Country of origin matters to consumers. Recent research carried out by Perception Research Services found that the perceptions of a country in consumers’ eyes can have a significant influence on consumer behaviour towards a product ...
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Two-thirds of the world’s largest companies are reporting exposure to water risks, some of which have potential to limit growth. The news comes amid mounting shareholder concern around the business impacts from water scarcity, ...
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Almost one-in-five (19%) of respondents said they do not recycle regularly because they aren’t sure about how and where to recycle their packaging. Additionally, a lack of understanding about what to recycle has resulted in half the ...
UK-based packaging company Macfarlane Packaging has launched what they claim to be the country’s first ‘letterboxable’ range of packaging. This new range of packaging has been made to fit the size of letterboxes so that ...
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Over half of UK consumers believe energy drinks are bad for ier health, but sales of the drinks are reaching record levels anyway, according to global market research organisation Canadean. Canadean said that to secure the success of this ...
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The move is a direct response to consumer feedback that highlights the biggest single frustration for online shoppers is products sent in packaging that is unnecessarily large and therefore unable to get through their letterbox. A recent ...
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The move is a direct response to consumer feedback that highlights the biggest single frustration for online shoppers is products sent in packaging that is unnecessarily large and therefore unable to get through their letterbox. A recent ...
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The DuPont Green Living Survey: India, conducted by TNS Global, found that a majority of Indian consumers are familiar with green products, have confidence that green products are better for the environment, and feel that biobased ...
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During his presentation at the SteelOrbis 2014 Fall Conference & 71st IREPAS Meeting being held in Berlin on September 28-30, Bernd Neuenkirchen from international steel trading company C&F International commented on both current and ...
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The research revealed that the purchasing decisions of almost a four in 10 (38.5%) consumers are effected by innovations such as re-sealability, extended shelf-life, ease of opening and interactive features such as QR codes. Almost a ...
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China's manufacturing sector expanded in August but at a significantly slower pace, as production rates and new orders softened. The Flash China Manufacturing PMI, published by HSBC in conjunction with Markit Economics, fell 1.4 points to ...
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LEGO and Barbie take the top spots on boys' and girls' lists of the most favoured toy licences this year. Barbie and LEGO have been named the most popular toy licences among British children, according to results of a new survey by LIMA. ...
According to news reports, Fort Wayne, Indiana-based stainless steel producers Valbruna Slater Stainless and Valbruna Stainless filed a petition Monday with the US International Trade Commission, seeking to block imports of certain products ...
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The Multifamily Production Index (MPI), an indicator for the multifamily market released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), posted a gain of five points to a reading of 58 for the second quarter. It is the 10th straight ...
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The 2014 Floor TrendsFlooring Industry Study, conducted recently by BNP Market Research and compiled from answers given by readers of Floor Trends,Floor Covering Installer, Stone World, Contemporary Stone & Tile Designand Tile Magazine, ...
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