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Welcome to Economic and Consumer Insight. On this blog I will post about economic and consumer trends. As head of the Passport: Countries & Consumers team at Euromonitor International, I manage a team of economic and consumer trends analysts based around the world.  We focus on translating economic and consumer trends information into useful insight and advise client companies on how these trends have a real-life impact on their business. In today’s opening post, we are offering the chance to download a free White Paper: “Sustainability and the New Normal for Natural Resources”.

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

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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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Download Sustainability and the New Normal for Natural Resources to:

• Review our checklist of questions to see how your organization can improve its sustainability model
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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.

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).

Topics include:

• Ease of doing business rating
• Corruption index
• Literacy rate
• Future challenges
• Natural resources
• Media consumption
• Consumer trends
• More

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Euromonitor's Market Research White Paper Hub

Our market research whitepapers help you make sense of the global business environment, focusing on topics that allow you to make more strategic decisions. Browse and download all our white papers  from our hub. 

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New Market Research Whitepaper: The Internationalisation of Retailing

What do your customers want and how do you deliver it? Understanding the answers to those questions could make or break a retailer's success when entering a foreign market. Consumers around the world are radically different, so it is illogical to assume they want to purchase exactly the same thing in exactly the same way. A lack of local knowledge could cause retailers to underperform, and in many cases, exit the market.

Using case studies to highlight the strategies that work and those that don’t, this white paper provides a real-life understanding of the internationalisation process and how retailers can succeed abroad.

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Mapping Your Place in the Value Chain

Mapping the value chain is a first step towards deeper analysis of your B2B marketplace.  Input-Output (I/O) tables from National Statistics Offices allow strategists to illuminate even the most complicated value chains, such as those starting with primary or intermediary products and branching in multiple directions.

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Euromonitor's latest white paper offers a guide for strategists in the areas of sales, marketing, operations and logistics on how to apply available data through National Statistics Offices for identifying and prioritizing revenue growth opportunities.

Download a copy of Euromonitor's white paper, B2B Strategy: Quantitative Analysis of Your Downstream Value Chain.

New White Paper - B2B Strategy: Quantitative Analysis of Your Downstream Value Chain

Euromonitor is pleased to introduce the next installment in our white paper series.
 


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B2B Strategy: Quantitative Analysis of Your Downstream Value Chain

This white paper exemplifies how to identify and prioritize revenue growth opportunities through data-driven analysis of the B2B marketplace. The paper presents publicly available data from National Statistics Offices and explains techniques used in analysing B2B client industries. 

It focuses on practical applications of available data, such as mapping value chains, sizing revenue potential from target industries, determining enterprise concentration and assessing price sensitivity. 

New White Paper - Art of Generating Insight: Differentiating "must-have" from "nice-to-have" Information

Euromonitor International is pleased to announce the launch of its latest complimentary white paper.

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The Art of Generating Insight: Differentiating “must-have” from “nice-to-have” Information

Date published: January 18, 2012

A guide for market research analysts, marketers and strategists

Clients of market research have an inherent need to filter through large amounts of data to reach the core of their informational needs. There is no "one-size-fits-all" solution for market research needs. But is it possible to provide market research users with information they would value as "must-have?"

This white paper offers a clear breakdown of the fundamental steps needed to determine what information is most valuable in the hunt for insight. Using case studies and exploring questions relevant to today's marketers and brand leaders, this guide will take you through the mind of the researcher and lead to discerning must-have market analysis in an information-rich research environment.

New White Paper: Demographic Transformation Worldwide - A Guide to Harnessing Population Statistics

 
 
Euromonitor International is pleased to announce the launch of its complimentary white papers program, touching on topics related to the use and understanding of market research. 

Demographic Transformation Worldwide - A Guide to Harnessing Population Statistics and Analysis

A guide for marketers, product managers and strategists

Uncover key demographic trends, examine their significance and learn what these trends really mean to the business community in Demographic Transformation Worldwide - A Guide to Harnessing Population Statistics and Analysis.

This white paper provides valuable insight on the opportunities and challenges demographic trends present to marketers and strategists. Case studies provide real examples of businesses benefitting from the examination of demographic trends and how they applied these concepts to marketing strategies and product positioning. Learn how demographic trends help gain competitive advantage in tough economic times.

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