With consumers looking to cut costs across the board, it should come as no surprise that visiting the dentist—already not a popular pastime—looks even less attractive now. But that doesn’t mean American consumers are ignoring their mouths.
US retail sales of oral care products for consumer use grew 3% to $9 billion in 2008. Take a look at these statistics to see where at-home dental hygiene trends are going.
This year’s Toy Fair wasn’t just about the new toys every kid will want, it was about the classics that have stayed at the top of wish lists for decades.
Skin care, classified as broadly as facial cleansers, facial moisturizers, anti-aging products, and hand and body lotions, generated more than $6 billion in sales in 2007, a growing market projected to reach $7.2 billion by 2010. Use these facts and figures to help your store win over consumers in this valuable category.
Notebook computers accounted for 68% of all computer sales from January to September 2008, according to data from the NPD Group/Consumer Tracking Service, a dollar volume of nearly $15 billion. Stats like these demonstrate that consumers are making the shift from one desktop per household to one notebook per person, a trend that will only continue as the average cost for a notebook goes down and performance improves. Use these facts and figures on notebook computers to help your store capitalize on this big opportunity.
Retail guru Bob Richardson cuts through the hyperbole to tell us what trends will emerge in the consumer electronics industry in the New Year.
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