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Home improvement and gardening stores registered current value sales growth of 8% in 2013, slightly slower than the 2012 performance. Sales were stimulated by the dynamic property market. However, fully furbished apartments were commonly offered by property developers, which limited the growth of home improvement and gardening stores in 2013.

Homeshopping grew by 6% and 5% in value terms in 2012 and 2013, respectively, registering lower rates than in previous periods. This slowdown can be attributed to an increase in internet retailing penetration, with a growing number of consumers feeling comfortable with shopping on the web. This is well known by most of the homeshopping players, which have already introduced online stores, giving people the possibility to choose the purchase system of their preference. This strategy is being...

Market players are seeking to increase total volume sales for vacuum cleaners by marketing the various vacuum cleaner formats as complementary rather than in direct competition. For example, the market player Witt A/S sees its product portfolio of cylinder, stick and robotic vacuum cleaners as all meeting specific and individual usages, and therefore complimenting each other to the extent households should have all three formats of vacuum cleaner.

As more people started to move to apartments, they showed a preference for cats, as they are more independent and do not require a large amount of space. Cats continue to be considered low maintenance pets and they were preferred by many consumers, especially in urban areas. This led to an increase in the cat population and continued to drive the growth in cat food sales in 2012.

Bulgaria is located in south-eastern Europe, bordering Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey and is one of the newest members of the EU, joining in January 2007, alongside Romania. The population of Bulgaria is estimated at 7.3 million in 2013, 18.4% of whom are aged 65 or over. The Prime Minister of Bulgaria is Boyko Borissov, leader of the GERB and former major of Sofia. The current president is Rosen Plevneliev, who took office in January 2012.

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

The Future of the Spirits Market in Greece to 2017: Market Size, Distribution and Brand Share, Key Events and Competitive Landscape" is the result of Canadean's extensive market and company research. This report presents detailed analysis on the Spirits consumption trends in Greece, historic and forecast Spirits consumption volumes and values at market and category level. It also provides indispensable data on brand share, distribution channels, profiles of companies active in the global Spirits market along with latest industry news, in addition to mergers & acquisitions. 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 Spirits sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the waste processing plant construction industry in UAE. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the waste processing plant construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Waste Processing Plant Construction in the UAE to 2017: Market Databook' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the waste processing plant construction industry in UAE. It is an essential tool for companies active across the UAE construction value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

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Ghana's fiscal deficit of 12.1% of GDP in 2012 will put pressure on public spending in 2013, but it is unlikely to have a negative impact on the government's commitment to improving healthcare accessibil ity in the medium term. BMI forecast s that the economy will post real GDP growth of 7.4 % in 2013.

The Future of the Bakery & Cereals Market in New Zealand to 2017: Market Size, Distribution and Brand Share, Key Events and Competitive Landscape" is the result of Canadean's extensive market and company research. This report presents detailed analysis on the Bakery & Cereals consumption trends in New Zealand, historic and forecast Bakery & Cereals consumption volumes and values at market and category level. It also provides indispensable data on brand share, distribution channels, profiles of companies active in the global Bakery & Cereals market along with latest industry news, in addition to mergers & acquisitions. 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 Bakery & Cereals sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

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 Glass and Glass Products 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.

Industry Dynamics and Competitive Landscape in Sweden Personal Accident and Health Insurance Industry to 2017: Market Profile" is the result of extensive research into the personal accident and health insurance segment in Sweden, covering its dynamics and competitive landscape.It provides insights on the market size and forecast of the segment and the personal accident, travel and health product categories. This report also provides an overview of the leading companies in the segment, along with details of the strategic initiatives undertaken.

In early 2013, Los Nietitos SA, leader in spreads sales in Uruguay reached an agreement with the French Andros Group. Under the terms of the agreement Los Nietitos will benefit from the research and development and quality standards of the French company and will expand its plant production capacity and add new products to both local and export markets.

Volume sales of vacuum cleaners in the UK registered flat growth in 2013 while value sales were boosted by a premium trend. Even though volume growth stagnated in 2013, vacuum cleaners generally shows some resilience as it is chiefly driven by replacement. Consumers shift towards high added-value products for better quality and long-lasting use. As a result, vacuum cleaners performed well in terms of value growth in the UK in 2013.

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

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Telecom operators are under persistent pressure to manage capital expenditures related with network deployment and to reduce network operating costs. Managed services providers help network operators realize those goals. The next stage in evolution is to outsource value-added services including content, commerce, and next generation communication services. This is a key development as network operators are poised to lose revenue and margins both do to marginalization of bearer services (voice and data both) and the need for value-added service (VAS) applications.

Cloud is an enabler of business process change as it facilitates enterprise to realize key benefits including expenditure reduction (CapEx and OpEx), service development and delivery efficiencies, and greater flexibility to meet evolving business needs. Cloud technologies and solutions are also becoming more important to telecommunications service providers as they begin to implement virtualization of network functions.

GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Chemotherapy Induced Pain Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2014" provides data on the Chemotherapy Induced Pain clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Chemotherapy Induced Pain. 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 Chemotherapy Induced Pain. 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.

Industry Dynamics and Competitive Landscape in Greece Life Insurance Industry to 2017: Market Profile" is the result of extensive research into the life insurance segment in Greece, covering its dynamics and competitive landscape.It provides insights into the size and forecasts for the life insurance segment and its categories. This report also provides an overview of the leading companies in the segment, along with details of the strategic initiatives undertaken.

GlobalData's new report, "France Arthroscopy Devices Market Outlook to 2020", provides key market data on the France Arthroscopy market. The report provides value, in millions of US dollars, and volume (in units) and average price data (in US dollars), within market categories - Arthroscopy Implants, Arthroscopy Radio Frequency Wands, Arthroscopy Fluid Management Systems, Arthroscopes, Arthroscopic Shavers, Arthroscopy Radio Frequency Systems and Arthroscopy Visualization Systems.

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Direct selling in Hungary declined by 2% in current value during 2013 as Hungary's consumers reduced their budgets even further and as the country's leading direct selling companies focused more on maintaining the loyalty of existing customers rather than generating fresh demand among new consumers. Nevertheless, the declines recorded in direct selling during 2013 represented a significant improvement from the current value CAGR of -7% recorded over the entire review period as Hungary's direct...