Tara Olivo, Associate Editor06.03.21
The unprecedented demand for disinfecting products in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic made it an extraordinary year for household wipes. Shoppers pantry-loaded the products in the early months of the pandemic, making it difficult to find any on store shelves or online. Retailers also limited the number of wipes consumers could purchase down to one or two per visit. This high demand prompted wipes manufacturers to adjust their operations, from starting up 24/7 production and focusing on fewer product formats to making major investments in new production lines.
According to the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the second quarter of 2021 saw a much greater availability of cleaning and disinfecting wipes at local supermarkets and retailers, certainly as compared to much of 2020.
“While we’re not sure we’ll see the unprecedented demand for wipes like we did at the height of the pandemic anytime soon, we believe that consumers more than ever understand the value and convenience of these products in everyday life,” says Brian Sansoni, senior vice president, Communicati
According to the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the second quarter of 2021 saw a much greater availability of cleaning and disinfecting wipes at local supermarkets and retailers, certainly as compared to much of 2020.
“While we’re not sure we’ll see the unprecedented demand for wipes like we did at the height of the pandemic anytime soon, we believe that consumers more than ever understand the value and convenience of these products in everyday life,” says Brian Sansoni, senior vice president, Communicati
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