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Towards 2013 increased interest in gourmet cooking resulted in a stronger performance for soup in the Philippines. Part of the driver for this improved popularity was the continued strengthening of the Filipino economy, resulting in greater purchasing power for many mid- to upper-income households in the country. As a result, the pull of gourmet cooking shows made the preparation of home-cooked meals increasingly popular and practical.

Internet retailing continued to expand rapidly in the UK in 2013 as sales made from tablets and smartphones drove much of this growth. Multichannel retailing has become a central plank of the overall strategies of the vast majority of the UK's leading store-based retailers in recent years. Click-and-collect services are becoming increasingly popular throughout the country, with many retailers adding drive-through facilities to their outlets in order to facilitate the collection of products...

Concentrates companies continued to advertise their brands heavily in 2013. Hamdard (Wakf) Laboratories launched two marketing campaigns to promote its brand Rooh Afza. One campaign was introduced during Ramadan and the other went on throughout the year, with the slogan "Aur Kya Chahiye" ("what else do you want"). Both of these campaigns included TV, newspaper and radio ads. Rooh Afza, in the off-Ramadan campaign, highlighted that it can be used as a drink mixed with water or it can be made...

The fall in value sales in 2013 represented the fifth year of decline, which started in 2009. The category saw no significant launches, advertising campaigns or any innovative marketing. The growth of carbonates and juice affected the concentrates category, as consumers shifted to more convenient products, more interesting flavours and healthier variants. Interest, and in fact awareness among consumers, is gradually declining. The consumers who still remember the products tend to see them as...

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Seasonality is a key factor in home insecticides. During summertime sales of home insecticide products increase because the climate creates the conditions for insects to spread. In 2013 bad weather characterised the Italian summer and reduced the sales of insecticides. Certainly, the struggling economic situation that is going on in Italy had its role in pushing the sales further down, especially amongst the higher priced categories like electric insecticides and other categories of specific...

In light of an ongoing health and wellness trend in Austria, sugar free gum is expected to continue to drive overall gum in 2013. Sugar free gum is expected to register the highest growth in terms of current value sales in 2013. A growing importance of oral health issues continues to make consumers substitute sugarised gum products with sugar-free products.

"Still & Sparkling Wine Market in Dominica: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Still & Sparkling Wine market in Dominica.

In regards to luxury jewellery and timepieces in Thailand, both luxury jewellery and timepieces were proportionately contributing share to the overall category in 2013. Many Thai consumers tend to value a watch for being a fashion accessory rather than for its original function of telling time. As a result, many people were adopting luxury timepieces to show off their wealth and high social status. Many men tend to be interested in adopting luxury timepieces, illustrated by higher market value...

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the institutional building construction industry in Myanmar. It contains detailed historic and forecast market value data for the institutional building construction industry, including a breakdown of the data by construction activity (new construction, repair and maintenance, refurbishment and demolition). 'Institutional Building Construction in Myanmar to 2018: Market Databook' provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the institutional 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.

Due to hectic lifestyles, many consumers are adopting unhealthy food consumption habits such as irregular meals, eating snacks and fast food. This is a longstanding trend in Chile and is identified as a public health problem by the government. Consumers who adopt unhealthy eating habits suffer digestive disorders or even gastric problems, particularly during the month of the National Holidays and in the year-end holidays. This fuelled the performance of digestive remedies in 2013.

"Still & Sparkling Wine Market in Curacao: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Still & Sparkling Wine market in Curacao.

Higher internet penetration in Indonesia towards the end of the review period greatly helps the growth of internet retailing. Amidst tight competition, internet providers compete to offer reasonable rates of internet subscription. Easy access to the internet also encourages the increasing number of public places providing free Wi-Fi services, especially foodservice outlets. Growing usage of mobilephones, smartphones and tablets also serves as a base for increasing the popularity of internet...

Portable players in Hungary declined by 17% in volume and by 15% in constant value during 2012. E-readers was the only portable players category to experience an increase in volume during 2012, rising by 50%, while in constant value terms, the category increased by 33%. Volume sales of portable MP3 players declined by 22% in 2012, while portable multimedia players declined in volume by 35%. Demand for portable multimedia players declined sharply towards the end of the review period due to the...

Furniture polishes continued to experience further levels of segmentation with certain leading brands, such as Pledge, focusing on multi-purpose formulations while maintaining some of its most popular specialised products, such as wood. These multi-surface cleaners tend to specify their range of uses through product labels and include metal, wood, glass, general furniture, vinyl, electronics and leather, focusing on offering cleansing, protection and polishing properties in one product. On the...

Grocery retailers experienced above 2% value growth and reached EUR17.2 billion in 2013. The value growth clearly slowed down when compared to the previous year when healthy 5% growth was reached. This was due to the fact that the Finns were facing higher unemployment rates and limited spending. It should be pointed out that growth in 2013 came also from the increased unit prices as the general VAT was increased from 23% to 24% and VAT for groceries grew from 13% to 14% in January 2013.

More than 90% of total sports and energy drinks sales in Lithuania are generated by energy drinks which, despite various health concerns with the media showing the negative effects of their consumption, showed a steady increase in sales in 2013. Consumption trends of western countries have had an effect on Lithuanian soft drinks with more teenagers becoming regular consumers of energy drinks and frequenting bars serving alcoholic cocktails containing energy drinks. Therefore, the rebound of...

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After the previous year's total volume decline of 2%, sauces, dressings and condiments is expected to experience slow recovery in 2013. Total volume sales are boosted by increased demand in the largest categories such as ketchup and mayonnaise, influencing an expected volume growth of 3% in 2013. Also, an increasing trend towards private label is evident, especially in ketchup, pickled products and herbs and spices; however, despite the increase, private label still accounts for a modest volume...

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In 2013, sugar confectionery in Thailand maintained positive growth momentum thanks to the efforts of brand players to boost demand via new launches and aggressive marketing campaigns. Thai consumers tend to be loyal to brands which offer refreshment properties so manufacturers of other more indulgent sugar confectionery products focused on new flavours and revamped packaging to maintain and boost sales.