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Average price increases over 100% favoured value growth in 2014. Most of the products offered in homeshopping were subject to high price increases. However, the channel was limited by product shortages and low company activity. As in previous years, the offer was restricted to one relevant brand, Telovendo. In addition, the channel faced competition from other non-store channels, especially direct selling. Direct sellers reach most of the middle and low-income households and particularly strong in beauty, vitamins and dietary supplements and home care.

Global Markets Direct's, 'Panmira Pharmaceuticals, LLC. - Product Pipeline Review - 2014', provides an overview of the Panmira Pharmaceuticals, LLC.'s pharmaceutical research and development focus.

WeddingWire, one of the leading online wedding planning resources, recently named Raleigh wedding planner, Bliss By Sam, as a winner of the prestigious WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015.

Charge cards continue to see a fall in popularity in Taiwan as a result of several factors. On the supply side, low merchant acceptance has remained a key problem for charge cardholders. Due largely to higher interest rates passed on to sellers, many merchants have opted to not accept American Express or Diners Club payments. This has resulted in charge cardholders having a limited number of merchants in which they can use their cards. With a limited amount of competition between charge card...

Looking for a fun and creative office environment for your business? Bliss By Sam and ArtbyAsh, two award-winning wedding industry professionals in Raleigh-Durham, are looking to expand their office with the addition of a new office mate!

In-car entertainment was one of the categories which was hardest hit by the outstanding popularity of mobile devices. Smartphones and tablets can easily carry out many of the same functions and have the same characteristics. This is especially true in the case of in-car navigation and in-dash video players, which were indeed the most negatively affected categories in 2014.

The Ohio law firm of Slater & Zurz LLP announced today that it is offering a free book it has written and published titled: Legal Malpractice in Ohio, How To Determine If Your Lawyer Committed Malpractice and What To Do About It.

The Future of the Suncare Market in Czech Republic to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Suncare consumption trends in Czech Republic, historic and forecast Suncare 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 Suncare sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

Without a long history in Hungary, roll-your-own tobacco became a cheap alternative for cigarettes in tobacco, and so, gained much more popularity when the unit price of machine-manufactured cigarettes began to rise considerably. Pipe tobacco, in contrary, has a long tradition in Hungary, although this decreased drastically nowadays.

Landmark constitutional changes in 2014 will continue to have a significant impact on Japan's defence policy and role in regional and international security in 2015. Key reforms to Article 9 of the constitution have opened the doors to the international market for Japanese defence firms, who can now export defence systems and cooperate on joint ventures with international partners. In addition, these constitutional changes have edged Japan towards military normalisation, paving the way for a more active role in regional security. To make these amendments actionable, the Ministry of Defence has requested a record 3.5% budget increase, which will be used to fund major new acquisitions in maritime and air security.

Aerogel Market by Type (Silica, Polymer, and carbon), by Form (Blanket, Panel, Particle, & Monolith), by Processing (Virgin & Fabricated), by Application (Oil & Gas, Construction, Automotive, Marine & Aerospace, Performance Coatings, Day Lighting, & LVHS) - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2019

Most food & drink companies will suffer from an uncertain political and economic environment in the coming months in Russia. We are quite cautious about the outlook for private consumption in the country on the back of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine over the former Soviet power's influence on its neighbour. The recent sanctions adopted by the US and EU will only exaggerate already harsh credit conditions, which will potentially limit consumer purchasing power further . As a result, we have lowered our growth forecast for real private consumption to 0.8 % in 2014 from 2.8% previously and to -5.0 % in 2015. This follows average growth of more than 6% between 2010 and 2013.

In Morocco, the department of Trade and Industry has developed a vision called Rawaj Vision 2020. This vision aims to create new modern malls all over the country. In 2011 Morocco witnessed the opening of the first modern mall under the name Morocco Mall, which is the largest in Africa and the fifth in the world. This strategy has continued since 2011, by opening many modern malls in different key cities in the country, such as Borj Fes Mall in Fes and Galerie Talborjt Mall in Agadir. In May 2014 a new mall was opened in Marrakech called Carr? Eden. The opening of such malls created the space for many international and local clothing brands to join the Moroccan market, or to open new stores in different cities. This trend will last until 2020, as there are many malls projected to open in different cities, mainly Tangier, Oujda and Beni Mellal.

The report titled "Global Life Re-insurance Market: Trends and Opportunities (2014-2019)'' provides an in-depth analysis of the Global Life Re-insurance market. It is a comprehensive guide to the market size and growth prospects. The report assesses the trends of life re-insurance segment globally. The report covers specific insights on the market size, penetration, drivers, developments and future outlook of the life re-insurance market globally and in the key regions where the market is established and growing. Also, the key opportunities, the factors driving growth of the market and challenges being faced by the players in the industry are outlined and analyzed in the forecast period (2014-19). The report also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates market share and further, key players of the industry like Swiss Re, SCOR and Hannover Re and Munich Re are profiled.

Individuals who have found themselves at an event in the Philadelphia metro area sometime in the last 5 years are likely to have come across Mole Street Event Planning and have never even known it. Meet Mole Street, the agency behind some of the city's biggest events including Dîner En Blanc, Night Market, Brewer's Plate, PHS Pop Up Garden, and the Hidden City Music Festival.

China's regulatory framework for medical devices is undergoing radical changes. China is one of the fastest growing global economies with a fifth population in the world, and is one of the largest healthcare markets around the world. Along with sustained economic and population growth as well as an ageing population, Chinese healthcare market has maintained annually average growth rate above 16 % since 1990s. Among them, medical devices represented dynamical growth since 2000s. By 2013, total value of medical devices on Chinese healthcare market has reached 179 billion RMB. Medical devices have been widely used in the process of disease prevention, diagnosis, therapy, care and rehabilitation. On the Chinese medical device market, imported overseas medical devices made by overseas and multinational medical device manufacturers account for about a half, in which the high-tech and high-valued medical devices, such as magnetic resonance imaging, CT are almost monopolized by GE, Siemens, Philips and other overseas and multinational companies. It is estimated that Chinese medical device market will be likely to be more than 340 billion RMB by 2015, and will surpass Japan to become the second largest medical device market behind the United States.

Quality, Indulgence, and Premiumization Strategies in Alcohol, Soft Drinks, and Hot Drinks - defending against margin erosion report provides a comprehensive overview and strategic analysis of how brands can effectively defend their profits despite the emergence of value competitors. The report focuses on the strategy of premiumization, to encourage consumers to trade-up in terms of both price and quality. The growing popularity of private label alternatives is also addressed - and what brands can learn from them, and ultimately defend themselves against discounters by offering consumers the highest quality, and drive sales.

Publisher recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Antidepressant Market in the US: Actavis plc, Eli Lilly and Co., GlaxoSmithKline plc, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Pfizer Inc.

Publisher recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Automotive Alternator Market in the APAC Region: Bosch Corp., Denso Corp., Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

Publisher recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Aviation Market in the UK: British Airways plc, easyJet plc, Gatwick Airport and Heathrow Airport.

Publisher recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Beauty and Personal Care Market in Africa: L'Oreal SA, Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) and Unilever NV.

Publisher recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Car Racks Market in Western Europe: Atera GmbH, Cruzber SA, Hapro International BV, KAMEI GmbH & Co. KG and Mont Blanc Group AB.

Wine in Thailand enjoyed a healthy performance in 2013. Thai consumers are becoming more familiar with drinking wine behaviour as they are becoming more educated in their wine selection. A wide range of wine choices in terms of brands and types are witnessed. Some Thai consumers are simply drinking wine on a daily basis like drinking beer and spirits. Due to the great product accessibility, people can effortlessly purchase products through on- and off-trade channels. The trend for wine gardens...

A person never knows what a Las Vegas night may inspire when three friends who happen to be former leasing executives get together to celebrate the birthday of their colleague.

Easy sales tax collection from internet purchases used to be one of the agendas that many lawmakers are pursuing this year to help states recover billions of dollars lost in annual revenue. For the previous years, the US states have asked the Congress for a federal legislation to ease up collection of sales tax. Yet, when the House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert W. Goodlatte drafted the Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015, which were distributed to lobbyist and congressional offices this month, the state lawmakers slam the attempt to pass the bill.