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Kline at the European Base Oils & Lubricants Summit

Kline at the European Base Oils & Lubricants Summit

European Base Oils & Lubricants Summit gathers top European and global industry players and experts. If the most current and most exclusive data on the European lubricant and oil market is what you are looking for, do not miss out on the next year’s event. Among the guests and presenters were Kline’s Geeta Agashe – Energy Practice Vicepresident, and Dr. Sharbel Luzuriaga – Energy Practice Senior Analyst.Continue reading

It's Not Your Mother's Drug Store

Duane Reade: It’s Not Your Mother’s Drug Store

On a glorious fall day, we set out to explore the latest and greatest in beauty retailing formats on Wall Street. We had heard that the iconic Duane Reade opened last year on 40 Wall Street, but never imagined what we would be in store for.

To begin, we entered a magnificently renovated building with an interior reminiscent of the art deco era. We were amazed at all the options right in front of our eyes. We were welcomed by a Tensator Virtual Assistant that greets customers and provides information on this 22,000 square foot store.

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Fall 2012 Beauty Trends

Fall 2012 Beauty Trends

Since the change of the millennium, fashion, beauty, interior design, and other aesthetic indicators have been celebrating multiple decades concurrently. Not that long ago, trends came and went, where one era or particular look was popular for a while and then faded away. Once upon a time, each decade actually had its own distinctive look. Nowadays, one can observe strong influences from the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s all in the same season’s runways.Continue reading

Natural Products: OTC and Personal Care

Getting the Inside Data: Exceeding the Limits of Natural Personal Care Research

Over the past five years, the global natural personal care market has experienced strong growth across all major markets of the world, at a CAGR of about 11%. However, companies can no longer count on unbridled growth, and must dig deeper into how to influence new customers to buy natural products.

A previous Kline study from the Consumer Insights series, focused on consumer perceptions of innovations in personal care products, has shown that awareness of environmental responsibility is perceived as lacking in companies. Continue reading

European Base Oils & Lubricants Prague

Join us at the European Base Oils & Lubricants Summit

ACI’s Fourth Annual European Base Oils & Lubricants Summit will be taking place on 19-20 September this year in Prague, Czech Republic.

Kline’s Vice President Geeta Agashe will lecture on “European Debt Crisis, Recession & Eurozone Break-Up – and the Impact on the European Lubricant Market”, and Sharbel Luzuriaga, Kline’s Senior Analyst, will present on “Opportunities in Lubricants: Czech Market Analysis”.Continue reading

Chemical Marketing & Economics Group Meeting

Join us at Chemical Marketing & Economics Group meeting

Join us on September 6, 2012 at the Chemical Marketing & Economics Group meeting in New York.

Eric Vogelsberg will discuss the current M&A environment and its key underlying trends and drivers, sharing Kline’s views on the impact on the personal care value chain.  He will examine how the continued consolidation and evolution of players is altering the structure of this business and the competitive landscape, increasing our understanding of why personal care remains one of the hottest spaces in M&A.Continue reading

Beauty Retailing: U.S. Channel Analysis and Opportunities

Back to Beauty School

As the seasons inevitably change, personal care professionals are now returning from summer vacations and getting up to speed with industry developments.

Now that it’s back to business, Kline’s personal care industry experts have been invited to share the latest insights and findings within the anti-aging and natural personal care markets and the retail environment.

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Fall 2012 Beauty Trends

Cosmetics and Toiletries Industry Shows Signs of Tempered Optimism

Conflicting news reports abound about the state of the luxury market in 2012, and the jury is still out on where the year will end up for the cosmetics and toiletries industry as a whole. Some reports show luxury companies like Ralph Lauren missing revenue goals and lowering EPS in the second quarter of 2012, and a cluster of such reports in August point to skittish high-end consumers putting down their credit cards. Continue reading

Join us at The 1st ICIS European Surfactants Conference

Join us at The 1st ICIS European Surfactants Conference

Building on the success of our 2011 surfactants conferences in New York and Singapore and in response to customer demand, ICIS in association with Neil A Burns LLC are proud to announce the launch of the inaugural surfactants conference in Europe. Join delegates in Budapest as they turn the spotlight onto the European surfactants market and analyze the key drivers affecting this highly competitive and innovative region. The conference will also review and evaluate the growth opportunities in the emerging Eastern European and Russian markets.Continue reading

Join us at The ICS Butadiene & Derivatives Conference

Join us at The ICIS Butadiene & Derivatives Conference

With both suppliers and consumers of BD keenly following pricing developments, the industry must consider developments and trends across the whole BD value chain in order to make prudent yet profitable business decisions. Born from the huge success of our annual World Olefins Conference, the inaugural ICIS Butadiene & Derivatives Conference will bring together the entire butadiene (BD) value chain to assess current supply/demand dynamics and explore downstream market trends and developments across synthetic rubbers, latex, plastics and nylon.Continue reading