection and feminine hygiene claims, Italy, Jan. 2010-April 2011

Recent launches

Spain


Figure 24: Sanitary protection and feminine hygiene launches by sector, Spain, Jan. 2010-April 2011

Figure 25: Top 10 sanitary protection and feminine hygiene claims, Spain, Jan. 2010-April 2011

Recent launches

Developments elsewhere


The Consumer – Usage and Frequency


Key points


Product usage


Figure 26: Usage of sanitary protection, Germany, GB, France and Spain, 2010

Figure 27: Usage of towels by type, France, Germany, GB and Spain, 2010

Figure 28: Usage of tampons by type, France, Germany, GB and Spain, 2010

Figure 29: Usage of panty liners by type, France, Germany, GB and Spain, 2010

GB


Figure 30: Trends in usage of sanitary protection by type, GB, 2006-10

Towels


Figure 31: Trends in frequency of using towels per month, GB, 2006-10

Figure 32: Trends in types of towels used, GB, 2006-10

Tampons


Figure 33: Trends in frequency of using tampons per month, GB, 2006-10

Figure 34: Trends in types of tampons used, GB, 2007-10

Figure 35: Trends in kinds of tampons used, GB, 2009-10

Panty liners

Figure 36: Trends in frequency of using panty liners per month, GB, 2006-10

Figure 37: Trends in types of panty liners used, GB, 2006-10

France


Figure 38: Usage of sanitary protection, France, 2010

Towels


Figure 39: Trends in frequency of using towels per month, France, 2006-10

Figure 40: Types of towels used, France, 2010

Tampons


Figure 41: types of tampons used, France, 2010

Figure 42: Kinds of tampons used, France, 2010

Panty liners


Figure 43: Frequency of using panty liners per month, France, 2010

Figure 44: Types of panty liners used, France, 2006-10

Germany


Figure 45: Usage of sanitary protection, Germany, 2010

Towels


Figure 46: Frequency of using towels per month, Germany, 2010

Figure 47: Types of towels used, Germany, 2010

Tampons


Figure 48: Trends in frequency of using tampons per month, Germany, 2006-10

Figure 49: Trends in types of tampons used, Germany, 2006-10

Figure 50: Kinds of tampons used, Germany, 2010

Panty liners


Figure 51: Frequency of using panty liners per month, Germany, 2010

Figure 52: Types of panty liners used, Germany, 2010

Spain


Figure 53: Trends in usage of sanitary protection, Spain, 2006-10

Towels


Figure 54: Trends in frequency of using towels per month, Spain, 2006-10

Figure 55: Types of towels used, Spain, 2010

Tampons


Figure 56: Trends in frequency of using tampons per month, Spain, 2006-10

Figure 57: Trends in types of tampons used, Spain, 2007-10

Figure 58: Kinds of tampons used, Spain, 2010

Panty liners


Figure 59: Trends in frequency of using panty liners per month, Spain, 2006-10

Figure 60: Trends in types of panty liners used, Spain, 2007-10

Appendix – The Consumer


GB


Figure 61: Usage of sanitary protection, by demographics, GB, 2010

Figure 62: Frequency of use of towels per month, by demographics, GB, 2010

Figure 63: Frequency of use of tampons per month, by demographics, GB, 2010

Figure 64: Frequency of use of panty liners per month, by demographics, GB, 2010

France


Figure 65: Usage of sanitary protection, by demographics, France, 2010

Figure 66: Frequency of use of towels per month, by demographics, France, 2010

Figure 67: Use of tampons, by demographics, France, 2010

Figure 68: Frequency of use of panty liners per month, by demographics, France, 2010

Germany


Figure 69: Usage of sanitary protection, by demographics, Germany, 2010

Figure 70: Frequency of use of towels per month, by demographics, Germany, 2010

Figure 71: Frequency of use of tampons per month, by demographics, Germany, 2010

Figure 72: Frequency of use of panty liners per month, by demographics, Germany, 2010

Spain


Figure 73: Usage of sanitary protection, by demographics, Spain, 2010

Figure 74: Frequency of use of towels per month, by demographics, Spain, 2010

Figure 75: Frequency of use of tampons per month, by demographics, Spain, 2010

Figure 76: Frequency of use of panty liners per month, by demographics, Spain, 2010

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