Masks as a mass product: A sales plus of more than 14,000 percent

The business with the masks in the Corona-Kise is booming. From January until the end of may sales and prices of breath - and mouth increased protection rapidly

Masks as a mass product: A sales plus of more than 14,000 percent

The business with the masks in the Corona-Kise is booming. From January until the end of may sales and prices of breath - and mouth increased protection rapidly, as data from the market research company Nielsen shows. The strongest increase in sales, with almost 14.200 percent of sales in the wholesale recorded accordingly.

the price of The protective mask there increased at an average rate of 509 per cent. Also, the grocery and drugstore markets with nearly 8000 percent, a strong increase in turnover compared to the prior-year period, with price increases of approximately 254 percent.

"protective masks have become the wind from the niche for special cases of application to the new everyday product," said Bettina Arleth, trade expert at Nielsen, the German press Agency. The reason for the huge Plus is the availability in April, but the increase in price due to the high demand.

Date Of Update: 14 June 2020, 12:20