Tobacco: The End of Latin America as a Growth Region?

A plethora of ever harsher anti-smoking measures is on the whole causing tobacco volumes in the region to decline but this is not the whole story. On the one hand pockets of legal tobacco growth remain, benefiting from rising incomes, but on the other hand there is substantial increase in illicit sales where financial measures such as growing taxation hit home. Moreover the number of smokers continues to rise (even though penetration is down), keeping the market from a sharper pace of decline.

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Free Report Excerpt: Innovation in Decorative Paint

Factors such as health and wellness, the environment, convenience, nostalgia and technology are playing an increasingly important role in the global home paint market. Many emerging market consumers now have more money to spend and are becoming increasingly urbanised and Westernised in their tastes, while the impact of the “Great Recession” lingers on in many developed economies, where value for money is a priority for many.

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New White Paper: Sustainability and the New Normal for Natural Resources

Help your organization cut costs, build its reputation and decrease long-term dependency on natural resources 

The world’s supply of natural resources is depleting, but the global population is growing. Consumer demand for green products is higher than ever before, but creating sustainable products can be expensive. Is your organization at the forefront of this new normal for natural resources?

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Free E-Book: Top Five Beauty and Personal Care Trends in the Middle East and North Africa

This e-book helps you understand trends shaping the beauty and personal care market in the Middle East and North Africa, providing you the insight necessary to make strategic business decisions. 

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Key trends:

Specialist retailers gain share in the United Arab Emirates.  The ongoing shift towards specialised health and beauty retailers will continue with consumers relying on supermarkets and hypermarkets for the purchase of basic products. Rising disposable income levels will encourage a growing interest in specialised products and premium brands. Beauty specialist retailers will benefit most from this trend offering a wide range of premium products and expert sales assistance. Department stores will pose stronger competition due to premium positioning and a strong appeal to tourists.

Religious and international tourism drive growth in Saudi as the government is planning further expansions in travel and tourism to allow 88 million visitors by 2020. Tourism continues to be characterised by the huge number of visitors that travel throughout the year for religious purposes represented in Umrah and Hajj. Fragrances and sets/kits purchased as gifts are particularly popular amongst religious tourists with premium men’s fragrances expected to see the highest growth.

Multinationals reaffirm investment in Egypt. Despite the 2011 revolution and the perception of riskier markets the investments already made in Egypt and the country’s long-term potential have enticed most to re-open business and affirm their commitment to trading. Operating costs have been mounting, both in terms of the raw materials needed to produce goods in Egypt, and the cost to import goods which has especially affected premium brands as they are more likely to be imported.

Supermarkets and Hypermarkets flourish in Iran with shares growing rapidly during the last five years, supported by the opening of Carrefour’s first branch in Tehran and the rapid expansion of Shahrvand stores. Independent supermarkets are also rapidly increasing, which has completely changed shopping patterns, especially in key urban areas. Shoppers who used to go to small grocery retailers or pharmacies now have access to a broader range of brands.

Corporate Strategies in Emerging Toy Markets

Despite higher demand for toys in emerging markets, global toymakers have found difficulties in converting market growth into actual sales. Latin America may be the talking point for Mattel, and LEGO is doing well in Eastern Europe; nevertheless, emerging markets, in particular Asia Pacific, have yet to reveal their true potential for multinational toy manufacturers. This briefing investigates the common strategies of global toymakers in emerging markets, looking at success stories and failures.

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Global Licensing Trends in Traditional Toys and Games

Licensing is a key parameter affecting toys sales globally. Seven out of the top 10 most heavily licensed traditional toys and games markets are in Asia Pacific, and in almost all these markets the proportion of 0-14 year-olds in the total population was below 20% in 2012, suggesting that the grown-up population also has a say in which licensed toys are purchased. As toy brands penetrate into other industries beyond toys and games at a faster pace, there are certainly great opportunities as well as risks.

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Production of Major Appliances: An Irrevocably Shifting Landscape

Following the post-recession re-stocking peak in 2010, the global production of major appliances continues growing, although at a much slower pace, thanks to China. Taking Asia Pacific out of the mix, the next region really driving global production growth is Latin America, thanks to a buoyant Brazilian production, challenging Western Europe as the second largest producer.

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Free Sample Report: Turkey in 2030

In 2030, the population of Turkey will reach 86.8 million, an increase of 16.2% from 2012 and Turkey will be the 18^th largest country in the world.  The population will age rapidly in 2012-2030 which will be compounded by falling birth rates and fertility, however, Turkey’s population will remain the youngest in Western Europe in 2030. Population growth will be driven by huge increases in the population aged 50-79 which will expand by 70.6%. 

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Understanding Australia's Business and Consumer Environment: A Guide for Successful Business Down Under

Understanding Australia's Business and Consumer Environment

How will Australia's economy, business environment and consumer trends impact the success of your business? This e-book examines the fundamentals businesses must understand to successfully expand or operate in Australia.

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Heralded as the success story among advanced economies for weathering the global economic downturn of 2008-2009, Australia’s high income levels and steady growth offer good opportunities for consumer goods and services in a wide range of sectors.

Key Findings:

• At the height of the global slowdown, advanced economies as a whole contracted by 3.5% - contrasting with Australia’s 1.4% growth.
• Whereas incomes and consumer expenditure have stagnated across many advanced economies, Australia’s per capita disposable income and expenditure have expanded by 9.8% and 3.5% respectively in real terms since 2008.
• In 2012, Australia was ranked 15 out of 183 economies on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index, meaning it is the fifteenth easiest place in the world to start and operate a local firm.
• Australia has an educated population: 99.9% of adults (those aged 15+) were literate in 2011, but suffers from skills shortages.
• In 2011, the population aged 45-49 in Australia had the highest average gross income: A$77,810 (US$80,259).

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• Ease of doing business rating
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• Natural resources
• Media consumption
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New Global Briefing: Toilet Care Moving to Tipping Point

Toilet care remained a small but profitable area of the home care market in 2012. While developed markets such as North America and Western Europe appear to have reached saturation, developing markets are increasingly taking a lead in value generation. This trend is likely to accelerate further with increased flush toilet penetration and wider westernisation of cleaning culture.

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