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Mexico Market

International influence and local traditions combine in North America’s fastest growing market.

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Eco-Home

In an effort to save money and reduce their environmental impact, the families and homes of the future will be highly attuned to managing and conse...

Eco-home : China : Panasonic

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Men’s Luxury Retail

Global – Men continue to receive greater attention from retailers as luxury brands and department stores open dedicated men’s outlets, looking to t...

China : Japan : Valentino

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Luxury Pilgrims

Religious pilgrimage has never been so popular in India. In 2010, more than 650m Hindu and Sikh worshippers set off to pilgrimage sites across the ...

Religion : Hindu : Sikh

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Urban future mobility

As the populations of emerging economies grow in the Turbulent Teens, and people flock to urban areas, new megacities are emerging that will requir...

Audi : Urban Future Summit : Frankfurt

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Flash sales here to stay

New York – The flash sales market arrived with the recession in 2008 and now that online consumers have become used to discounted merchandise and s...

Gilt Group : M-commerce : Flash Sales

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Hot Luxury: Brazil’s retail potential

Retailers and brands were focused on the retail potential of Brazil at the International Herald Tribune (IHT) luxury conference earlier this month ...

IHT : Suzy Menkes : BRICs

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Hot Luxury: Brazil’s rising consumer demand

Brazil is a country waking up to the luxury industry due to rising consumer demand and a rush of international brands keen to expand there, accordi...

IHT : Suzy Menkes : BRICs

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Convenience formats

Recognising the customer need for a convenient retail experience, supermarkets are launching new local formats.

Walgreens : Duane Reade : CBX

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Just Nots Homedulgence

Eating in rather than dining out is a common-sense way to control household budgets – and one that appeals to Just Nots. Just Not pensioner David S...

Prezzo : IGD : Culture Kitchen

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Private Label Rising

The rise in own-brand, private-label goods in supermarkets is a direct impact of the Just Nots’ squeezed budgets. Four in 10 (41%) more Britons bou...

Private Label : Quality : Wal-Mart

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Spirits Market

The worldwide spirits sector is booming, fuelled by growth markets such as China and India.

China : India : White Spirits

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Bakery Market

A projected 100%+ increase in sales of gluten-free products in the US by 2015 signals health and ethics as major marketing points in this sector. P...

Gluten : Gluten Free : Premiumisation

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Fragrance

The global market for fragrances is set to grow, boosted by organic ingredients and a revival of Middle Eastern scents in the West.

Global Intelligence Alliance : Avon : Bulgari

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Organic plus

Simply being organic is no longer enough. Consumers are demanding organic products that add value with increasingly high ethical standards and func...

Organic : CAGR : Brandview

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Luxury car market: China

With China due to overtake the US as the world’s biggest luxury consumer market in the coming five years, the country is seeing a burgeoning demand...

China : Autos : Hurun Report

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Natural and Organic Beauty

Consumers are increasingly aware of the health benefits of natural ingredients in beauty products, and demanding transparency from beauty brands ab...

Mintel : The Body Shop : Kiehl's

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Africa’s emerging middle class

All eyes to Africa, where a new report confirms the emergence of a meaningful number of middle class consumers and further expansion predicted over...

African Development Bank : Ghana : McKinsey & Co

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Craft Beer Market: US

A controversial shift from bottles to cans is part of a strategy to further fuel increases in sales of craft beers in a falling market.

Microbrews : Craft Beer : Cans

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Teens: Nigeria and West Africa

Teens make up a significant proportion of West Africans. Forty per cent of residents are under 15, according to the United Nations’ Population Divi...

Nigeria : World Bank : Blackberry

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