EYE CARE IN IRELAND

Euromonitor International

February 2019

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

Headlines

Prospects

Computer and Smart Phone Usage Impacting Demand for Eye Care Products

Allergy Eye Care Set To Lead Growth Due To Demand for Rapid Allergy Relief

New Innovative Products in Response To More Eye Conditions

Competitive Landscape

Consumers Remain Loyal To the Optrex Brand

Limited New Product Development

Hot Summer Positively Impacts Allergy Eye Care

Category Data

Table 1 Sales of Eye Care by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 2 Sales of Eye Care by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 3 Sales of Standard Eye Care by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 4 Sales of Standard Eye Care by Positioning: % Value 2013-2018

Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Eye Care: % Value 2014-2018

Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Eye Care: % Value 2015-2018

Table 7 Forecast Sales of Eye Care by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 8 Forecast Sales of Eye Care by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Executive Summary

Extreme Weather and Innovation Driving Sales in Consumer Health

Long, Cold Winter and Hot Summer Create Unprecedented Opportunities in OTC

Several Pharmaceutical Players Moving To Ireland Due To Brexit

Growing Focus on Internet Retailing, But Traditional Still Works for Some

Modest Growth With Opportunities and Threats Following Brexit

Market Indicators

Table 9 Consumer Expenditure on Health Goods and Medical Services: Value 2013-2018

Table 10 Life Expectancy at Birth 2013-2018

Market Data

Table 11 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 12 Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 13 NBO Company Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2014-2018

Table 14 LBN Brand Shares of Consumer Health: % Value 2015-2018

Table 15 Penetration of Private Label in Consumer Health by Category: % Value 2013-2018

Table 16 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 17 Distribution of Consumer Health by Format and Category: % Value 2018

Table 18 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 19 Forecast Sales of Consumer Health by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Appendix

OTC Registration and Classification

Vitamins and Dietary Supplements Registration and Classification

Self-medication/self-care and Preventive Medicine

Switches

Summary 1 OTC: Switches

Sources

Summary 2 Research Sources

Consistently strong growth is expected in eye care over the forecast period. Screen time is having a negative impact on consumers’ eyes, which often dry out and become sore. Indeed, Ireland currently has one of the highest smartphone usage rates in the EU. Computer and smart phone usage is likely to continue to increase over the forecast period, with many younger consumers becoming more exposed to screens at an earlier age. While special screens such as blue light filters and eyewear options hav...

Euromonitor International's Eye Care in Ireland report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2014-2018, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. Forecasts to 2023 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Allergy Eye Care, Standard Eye Care.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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