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As Southeast Asia’s most populous nation and its largest economy, Indonesia has been blessed with rapid growth and finds itself in the middle of a consumer spending fever that is likely to continue for years. While the familiar emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India, and China have slowed down or even declined, Indonesia keeps attracting
Despite the considerable amount of skepticism when it comes to natural and organic products, there is a segment of shoppers that might not be huge, but is loyal to buying these types of products. The categories with most loyal shoppers of natural or organic products are baby food, produce, dairy, and vitamins/supplements. According to The
Putting on its best face, the U.S. cosmetics and toiletries market continues to perform well, posting 3.4% growth in 2012, with sales signifying success for both key and niche industry players. However, it is at the macro level that the flourishing personal care market is offering the most promise. Procter & Gamble (P&G) maintains its
“2013 is Amazon’s year of beauty,” claimed Chance Wales, director of the health and beauty category for the e-commerce giant talking to WWD last month, confirming Amazon’s plans to become beauty retailers’ largest rival. Will this be a killer for some beauty categories? Amazon is many things to different beauty marketers and retailers. To some it
Thousands of deals were announced globally through 2012, and this level of confidence and activity in M&A continues apace into 2013 as exemplified by Valeant’s acquisition of Ambi Skincare Products from Johnson & Johnson and Acne Free from University Medical. Similarly, Valeant has recently announced it is acquiring outstanding Obagi stock for $360 million. Other noteworthy
At least 30% of women visiting nail salons bring in their own polish, according to Kline’s preliminary research conducted in New York/New Jersey area nail salons in preparation for Kline’s new report, Nail Technician Insights. There are three main reasons for this: polish touch-ups at home save time and money, the customers often like their color
March was a busy period for the professional beauty industry, with two of the largest professional beauty trade shows happening this month: Cosmoprof Bologna and Beauty/Top Hair International Dusseldorf. Cosmoprof Bologna continues to be a major industry crossroad. Among the trends that caught our attention were product lines with vitamin C, such as Skeyndor’s Power
The latest market data just released by Kline on the U.S. beauty industry illustrates that although the market grew by 3.4% in 2012, there were varying levels of success where some of the key players fared better than others. Procter & Gamble (P&G) remains the clear leader in the U.S. personal care market, which Kline
Industry experts from Kline’s European team, Ewa Grigar and Pierrick Dutton, recently attended the launch of [ comfort zone ]’s new spa,located in the five-star Boscolo hotel in Prague, where its latest skin care line, SKIN REGIMEN, was introduced. [ comfort zone ] is the cosmetics division of Davines S.p.a, an Italian firm founded in
The CEW Product Demonstration held on March 6, 2013, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City was the usual hurry and flurry of excitement. Here are some of the notable product trends Kline observed at the event:
