The hair styling market will remain the problem child of the haircare category through to 2016 at least, according to expert forecasts. In 2016, the top 6 ranking of European markets is forecast to be : Ranked index of 2016 market value Germany (index – 100) United Kingdom (index – 50) France (index – 50) […]
Brand owners and problems of product diversion
13/11/2012 by Leave a Comment
Product diversion or the ‘grey market’ is an on-going risk for multi-territory exporters – particularly in a recessionary environment when volumes are under pressure and risks of surplus stock are higher. Created by price disparities between the various channel resellers/distributors, diversion represents an unauthorised movement of a genuine product to a region originally intended for […]
Skills shortage for UK exporters
11/10/2012 by Leave a Comment
Profound difficulties lie ahead for exporters if the UK doesn’t address the decline in the take-up of languages in schools and universities. A CBI/Pearson Education & Skills survey carried out in early 2012 showed : Nearly three quarters of businesses say they value foreign language skills among employers to build customer, client and supplier relations. […]