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All the major brands within Swedish RTD tea were available in two flavours in 2013, lemon/lime and peach. This was the case for the leading brand, Pfanner Ice Tea by Piwa Food AB, Glocken Gold by Asba AB, private label brand Pataya Ice Tea by Lidl Sverige KB and Aqua D'Or Ice Tea by Saturnus AB. The flavour peach seemed to be more popular than lemon/lime among Swedish consumers, even though the difference in terms of popularity between these two flavours narrowed since the disappearance of HW...

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 Pet Food and Animal Feeds 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.

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

In 2012, in-car entertainment continued to contribute the smallest sales among consumer electronics in Indonesia. However, the room for growing faster still exists especially since the category is still small. This is due to the fact that the products are mostly additional products for middle- to upper-income luxury needs as opposed to essential needs.

Consumer awareness of snack bars continued to increase in Indonesia at the end of the review period. Furthermore, rising health consciousness, especially among Indonesia's middle-income and upper-income urban dwellers, helped to further boost volume growth in snack bars during 2013. In addition, the rapid expansion of modern grocery retail outlets, especially supermarkets/hypermarkets and convenience stores, in which the majority of snack bars are sold, continued to ensure product availability,...

Similar to charge cards, store cards is a niche category that most Filipinos are unaware of. More often than not, it is highly associated with fleet cards of petrol companies, as is the most common type of store card in the Philippines. Although a good strategy to strengthen consumer loyalty, chained retailers usually prefer to offer loyalty cards and co-branded credit cards because these are less complex to operate than store cards, which need and use more in-house resources.

Even if snack bars can be perceived as a healthy option in terms of snacking and a good substitute for biscuits, pastries, cakes or even sweet and savoury snacks and confectionery, their consumption was still occasional in France with consumers preferring more traditional products on a regular basis. At breakfast, for example, slices of bread with honey or jam or pastries were commonly preferred to snack bars. Even though, snack bars remained appreciated as a mid-afternoon snack, notably by...

In June 2013 credit card operators and banks decided to end the discount policy that had been successfully boosting consumer appliances retail sales over the last 10 years. From now on, home laundry retailers and banks will offer long term financing without interest on purchases made with credit cards to boost retail sales. With an inflation rate of around 30% and no other option to preserve the value of money, consumers are being tempted to buy home laundry appliances in 12, 18 or 24...

Wound care in Guatemala reached retail value sales of GTQ8 million in 2013, a 6% increase in current terms on 2012. This is a small category, and the main brands are not usually advertised or very active in marketing. Many companies, like BDF Centroamerica and 3M Guatemala SA have tried to increase the consumer base by selling sticking plasters featuring popular cartoon designs, but their impact has been small.

Despite increased concern over the rising rates of obesity and diabetes in the United Arab Emirates, sugar confectionery continued to achieve healthy retail volume growth in 2013. Although there was an increased number of health awareness campaigns in the United Arab Emirates in 2013 and a ban on junk food in the majority of schools, consumer demand for sugar confectionery did not wane. However, demand for reduced sugar products increased. Products such as sugar-free Werther's Original from...

As Greece's severe economic recession rages on, sales of wound care declined for the fourth consecutive year in 2013. Moreover, the number of wound care products available in Greece's supermarkets and chemists/pharmacies has declined, with both the range of products available on retail shelves and the volume of these products stocked by most retailers as the majority of consumers now tend to stick to more basic wound care products. Overall, wound care declined in current value by 6% in 2013.

RTD coffee is hardly available in stores as there is currently only one company that supplies it to the largest stores. Even though RTD coffee has been sold in the country for eight years, the concept is still new to Lithuanians. From the supplier side, there was no effort to make this product better known, so the category does not have a group of consistent, loyal consumers. Poor availability in the stores makes it even harder for the product to become a drink that people buy on a regular...

Aldi, which leads the discounters channel globally, saw a slowdown in its performance over the review period, due to intensified competition from its main rival Schwarz, as well as price wars across grocery retail channels. This has pushed Aldi to further expand its store network internationally, and also to modernise its stores and improve its product offer. This represents a significant effort to sustain the company's growth, as the retailer usually has a conservative attitude to change.

Thanks to the growing penetration of broadcast and digital media, as well as an improving healthcare system, the overall health and wellness consciousness is expected to rise among the local population. Obesity levels have reached alarming levels owing to sedentary lifestyles as well as a heavy intake of fatty foods. The exposure to the Western world has helped local consumers to understand and embrace healthy lifestyles in order to improve the quality of their lives. This includes making...

RTD coffee recorded further positive growth in 2013 as ready-to-drink coffee benefits from its taste and convenience. RTD coffee is popular especially among the urban population and those with higher incomes. In general, RTD coffee is a relatively small category and therefore increasing demand produces more significant growth rates.

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 Wines and Cider 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.

Juice is having a strong growth in Guatemala, mainly because consumers perceive it as a healthier and more value-added product. In 2013 the category registered off-trade current value growth of 13% and sales of GTQ 2.3 billion. The appearance of more value-for-money products, like three-litre presentations of juice, are making the category more dynamic, since consumers find these products more affordable and perceive them as healthier than carbonates.

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 Fur and Fur Articles 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.

Towards the end of the review period as the economy of the United Arab Emirates recovered from the economic crisis, there was an increase in immigration from Europe and North America which fuelled demand for premium, European unpackaged hard cheese such as Parmesan, Cheddar and Gouda. Consumers from these locations are accustomed to consuming these types of cheese in their home countries and they have the disposable income to purchase these imported products in the United Arab Emirates. Thus,...

Saudi Arabia is witnessing a rapidly evolving retail infrastructure. Supermarkets and hypermarkets are not only providing profitable avenues for the companies inside the Kingdom but through their own distributors, introducing products generally not manufactured or distributed locally. Products demanded by niche consumer groups, but which are costly to manufacture or import by local players, are then imported by these retailers. These supermarkets and hypermarkets are in the best position to...

Soft drinks in Poland achieved positive total volume and value sales growth in 2013. The growth rates were in line with the review period average. There were observable changing consumer habits, such as a shift towards drinking bottled water instead of tap water. Small indulgences, i.e. consumption of RTD coffee or carbonates, supported sales as well. Another important factor was the activeness of the largest producers in introducing new products, especially within juice and carbonates, which...

Published by Canadean, Ecuador Beverage Forecasts provide consumption trends 1999 to 2013 provisional and 2014 to 2019 forecasts for key beverage categories.

Health and beauty specialist retailers witnessed stronger current value growth in 2013 than in 2012 as it benefitted from consumers' rising health and image consciousness. Consumers' growing sophistication due to greater exposure to information via the internet increased their willingness to self-medicate for minor illnesses and explore various beauty products to enhance their looks, which contributed to the performance of health and beauty specialist retailers. Consumers' hectic lifestyles due...

"Spirits Market in Zambia: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Spirits market in Zambia.

Despite Australia's relatively sound economic position, fuelled by favourable interest rates, low government debt, a solid banking system and high levels of employment, Australian consumers have nonetheless watched from the sidelines as the rest of the developed world has fought sovereign debt crises and economic uncertainty during the global financial crisis and subsequent years of recession. As a result, the local market is characterised by a significant degree of retail malaise, as consumers...