Disposable_Diapers

Disposable Diapers Nature of Demand The end users of TenderCare are those parenting a child. More specifically, women 18 – 49 with children below the age of three are the primary target market for TenderCare and their competitors. Extent of Demand It is estimated that there are 9 million households with 11 million children that consume diapers. The average use per household is estimated to be 5 per day. Foreign markets are creating more of a demand for disposable diapers. Canada for example is expected to have a 20 percent growth rate until the year 1990; the UK has doubled its market and is continuing to do so. Within the United States market, growth rates are slowing and this will mean stronger competition. Nature of Competition Competition is intense, “Procter and Gamble, and Kimberley Clark accounted for about 80 percent of the market from 1984 to 1985.” Procter and Gamble is the strongest competition for TenderCare with their two brands, Pampers and Loves. There are also followers in the market accounting for about 24 percent of market share. Stage of Product Lifecycle TenderCare diapers are in the growth to maturity stage, dollar sales in 1985 are expected to be diapers, tendercare, market, diaper, rash, share, prevent, percent, marketing, growth, disposable, consumers, alternative, product, million, gamble, better, united, two, three, stores, spent, pediatricians, fda, competition, companies, clark, about, trial, target, reducing, reduce, recommend, rates, procter, pampers, out, one, new, needs, money, kimberley, given, form, find, expected, end, clients, chances, brands