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In spite of the unemployment rate exceeding 14% in 2013 and stretched consumer budgets as a result of austerity measures, home improvement and gardening stores performed well during the year. Growth came from more promotions, and more importantly, from a newly-opened outlet (by Hornbach Baumarkt SR, which opened its third store in Slovakia). Local players are optimistic regarding the potential of home improvement and gardening and thus are striving to improve their sales. For example, BauMax SR...

The American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) will be hosting a Workshop on Holistic Nurse Certification Preparation on Sunday June 8, 2014 from 1:30-5:30 p.m. at its 34th annual conference in Portland, Oregon. This will be the fifth in a series at the June conference.

Meal replacement products continue to struggle in Austria as value sales are expected to shrink again in 2013. Consumers are increasingly using other approaches to stay healthy and manage their weight instead of going for meal replacement slimming products. With a growing number of obese and overweight people in Austria, as well as a growing number of people who eat irregularly due to busier lifestyles and greater time constraints, public health campaigns and policies as well as healthy...

In recent years Chileans have been increasing their obesity levels, particularly the segment under 15 years old. Hectic urban lifestyles, low knowledge about the specifications of packaged food and few government initiatives to prevent obesity are supporting this phenomenon. This not only favours the slimming and weight control products, but also has a positive effect over products such as analgesics and cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies, as people with obesity problems are more...

MarketLines' GlaxoSmithKline plc 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 GlaxoSmithKline plc 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.

2013 saw the continued influence of bite-sized products within snack bars. This trend was particularly strong in fruit bars, where many products now mimic the sugar confectionery category. Many products in fruit bars in 2013 utilised novelty shapes, including long snake like strings, and bite sized nuggets. This encouraged children to shift away from jellies and gums in sugar confectionery, towards these types of fruit bars. In addition, the use of cartoon characters, such as Sponge Bob Square...

In 2012, the Danish drinking milk products category witnessed some turbulence as the result of a price war in milk, which broke out when Aldi reduced the price of several kinds of drinking milk to around DKK4 per litre. This increased the price gap between branded products and cheap private label and thus posed a threat to leading player Arla Foods Amba. At the same time, sales of organic milk were hit hard. Given this background, 2013 was calmer and marked a return to a more "normal"

MarketLines' CapitaLand 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 CapitaLand 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.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the healthcare building construction industry in Peru. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the healthcare building construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Healthcare Building Construction in Peru to 2018: Market Databook' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the healthcare building construction industry in Peru. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Peruvian construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the personal accident and health insurance industry in the US . It contains detailed historic and forecast data for distribution channels. "Personal Accident and Health Insurance Distribution Channels in the US to 2017: Market Databook" provides detailed insight into the operating environment of the personal accident and health insurance industry in the US . It is an essential tool for companies active across the United States personal accident and health insurance value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

In 2013, with Philippine families increasingly emphasising the value of early childhood education, the playing field for chilled processed food enjoyed greater dynamism. With more and more families sending their children to school at much earlier ages, in the review period, chilled processed food enjoyed a stronger following as one of the easiest to serve for breakfast or "baon" (school snack or lunch).

With a 1% volume decline during 2013, sauces, dressings and condiments in Bosnia-Herzegovina looks set to perform slightly better than during the review period when the category declined at a 2% CAGR. With sales declining by 1%, the current value performance in 2013 is however expected to be weaker relative to the positive CAGR of 1% recorded during the review period. All in all, sales of sauces, dressings and condiments in Bosnia-Herzegovina are continuing to decline during 2013, as the...

The Sensory Organ Partnering Terms and Agreements report provides a detailed understanding and analysis of how and why companies enter sensory organ partnering deals. The majority of deals are discovery, preclinical or development stage whereby the licensee obtains a right or an option right to license the licensors sensory organ technology. These deals tend to be multicomponent, starting with collaborative R&D, and commercialization of outcomes.

As internet retailing has increased in popularity, specifically across housewares and home furnishings, video games hardware, apparel as well as consumer electronics towards the end of the review period, store-based retailers' value shares have eroded. Consumers have grown in confidence to purchase online because of their increasingly busy lifestyles. Also, many consumers cannot afford to pay up front, hence on average 60% of electronic transactions online, for Jadopado.com for example, are...

Global Mobile Phones industry guide provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The guide also contains descriptions of the leading companies including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

MarketLines' TD Bank Financial Group 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 TD Bank Financial Group 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.

MarketLines' ABM Industries Incorporated 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 ABM Industries Incorporated 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.

Non-Volatile Memory Market by Type (Traditional, Emerging), Product (Printed Memory, Hard disk drives and others), Application (Industrial, Healthcare, Automotive, Energy and Power, Enterprise Storage and others) and Geography - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2014 - 2020

Throughout 2013, the movement towards non-cash transactions remained among the most prevalent trends in consumer finance in Russia. Furthermore, credit cards continued as one of the more important drivers of the growing popularity of non-cash transactions. Even though the economic situation both globally and in Russia remained relatively uncertain, consumers continued to enjoy rising wages, in line with falling unemployment, as well as rising access to credit, due to simplified conditions. The...

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the life insurance industry in the US . It contains detailed historic and forecast data for investments. "Life Insurance Investments in the US to 2017: Market Databook" provides detailed insight into the operating environment of the life insurance industry in the US . It is an essential tool for companies active across the United States life insurance value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

The majority of Kenyan consumers are keen to minimise their spending on retail tissue and thus remain reluctant to buy a wide range of these products. There is a preference for lower-priced and multifunctional products, with many consumers thus using toilet paper for all their needs. Toilet paper thus dominates sales, accounting for 94% of volume sales in 2013. This product area also saw the strongest sales growth within retail tissue, increasing volume and current value sales by 4% and 12%...

MarketLines' LFB S.A 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 LFB S.A 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.

Paints & Coatings in Asia-Pacific industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Asia-Pacific paints & coatings market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Digital TVs increased in volume by 9% in 2012, fuelled by the 10% increase in volume sales of LCD TVs, following the 13% volume growth recorded in the category during 2011. Demand for plasma TVs has been declining for at least the duration of the review period and this trend continued to build throughout 2013 as well. The declining popularity of plasma TVs can be explained by their higher than average unit prices, which makes them affordable only for a small pool of particularly affluent...

Euromonitor International's Industrial reports provide a 360 degree view of an industry. The Industrial market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the Electrical Equipment for Engines and Vehicles market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.