New Janitorial Research from Kline & Co.
The overall professional janitorial and housekeeping market is growing slowly but steadily and, in general, tracks the slow increase in the U.S. population. Each end-user segment has its own growth dynamics based on how its number of guests, students, residents, patients, or visitors are changing. Continue reading
Professional Skin Care: Growing by $1.1 Billion Globally in Five Years
The professional skin care market registers a strong growth of about 7% in 2019, across key markets including China, Europe, India, and the United States, according to Kline’s recently published Professional Skin Care Global Series. All four markets register positive growth, with developing country India registering double-digit growth and Russia registering the highest growth in Europe.
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It Was Only a Matter of Time
We’re all familiar, I suspect, with U.S.-based warehouse operator Costco Wholesale Corporation and its extensive, trusted Kirkland Signature private-label line of products, such as gasoline, wine, spirits, cashews, laundry detergent, vitamins, beef hot dogs, and my personal favorite, funeral urns and caskets. When it’s time for Uncle Leo to meet his maker, send him out in style and on a budget in a Costco casket.
The Professional Nail Care Market Continues to Surprise
The competition structure in the global professional nail care market is expected to get a major facelift, as market leader OPI has been put up for sale. Although experiencing a sales decline in recent years, OPI remains the dominant professional nail care marketer in the United States, with an approximate 21% market share in 2019. The brand particularly shines in the United States in the dipping powder segment thanks to the introduction of the Powder Perfection product line in 2017, in sync with the rapidly growing dipping powder trend.Continue reading
Kline Kicks Off 10th Edition of Janitorial and Housekeeping Cleaning Products Study
We are pleased to announce that we’re starting research for our largest market study in the industrial and institutional cleaning products industry – Janitorial and Housekeeping Cleaning Products USA. This study incorporates detailed, structured research with over 1,000 end-use decision makers at building service contractors and in healthcare, hospitality, foodservice, education, government, commercial office buildings, industrial, retail, and transportation industries. Continue reading
Scalp Care: Still a Niche Segment with Lucrative Opportunities
Whether they’re for hair loss, itchiness, or an aging scalp, products targeting scalp care continue to be launched by key professional hair care marketers as well as small and medium players around the globe. Scalp care continues to be an important topic for stylists, marketers, and consumers despite accounting for only a few percentages of global salon hair care sales. And while our soon-to-be-published Professional Scalp Care Products: Global Market Snapshot report shows that the market has slowed down, it’s still showing growth in line with overall salon market growth in key global markets.Continue reading
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Votes for MORE, Federally Deschedules Cannabis
The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act passed in the House Judiciary Committee with a 24 to 10 vote on November 21, 2019. The MORE Act is historic because it:
• Removes or “deschedules” marijuana and cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act
• Allows states to enact their own cannabis regulations without federal interference
• Provides review and expungement of past cannabis convictions
• Provides reinvestments to communities adversely affected by the drug war Continue reading
Technology Front and Center at 2019 ISSA Show
This year’s ISSA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada was well-attended and featured hundreds of booths displaying new products, with many showcasing how technology is being used to improve cleaning and efficiency. From augmented reality to robotics, many technologically advanced tools are being offered to cleaning professionals to help them clean more efficiently and educate cleaning staff. Optisolve showed a device that, when attached to a tablet, reveals in real time invisible surface contamination and can be used to benchmark and track improvements in cleaning thoroughness. Continue reading
Ongoing Trends to Delve Into Wellness and Niche Beauty
As we gear up to begin our research for the 45th edition of our flagship Cosmetics and Toiletries USA report, we take note of some of the key trends sweeping the industry. These include wellness-positioned offerings, the rise of niche products, and retail expansion to accommodate more products and offer new shopping experiences.Continue reading
Synthetics: Where Is the Strongest Growth Expected?
It is a known fact that the conventional lubricants market is projected to be flat to declining in the foreseeable future. To offset these declines and both maintain and grow their market share, businesses need to look for opportunities in various market segments, with synthetics being one of them. Sales of synthetic and semi-synthetic lubricants are projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.7% and 3.9%, respectively, between 2018 and 2023.Continue reading
