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This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the car rental market in Belgium. It contains detailed data on market dynamics along with latest industry happenings and industry players in Belgium. "Belgium Car Rental: Market Update" provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the car rental market in Belgium. It is an essential tool for companies active across Belgium travel and tourism value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

Hair care categories contain products very different from one another. Over the review period, all the sub-categories witnessed serious development and it can be concluded that maturity of hair care is comparable to that in Western European countries with bigger markets and higher disposable income. As in the majority of beauty and personal care categories, Bulgarians have become more concerned about what they are buying and a varied product portfolio is needed in order to lure wider groups of people into purchases.

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

Nuromol was launched by Reckitt Benckiser New Zealand Ltd in September 2011. The product contains 200mg of ibuprofen and 500mg of acetaminophen. The brand performed well, with value sales increasing by 377% between 2011 and 2013. Indeed, Nuromol's brand share of adult analgesics increased from 8% in 2011 to 29% in 2013. The brand now competes directly with combination products - analgesics category leader Panadeine, which held a 30% value share in 2013. Reckitt Benckiser New Zealand Ltd has invested in brand promotion and advertising between 2011 and 2013, which resulted in the positive performance of Nuromol.

Sales of dishwashing continued to be restrained by declining unit prices in 2013, which resulted from increased pressure from private label, as well as consumers' more cautious attitude to spending. In an attempt to remain competitive, manufacturers implemented an increased number of price promotions, thereby supporting volume sales, particularly for automatic dishwashing tablets, but constraining retail value and profit margins.

Adverse economic and regulatory conditions forced firms to increase prices in many categories to keep up with the country's extreme inflation, which reached 27% in 2013. Some categories such as bar soap, standard shampoos and many deodorants have prices fixed by the government so companies compensated for losses with higher profitability in non-controlled products. Although volume growth was slower as a result of high prices, price hikes caused double-digit current value growth in 2013.

The Symantec Corporation 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 Symantec Corporation since January 2007.

The United Arab Emirates began a national migration to chip and pin debit cards in 2011, with all retailers switching to POS terminals in March 2012 that are compatible with chip and pin technology. The Central Bank initially imposed a deadline of 31 December 2012 for the upgrade of all debit cards to the chip and pin format. However, in mid-December National Bank of Abu Dhabi and Emirates NBD announced that they were not able to meet this deadline. While Emirates NBD had upgraded 85% of its...

In Australia, men have become more interested in and confident with fashion. In fact, industry sources report that men are shopping more for clothes as they are becoming more proactive and concerned with their fashion choices, and they want to know how they can dress better. One of Australia's top modelling agencies, Chic Management, reported that due to an increase in marketing spending for the male audience, there was an upsurge in work for male models in 2013, whilst fashion stylists have reported a two- or threefold increase of their male clientele. This has resulted in a 3% growth of menswear value sales and 1% growth in volume sales in 2013. Sales in the category were mostly driven by office attire, formal occasions and key events, such as the spring racing season.

This report is the result of Timetric's extensive market research covering the hotels market in the United Kingdom. It contains detailed data on market dynamics along with latest industry happenings and industry players in the United Kingdom. "United Kingdom Hotels: Market Update" provides a top-level overview and detailed insight into the operating environment of the hotels market in the United Kingdom. It is an essential tool for companies active across the United Kingdom travel and tourism value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

Growth in total hot drinks volume sales in Thailand in 2013 was down slightly on 2012, and also slower than the review period CAGR. This slowdown was partly due to increasing maturity, but also attributable to price hikes that were driven by rising production costs and other inflationary pressures. Growth in total volume sales was further restricted by ongoing political unrest, which dampened consumer confidence and discouraged some manufacturers from investing in new launches and marketing...

Machine vision technology can be used to analyze and inspect images through the use of various machine vision software solutions, hardware, and accessories. It includes four processes: guidance, identification, measurement, and inspection. Machine vision technology captures an image, then transfers it to processor systems for inspection and reports the processed results. To date, machine vision products have been used in various industries. However, the application of smart cameras and vision-guided robotics has enhanced the market potential in various non-conventional industries.

Savory & Deli Foods Market in Georgia: Databook to 2017" is the result of Canadean's extensive market research covering the Savory & Deli Foods market in Georgia.

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

King is an interactive entertainment company that develops and publishes casual games. Its games include the highly successful Candy Crush Saga. In March 2014, its IPO failed to achieve its target price with investors concerned by the company's reliance on Candy Crush and the disappointing performance of rival Zynga since its IPO in December 2011. This case study analyzes King and these issues.

Vitamins and dietary supplements continued to benefit from the long-term health-consciousness trend in Hong Kong. Consumers are increasingly sophisticated in their understanding of these products' benefits and the high household penetration of broadband-enabled computers and smartphones in the country enable consumers to easily research product benefits online. As a result of these trends, consumers took an increasingly proactive approach to their health during the review period, increasingly...

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

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

A digital video recorder is a consumer electronics device that records video in a digital format to a disk drive, USB flash drive, SD memory card, SSD or other local or networked mass storage device. It is an advanced form of personal video recorder that uses a hard drive instead of video tapes. It is used to record, save, and play back television programs.

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

The Future of the Bakery and Cereals Market in Bulgaria to 2018 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Bakery and Cereals consumption trends in Bulgaria, historic and forecast Bakery and Cereals 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 Bakery and Cereals 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 travel and tourism industry in Thailand. It contains detailed historic and forecast data for hotels. 'Hotels in Thailand to 2018: Market Databook' provides detailed insight into the operating environment of the travel and tourism industry in Thailand. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Thai travel and tourism value chain and for new players considering to enter the market.

GBI Research's report, "Market Snapshot: Mammography Systems 2006 to 2020 - Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain)" provides quantitative analysis of the two mammography systems market segments: full field mammography systems and film-screen mammography systems. The analysis includes market size data by revenue and volume over the 2006-2020 period for the following countries: Germany, UK, France, Italy and Spain. It uses data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GBI Research's team of industry experts.

The global hotel industry is reaching new heights prompted by strong growth in tourism flows globally. Sales continue to shift towards emerging markets at the expense of developed markets, especially Europe. However, the hotel industry now grapples with the rise in peer-to-peer lodging, with Airbnb leading the market. Going forward, technology will shape the industry with regards to distribution, marketing and guest experience.

BMI has upgraded its forecast for Moldova's pharmaceutical and healthcare market for 2014 due to improved economic conditions. Moldova is likely to sign the Association Agreement with the EU in June 2014, which would strengthen the business environment and improve the regulatory structure and access to the pharmaceutical market in the country. Moldova is undertaking a reform of its healthcare sector with the World Bank, which is likely to be positive for the sector. Any retaliatory move by Russia against Moldova though unlikely will affect the overall economic conditions in the short-term.