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Strong competition from wet wipes, including facial cleansing wipes,continued to negatively affect sales of cotton wool/buds/pads in Norway in 2013. Consumers are looking for products that can save time and are practical to use. In addition, cotton wool/buds/pads is a very mature category, which was reflected by the limited growth in 2013.

With the ever-growing trend towards health and wellness on the one hand and the growing tendency towards cocooning and staying in on the other, sweet and savoury snacks is increasingly being influenced by consumer demand for products with added value, especially in terms of greater ingredient quality and ingredient transparency. Consumers want to know where the ingredients used in the production of sweet and savoury snacks come from. Due to this, producers are making efforts to additionally...

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Ready meals registered strong current retail value growth of 14% in 2013, with sales reaching Bt5.3 billion. Changing consumer lifestyles and market dynamism were the main drivers behind this impressive performance. The increasingly fast pace of modern life is fuelling demand for convenience and stimulating sales of ready meals. In addition, Thai consumers are also becoming more familiar with ready meals and gaining better access to products due to wider distribution. Moreover, manufacturers...

Due to the increasing health consciousness trend, consumers are switching to smaller portion packaging formats to watch their diet and control their calorie intake. In response to current consumer demand, the manufacturers are introducing smaller packaging formats, which indicate the calorie intake per serving. The health and wellness trend also put a spotlight on dark chocolate which contains rich flavonoids and has antioxidant properties. Manufacturers are also introducing more dark chocolate...

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Manufacturers are now investing in innovation for their products by offering tissues that are gentler to the skin, have a better odour and are of a higher quality. Consumers in Norway like to read labels and are becoming increasingly concerned about the environment. Thus, manufacturers are also focusing on offering more ecological products to satisfy consumer needs. This is also a way of differentiating themselves from the competition from private label products.The population of Norway is...

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the personal accident and health insurance industry in Serbia. It contains detailed historic and forecast data for gross written premiums, premiums per capita, insurance penetration, gross claims, paid claims, incurred loss, loss ratio percentage and combined ratio. 'Personal Accident and Health Insurance Premiums and Claims in Serbia to 2017: Market Brief' provides detailed insight into the operating environment of the personal accident and health insurance industry in Serbia. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Serb personal accident and health insurance value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

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

During the last part of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, the Federal Government relaxed import restrictions and allowed the entrance of imported refrigeration appliances. In 2011 and part of 2012, as a consequence of import restrictions, there was a reduction in refrigeration appliances diversity (mainly of no frost fridge freezers). Some of the companies most positively impacted by the relaxation of import restrictions were Whirlpool and Electrolux, which import no frost fridge freezers from...

The incontinence problem remains somewhat taboo in today's society; however, according to the trade press about 3-4 million Poles (women and men) suffer from the condition. The incidence rate increases with age. Many people feel ashamed of talking about the problem; therefore they even do not consult about it with a doctor. However, the situation is slowly changing as leading manufacturers aim at educating consumers and explain the nature of the ailment.

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The noodles category has not yet reached maturity and is still developing strongly in 2013. The growing popularity of noodles is thanks to its convenience and diverse product range. Noodles is a good solution for students and young office workers who usually prefer quick meals as they have less time and low interest in preparing and cooking meals as a result of their increasingly busy modern lifestyles. Thanks to its potential, the noodles category is seeing increasing interest from many new...

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Despite being threatened strongly by other snack categories that are perceived by consumers as being healthier than sugar confectionery, the category showed positive growth in 2013, mainly due to price increases within rationalised ranges. There was a strong polarisation within sugar confectionery in 2013. On one side of the spectrum was premium confectionery, such as Donavan's fudge selections and the Jelly Belly brand distributed by Wilson Consumer Products. Jelly Belly uses natural flavours...

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Retail locations remained important locations for establishing new consumer foodservice outlets in the Czech Republic during 2012, mostly for fast food outlets and specialist coffee shops. Nevertheless, the development of shopping centres continued to stagnate in the Czech Republic during 2012 and the lingering unstable economic situation in the country and relatively low purchasing power again limited the number of consumers visiting foodservice outlets at shopping centres. Consumer...

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the non-life insurance industry in Denmark. It contains detailed historic and forecast data for gross written premiums, premiums per capita, insurance penetration, gross claims, paid claims, incurred loss, loss ratio percentage and combined ratio. 'Non-Life Insurance Premiums and Claims in Denmark to 2017: Market Brief' provides detailed insight into the operating environment of the non-life insurance industry in Denmark. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Danish non-life insurance value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

Microwaves increasingly offered additional functionality during the review period, with this supporting ongoing sales growth in a mature product area. Products offering steam cooking, inverter models, flatbed models and those with grill functionality notably drove sales growth towards the end of the review period. Breville's Quick Touch microwave meanwhile claimed to offer "intuitive" cooking, with time and power levels being automatically determined for optimum results. Combination microwaves...

In 2013 sales growth continued as consumer awareness grew for good personal hygiene. Consumers are also attracted to purchasing basic need products such as cotton wool/buds/pads in multipacks and in bundle promotions. This continued to boost sales, alongside the growing trend for multipurpose usage of cotton wool. Furthermore, with skin care growing in the United Arab Emirates, consumers want to ensure they remove make-up and avoid chemicals on their skin, which is reflected on cotton wool/buds...

South Korea's luxury cigar market could not avoid negative retail value growth in 2013. Value sales declined by 2% to reach Won500 million. This is largely due to a still weak and narrow consumer base, and to such cigars having a relatively higher price than ordinary tobacco. The limited number of cigar specialists in the country also contributed to the negative growth.