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The polishes category overall registered only modest current value growth of 1% in 2012 as it faced competition from substitute products in surface care. Floor cleaning systems such as Swiffer and Wet Jet captured volumes from traditional floor polish, while surface care wipes were adopted by many consumers as a furniture polish substitute.

Producers of biscuits still had a difficult year in 2012 because volume sales recorded only marginal growth and increasing commodity prices forced producers to grow prices or reduce mark-ups. By contrast, consumers’ willingness to pay for biscuits slightly increased, indicated by increasing wages and growing purchasing power. However, local consumers’ budgets will remain limited in 2012 due to large proportion of compulsory expenditures and a significant part of retail sales growth will be made...

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 Radio and TV 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.

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 Agricultural and Forestry Machinery 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.

The deep economic recession is changing the spending habits of Greek consumers away from the 'buy-now-pay-later' credit culture of previous years towards a more rational 'buy-if-you-can-afford-it' behaviour which favours debit cards at the expense of credit cards. With Greek consumers becoming increasingly familiar with plastic money, the drop in credit card usage is being translated in to rising debit card usage. Slowly and steadily, the cash-dominated Greek consumer culture is coming in-line...

The performance of consumer electronics in 2011 was down on 2010 due to the significant impact of the flooding throughout the central part of Thailand during last quarter. In 2011, volume growth of computers and peripherals, in-car entertainment and in-home consumer electronics demonstrated a decline compared to 2010. On the other hand, portable consumer electronics was able to maintain another year of strong growth due to the strong performance of mirrorless interchangeable cameras, e-readers,...

Home audio and cinema demonstrated a positive performance in terms of value and volume growth in 2011. Hi-fi systems remained the largest category, whereas digital media player docks remained the smallest in volume terms. The hi-fi systems category now targets women and has also expanded into the provincial market. Meanwhile, urban consumers sought digital media player docks to connect with their iPod and iPhone. Home cinema and speaker systems saw minimal growth. According to industry sources...

With the growing popularity of online social networking sites such as Facebook, Wretch and YouTube in Taiwan an increasing number of consumers view, upload and share photos and videos taken by themselves or their friends on these websites. The trend towards online social networking sites was attributed to imaging devices' growth in Taiwan over the review period. In 2011 imaging devices grew 5% in current value terms to reach NT$10.8 billion.

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 Veterinary Services 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.

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 Technical Textiles, Labels, Badges and Other Textile 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.

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 Sugar 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.

The Hopping Law Group, PC recently won a key decision from the Social Security Disability Appeals Council in Falls Church, VA remanding a case back to the Administrative Law Judge, or ALJ, in the Dallas North Office of Disability Adjudication and Review for further findings on the record.

Harvey S. Bartnof, MD, Founder and Medical Director at California Longevity & Vitality Medical Institute (R) in San Francisco, will be part of an anti aging panel at the 12th Annual New Living Expo in San Francisco on April 28. The event will be held at the San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center at 8th and Brannan Sts.

A lawsuit was filed for certain investors in shares of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD) over alleged securities laws violations. Deadline: May 20, 2013. NASDAQ:GLDD stockholders should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

A lawsuit was filed on behalf of certain investors in shares of Star Scientific, Inc. (NASDAQ:STSI) over alleged securities laws violations. Deadline: May 24, 2013. NASDAQ:STSI stockholders should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

An investigation specifically for investors in (NYSE:AT) shares who purchased shares Atlantic Power Corp in July or August of 2010 announced and those NYSE:AT stockholders should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com

A lawsuit was filed for investors of Cole Credit Property Trust III, Inc. in effort to stop the proposed takeover and Cole Credit Property Trust III, Inc. investors should contact the Shareholders Foundation.

Da-Les Auto Body, a Sunnyvale Auto Body is resuming its proposal plans to expand to a neighboring city. The timing for the planned expansion could not be any better—because of the recent upswing in the economy, and increased demand for a Mountain View Auto Body Shop the collision repair company has seen a definite surge in business. With the opening of its new location, Da-Les Auto Body will also have its own impact on the local economy; the owner of the company plans to hire approximately 15 employees to work at the shop.

Jewish Home Care Services of Miami-Dade, a service that arranges in home care for seniors in Miami, has just opened for business. The company offers senior at home care for residents of Miami and neighboring Dade County cities.

Randy Davis, known as the “Strategic Millionaire” and Michael Kinsley, an unknown dentist from rural Georgia who was quietly building one of the most productive practices in the United States, have been working together for several years mind mapping and brainstorming. The blending of their ideas from both a clinical and financial viewpoint led them to realize they had something that had to be shared with dentists worldwide, especially in this current economic climate that has thwarted the goals of many dental practices.

Regardless of age, anybody who has ever fallen down and scraped their knee or elbow is familiar with the universal soothing power of a bandage – especially bright, cheerful or funny bandages.

Strax Rejuvenation, a leading South Florida plastic surgery and wellness center, recently announced their decision to invest in the latest advance in liposuction technology, Tickle Lipo.

Restaurants owners that are seeking for easy and affordable payroll tax solution can try out the new 2013 ezPaycheck payroll software from halfpricesoft.com. Small business payroll software provider halfpricesoft.com updated 2013 edition ezPaycheck program for the food service industry including restaurants, coffee stores, bakeries, bars and many more.

Smile Design, an Orlando based dental facility headed by Orlando cosmetic dentist, Dr. Pedro Mora-Rosa makes Waterlase technology available for his patients. Waterlase is a safe and gentle alternative to traditional dental tools.  With the all-new Waterlase dental technology, patients experience no drill, no needle and no pain on their next trip to the dentist.  Finally going to the dentist is fun again.

Netfashionavenue.com, the largest online fashion store, has added new collection of dresses from top designers across the world. The company is gearing up for the fresh needs of market for fall 2013 events.