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Procter & Gamble: pets eat 'on the hoof'

Just like their owners, it seems that pets like to eat 'on the hoof'. Procter & Gamble, which owns the Iams dog and cat foods, is licensing US travel meals to make travel packs of convenience cat and dog foods. The development highlights that the impact of consumer trends can reach far beyond where you might expect.

Published By Datamonitor
14 Aug 2002
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Profits are up at Diageo

Diageo's organic sales and profits increased by 2% in the 2010 fiscal year, driven by the growth of its key premium, super/ultra-premium and reserve brands. Despite the economic uncertainty, Diageo is confident about the future, predicting even stronger results in the coming year.

Published By Datamonitor
27 Aug 2010
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Providers are delivering personalized marketing by using social media

Consumers are showing an increasing appetite for receiving suitable marketing material on social media. Indeed, suitable is the operative word, with providers using customers' social profiles to learn more about their likes and interests to tailor their marketing to individual customers.

Published By Datamonitor
27 Sep 2012
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Revlon: not reveling in success

Revlon registered an operating loss of $114.9 million for 2002, compared to an operating income of $16.1 million in 2001. A large part of the drop was due to a $100 million charge for its 'growth plan'. Revlon is currently in the middle of major repositioning efforts, which appear to be paying off.

Published By Datamonitor
18 Mar 2003
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Split strategies in the savings market

Consumers with small savings balances prize ease of access whereas consumers with large balances focus on interest rate. This requires banks to segment and market their savings proposition in terms of either rate or ease of access.

Published By Datamonitor
03 Apr 2013
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Tesco: losing share but riding high

Tesco is comfortably riding out the challenging trading conditions facing UK retailing, recording pre-tax profits of GBP2.95 billion for the 52 weeks to February 28. Although exposure to non-food and the impact of its Discounter brand have dented sales growth, the supermarket's international credentials and ability to diversify into new markets will see it continue to prove a formidable retailer.

Published By Datamonitor
21 Apr 2009
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The retention of 600 Morgan Keegan advisors highlights the advisor support network of Raymond James

Raymond James has completed the acquisition of Morgan Keegan, with over 600 of the latter's advisors agreeing to remain with the combined firm. Raymond James has already launched the Advisor Mastery Program to develop future advisors, and a social media compliance partnership has further increased its attractiveness.

Published By Datamonitor
12 Apr 2012
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UnionPay set to shake up US card market

China UnionPay's entrance into the US payment card market with a prepaid card offering signals a bold strategic move by the payment network to not only tap into the growing popularity of prepaid cards, but also to expand its consumer reach and global brand presence. If successful, UnionPay could potentially spell bad news for major payment providers and their standing in the market.

Published By Datamonitor
02 May 2013
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US economy: time to focus on the bare necessities

The gap between incomes and housing costs has grown in every state. With the economy not expected to recover to previous peaks, middle-income households might soon feel the pinch and have to curb spending. CPG manufacturers must respond appropriately, through greater offerings of more affordable goods sold through cheaper channels.

Published By Datamonitor
23 Sep 2002
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US saving culture: the source of all problems?

Datamonitor's Financial Services Consumer Insights survey shows that the fundamental weakness in US savings behavior is a crucial driver of global imbalances. Despite the G20's intention to address the issue of imbalances in the world economy, US saving behavior must see a marked change if global imbalances are to be corrected and the $100 billion US current account deficit is to be paid back.

Published By Datamonitor
28 Sep 2009

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