Luxury Goods Diversification Creating Packaging Opportunities Worldwide

After the downturn in 2008, the global luxury goods industry has begun to recover. Whilst Western consumers are taking small steps back into luxury, the BRIC nations are generating new enthusiastic buyers of luxury brands. The global economic recovery also makes for a positive outlook for packaging; as the luxury market becomes increasingly diversified, the boundaries between luxury and mass are becoming increasingly blurred. This poses challenges but is also creating opportunities for packaging companies. 

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Green Buying Behaviour: Global Online Survey Strategic Analysis - Executive Briefing

The growing emphasis on food safety and environmental issues means that terms such as “green," “organic,” “locally sourced,” “free range” and “fair trade” have begun to feature increasingly on the labels and ingredient lists of an array of consumer goods. This new report analyses results from Euromonitor International’s 2011 Annual Study of global consumers across eight countries to find out how these factors are guiding shoppers’ purchasing decisions and what this means for marketers. 

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Sunscreens: Trusted Ingredients Expand Their Horizons

Consumer awareness of the potentially adverse effects of sun exposure has never been higher and there is rising demand for products that can offer protection. Sunscreen ingredients are, therefore, attracting considerable attention, not only from the sun care market but also from other personal care categories, such as skin and hair care. This report assesses global sunscreen trends, looking at market sizes and segmentation and exploring some of the drivers impacting usage and development.

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Download a Free Copy of our In-Cosmetics 2012 Press Briefing

Irina Barbalova, head of beauty and personal care research, discusses the state of the global beauty market as well as new tactics beauty players are taking to drive growth.

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Packaged Food 2012: Is Commodity Price Deflation on the Cards?

 

After rising strongly from mid-2010 to mid-2011, food input prices have been steadily falling on international commodities markets. Further declines are expected during 2012 for key inputs including corn, wheat and cocoa, as global economic uncertainty persists. In turn, this price deflation should create significant cost saving opportunities all along the packaged food supply chain. This briefing will elucidate those opportunities and clarify differences between developed and developing markets

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New Global Briefing: Maximising Opportunities in the DIY Retail Market

This briefing is the third in a series that examines international expansion by the world’s largest non-grocery retailers. The report looks at a number of issues facing DIY retailers, as they face challenges in both developed and emerging markets.

Three topics are examined include:

• Translating the DIY concept in emerging markets
• The rise of the female consumer
• The effects of a housing market slump and what DIY retailers can do tackle it

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Developed Countries Remain Highest Spenders in Home and Garden Market

Euromonitor International's newest system, Passport: Home and Garden reveals while emerging markets are making up ground, developed countries remain by far the highest spenders on home and garden products. Higher levels of urbanisation and incomes, combined with greater access to a wider range of goods and services in cities, are key factors underpinning demand.

 

Green Growth in Hygiene Products

Although green products represent only a small share of even the most developed hygiene markets, it is the scale of growth that is significant. Environmental issues now permeate from manufacturing to product and on to disposal. With niche operators gradually becoming mainstream and mainstream operators slowly shifting towards green, change is inevitable but its pace is varied.

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Income, Affordability and Opportunity: The Hotspots of Future Autos Demand

The relationship between annual disposable income and demand for light vehicles suggests there are affordability thresholds beyond which sales take off. By understanding these thresholds and exploring the outlook for household incomes, this briefing identifies the eight markets projected to add the most unit sales by 2020. It evaluates likely scenarios in the usual suspects, but also reveals some less obvious rising stars.

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Assessing the Payment Landscape in the Developed Markets

While a vast amount of the expected payment growth lies in emerging markets, the potential of developed markets should not be overlooked. The more developed regions of North America and Western Europe accounted for 62% of the total US$11.6 trillion in card payment volume in 2011. Tweet this!  Moreover, the developed markets continue to exhibit substantial payment growth. Both the developed and emerging markets each contributed roughly US$2.0 trillion to the absolute card payment volume over 2006-2011.

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