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In Poland, the most popular method of hair removal is the use of razors and blades, as it is a painless, inexpensive and simple treatment. For cost reasons, female consumers often use razors and blades with shower gel, although rising demand for gender-specific products makes them more likely to buy women's pre shave products or hair removers/bleaches. The growing pressure to look attractive causes hair removal to become a daily hygiene routine and depilatories registered growth in volume terms in 2013.

Sun care recorded value growth of 5% to generate sales of S$21 million in 2013. This is attributed to new innovations in sun protection with added benefits, driving up the average unit price of the products. Sun protection is the largest contributor to sun care products, taking up 97% of value sales in 2013.

The number of ATM cards continued to grow at the end of the review period due to ATM infrastructure expansion and a number of corporate partnerships with leading banks. Emirates NBD, which operates the largest ATM network in the UAE, partnered with Western Union in July 2013 to offer money transfer services through its ATM machines. With the UAE population comprising a majority of expatriates, it is expected that there will remain a strong need for remittance services with the creation of more...

Demand for sauces, dressings and condiments is expected to continue to grow in 2013. Mayonnaise, ketchup, soy-based sauces and mustard are set to increase at a faster pace than other sauces, with 17% for mayonnaise compared to the overall growth rate of 3%.

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

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

Oral care saw value growth of 3% to generate sales of S$99 million in 2013. Consumers have a higher knowledge of the importance of oral health given their frequent dental visits. In addition, consumers are more conscious about their physical appearance. This has led to consumers seeking higher-quality oral care products with multiple functional benefits, such as protection and whitening.

Bone glues are a form of collagen. They are obtained from animal sources such as bovine and piscine bones. The most commonly used production process for making bone glues involves the procurement of animal bones from slaughterhouses, tanneries, and meat packing companies and their subjection to washing, boiling under pressure, de-mineralization and extraction of collagen, and drying. Bone glues are largely used in applications such as woodworking, book publishing, and match head production.

Vending declined by 3% in current value terms in 2013, suffering from falling demand as a result of the weak economy. The performance in 2013 was even weaker than that observed during the review period.

Total sugar and sweeteners volume sales declined by 5% in 2013. This negative performance, which was in sharp contrast to the increase of 8% in total volume sales posted by the category in 2012, was mainly due to steep price hikes arising from production shortfalls. These shortfalls were in turn the result of insufficient rains in the main sugarcane producing states of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.

In October 2013, Teva announced that it would be cutting approximately 10% of the workforce in order to cut costs. Later that month, it announced the departure of its CEO of just 18 months, Jeremy Levin, who was forced out by Chairman Phillip Frost. This case study looks out how Teva, one of the largest pharmaceuticals companies in the world, has ended up in this position, & what the future holds

The China Life Insurance Company Limited Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Partnerships & Alliances and Investments report includes business description, detailed reports on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestments, capital raisings, venture capital investments, ownership and partnership transactions undertaken by China Life Insurance Company Limited since January 2007.

Internet retailing continued to record rapid growth in Russia towards the end of the review period. The leading players in store-based retailing have come to accept that they cannot ignore the channel any longer and this has led them to develop their online activities. At the end of the review period, internet retailing in Russia was presented by purely online players, with store-based retailers rapidly expanding into online sales, including grocery retailers, apparel and footwear specialist retailers, leisure and personal goods specialist retailers and home and garden specialist retailers.

MMO games or massively multiplayer online games refer to videogames that allow a large number of players to participate simultaneously over an internet connection. These games usually take place in a shared world that the gamer can access after purchasing or installing the game software. MMOs usually have at least one persistent world that continues to exist even after users have exited the world and changes made to the world state by its users remain intact. These games can be found for most network-capable platforms, including the personal computer, video game console, or smartphones and other mobile devices.

After many difficult years, local companies could finally take a breath, thanks to the efforts of custom services against the under-billing of imported products. Thus, the results were remarkable at the level of imports which declined by 25% from 2010. The struggle against this phenomenon started in 2007, and allowed national products to maintain their position in the category. Over the last two years domestic companies started to invest, which encouraged them to innovate, diversify their product ranges and invest in production capacity.

Products within the snack bars category tend to be perceived as a healthy option in terms of snacking. Consumers consider snack bars as a good substitute for less healthy products such as biscuits, sweet and savoury snacks, pastries and even confectionery. Even for people who do not consume such items, products within the snack bars category are widely considered an acceptable option for a mid-afternoon snack, for example, with the consumer base broadening for snack bars over the review period.

Health and beauty specialist retailers continued to see a positive performance in 2013 thanks to the health awareness and self-medication trends. Chemists/pharmacies dominated in terms of the number of outlets, driven by local brands. Chemists/pharmacies can be found within department stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, office buildings and community villages. On the other hand, Boots and Watsons controlled outlets, selling space and retail value sale of parapharmacies/drugstores at the end of the review period. Store expansion, trustworthy brands, imported skin and rejuvenation products, loyalty programmes as well as new product launches were important factors supporting the strong performance of these two brands.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a type of hydrocarbon, consisting of propane or butane. These are usually in gas form at atmospheric temperature and pressure, and liquefy when introduced in modest temperature or refrigeration (pure butane liquefies at 68 degrees Fahrenheit whereas pure propane liquefies at 131 degrees Fahrenheit), which makes it possible to transport or store LPG as liquid. LPG is stored or transported in pressurized cylindrical containers. It is produced during refining or extracted from natural gas production processes. LPG is clean, lower carbon, and an efficient source of energy for various end-user segments.

There were two main trends visible in laundry care, specifically in laundry detergents, at the end of the review period. First, Czech consumers increasingly prefer more concentrated laundry detergents due to their high effectiveness. Second, demand for modern formats, such as liquid detergents and detergent tablets, rose significantly at the end of the review period.

Other dairy products achieved remarkable growth in terms of the number of products available through different retail outlets compared with the previous years. 2013 saw the entrance of a range of new products that expanded the category's portfolio. One example was Danino Banane Biscuit from Centrale Laitiere Maroc in flavoured fromage frais and quark. The cream category saw product diversification and specification, such as thickening and cooking creams under the Bridel UHT brand, and cooking light cream by Elle & Vire.

Womenswear in France industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the France womenswear market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Beauty and personal care continues to grow in 2013. Due to rising household incomes consumers are able to spend more in retail and they increased their spending on beauty and personal care products as well. Volume sales start to increase slightly in most categories, especially in those that faced the most serious sales declines during the crisis, such as hand and body care. However, price competition remains strong and pushes prices down, thus current value sales of beauty and personal care...

The “Human Identification Market by Technology (Next Generation Sequencing, Rapid DNA Analysis, Capillary Electrophoresis, PCR), Application (Forensics, Paternity Testing), DNA Amplification, Quantification, Extraction, Services, & Software - Forecast to 2018”, provides a detailed overview of the major drivers, restraints, challenges, opportunities, current market trends, and strategies impacting the Human Identification market along with the estimates and forecasts of the revenue and share analysis.

The report “Global Construction Chemicals Market by Type & Geography – Forecasts up to 2017", published by MarketsandMarkets (www.marketsandmarkets.com), defines and segments the global construction chemicals market with analysis and forecasting of the global volume and revenue for the construction chemicals. The global construction chemicals revenue is expected to grow from $14,853 million in 2012 to $22,361 million by 2017, growing at an estimated CAGR of 8.53% from 2012 to 2017. As of year 2012, Asia-Pacific is expected to lead construction chemicals consumption followed by Europe. North America and ROW are expected to stand next in the consumption of construction chemicals. Concrete admixtures are estimated to lead amongst the other construction chemicals in its consumption. Adhesives, flame retardants, and sealants are expected to contribute their share in the consumption of construction chemicals after the concrete admixtures.

The “Lecithin & Phospholipids Market by Source (Soy, Sunflower, Egg, and Others), by Application (Food, Nutrition & Supplements, Cosmetics, Feed, Pharmaceuticals, And Others) - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2019” defines and segments the lecithin & phospholipids market with an analysis and forecast of the market volume and value of lecithin & phospholipids products.