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Bags and luggage recorded sluggish positive value growth in 2013. Consumers tended to reduce their spending on less essential goods. This therefore had a negative impact on bags and luggage as consumers tend to postpone their purchasing intentions for saving matters. Only wealthy tourists enabled the category to grow in current value terms due to the increasing demand for luxury and high-value bags and luggage.

Colombia became an attractive market for the expansion of restaurants and hotels, not only in main cities but also in smaller cities. There are huge opportunities in a country in which the middle class is expanding and disposable income is improving. Colombians are eating out more frequently, and foreign hotel chains are seeing good prospects in a country where tourism is increasing and tax benefits are granted to new hotels that open in the country before 2017. Over the review period the...

Consumer appliances returned to positive performance in 2013. The main reason behind this was positive growth in high energy consuming units such as fridge freezers in refrigeration appliances and air conditioners in air treatment products. These categories benefited most from a trend towards energy saving. The upcoming VAT rate increase, which raises the current tax rate of 5% to 8% in 2014 and 10% in 2015, also played a key role in encouraging consumers to replace and upgrade the latest...

Formic Acid Market by Types (Grades of 85%, 94%, 99%, and others) by Application (Agriculture, Leather & Textile, Rubber, Chemical & Pharmaceuticals, & others) & by Geography - Global Trends, Forecasts to 2019

With rising concerns about flu outbreaks and airborne allergens, Canadians are more interested in protecting the air quality in their homes. There is an increasing variety of air treatment appliances available for household use, giving consumers an array of choices. Products increasingly feature HEPA filters as the technology becomes standard among leading models, as improved product quality supporting the increase in sales for 2013.

Confectionery Market in Bangladesh: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Confectionery market in Bangladesh.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the construction materials market in Colombia. It contains detailed data on market dynamics along with latest industry happenings, industry players and happening projects in Colombia. "Colombia Construction Materials: Market Update" provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the construction materials market in Colombia. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Colombia construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

The charge cards industry in Thailand did not see much change in 2013. The number of new charge cards increased slightly as a result of American Express' personal charge cards and Diners Club (Thailand)'s commercial charge cards. On the other hand, American Express commercial charge cards and Diners Club personal charge cards did not see any new charge cards issued, with both of these particular cards set to record declining numbers in circulation after 2013. In general, charge cards seemed to...

Summary "China Mobile Data Market to 2015: Mobile Subscriptions by Technology " report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in China and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

The continuous influence of the health and wellness trend in Austria positively impacted Austrians' purchasing decisions in 2013. Thus, the number of Austrians who demonstrate growing concern about their health, opting for healthier lifestyles, is rising. While consumers focus on products that can improve their health, they remain cautious and, whenever possible, choose products that are marketed and certified as "natural". Herbal/traditional products registered a 4% increase in value sales in...

Summary "Poland Smartphone Market to 2015: Mobile Handset Sales by Vendor" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Poland and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Although there is increasing sensitivity with regard to personal care in Turkey, in 2013 cotton wool/buds/pads registered slower growth in than 2012. The increasing popularity of wipes negatively affected volume sales of cotton wool/buds/pads, as cosmetic wipes are considered to be more practical and effective for facial cleansing than regular cotton pads. Unit price increases in 2013 also pulled volume growth downwards.

GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Verrucous Carcinoma Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2014" provides data on the Verrucous Carcinoma clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Verrucous Carcinoma. It includes an overview of the trial numbers and their recruitment status as per the site of trial conduction across the globe. The databook offers a preliminary coverage of disease clinical trials by their phase, trial status, prominence of the sponsors and also provides briefing pertaining to the number of trials for the key drugs for treating Verrucous Carcinoma. This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData's team of industry experts.

MarketLines' Essar Global Limited Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Partnerships & Alliances and Investments report includes business description, detailed reports on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestments, capital raisings, venture capital investments, ownership and partnership transactions undertaken by Essar Global Limited since January 2007. These reports offer a comprehensive breakdown of the organic and inorganic growth activity undertaken by an organization to sustain its competitive advantage.

Demand for incontinence remained very limited in 2013, with retail volume sales reaching 1.6 million units and registering 3% growth. The limited availability of these products was one the reasons behind the low sales as they are primarily found in hospitals. They also remain unaffordable for the majority of the population on limited incomes. Nevertheless, sales grew in 2013, driven mainly by the rising awareness of these products, especially among higher-income consumers who are able to afford...

Trends that drove the sale of dishwashers continued to centre around design features such as stainless steel interiors and interior third racks, primarily for cutlery, and on technical specifications such as noise reduction and water/energy efficiency. While smart appliance trends are beginning to be integrated into dishwashers, this remains at the formative stages, with no significant game changers introduced to Canada in 2013.

Parkinson's disease is a progressive condition that is characterized by bradykinesia, muscular rigidity, tremor, and postural instability. As the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, Parkinson's disease may affect individuals of any age but prevalence is increased with age and it is most common in the elderly. Dopaminergic therapies have been fairly effective in treating bradykinesia, but several unmet needs remain. Some needs will be met during the forecast period from 2012-2022, while others, such as the need for disease-modifying drugs, will remain. GlobalData expects that advancements will be made in levodopa administration and that four new molecular entities will be introduced to the market by 2022, these factors along with increased patient numbers from an aging population will drive the market during the forecast period.

The outlook for the Russian consumer electronics market has weakened due to a worsening domestic economic environment, rouble depreciation and political uncertainty surrounding the situation in Crimea. We still expect the consumer electronics market to record growth every year in our forecast period to 2018, but there is increased downside. We now expect spending to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 2.9% 2014-2018, to reach a value of US$35.446bn in 2018. Growth will be driven by the growing popularity of digital lifestyle products like smartphones, Smart-TVs, tablets, and hybrids/ultra-thin notebooks. The market should receive an additional medium term boost from Russia's WTO entry, confirmed in August 2012, with import taxes of 5-15% expected to be lowered within three years.

Summary "Russia Fixed Communications Market to 2015: Access Lines by Technology" report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Russia and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

GlobalData's new report, "Italy Electrophysiology Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the Italy Electrophysiology market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, and volume (in units) and average price data (in US dollars), within market categories - Electrophysiology Diagnostic Catheters, Electrophysiology Ablation Catheters and Electrophysiology Lab Systems.

The Future of the Confectionery Market in Spain to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Confectionery consumption trends in Spain, historic and forecast Confectionery consumption volumes and values at market and category level, brand share and distribution channel data. This report brings together Canadean Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. This allows domestic and foreign companies to identify the market dynamics to account for Confectionery sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

DBV Technologies - Product Pipeline Review - 2014

Coffee remained Austria's favourite hot drink in 2013, although the methods used to prepare coffee continued to diverge, making it more difficult than ever to identify a typical preparation method for coffee. The trend towards coffee pod machines and fully automatic coffee machines which grind fresh coffee beans and then prepare coffee from the resultant fresh coffee continued to build. In addition, traditional filter coffee machines which prepare fresh ground coffee remain very common in...

Charge cards remained in the shadow of debit and credit cards in the Czech Republic over the review period. Charge cards continued to be perceived as exclusive cards and many consumers remained unaware of the concept behind these cards and the benefits they offered. Operators struggled to find the best distribution method to increase the popularity of the charge cards, while issuers only kept charge cards in their portfolio as an addition to other products and to offer customers a complete...

Further economic difficulties in Ireland led to consumer confidence remaining very low at the end of the review period. Away-from-home tissue suffered as Irish consumers reduced spending further on consumer foodservice and travel and tourism. Ireland's restaurants, bars and hotels have also been hit by falling numbers of inbound tourists as well as plummeting demand among local consumers faced with rising unemployment and falling income levels. As a result, demand for away-from-home tissue...