Despite economic recession, the fundamentals of the dry bulk industry remain attractive with demand for dry bulk commodities continue to be positive. The primary driver for the dry bulk shipping industry continues to be sustained demand in East Asia led by strong demand for commodities in China and increasingly India. Chinas infrastructure building programs as per its 11th Five Year Plan will continue to drive demand for steel and that in turn...more
The overall memory market had grown at a strong growth rate till 2006. Flash memory is the core of memory market. The NAND segment overtook the NOR segment in market share. Mobile phone, digital camera, USB Flash drive, and MP3/PMP are major applications of NAND flash memory. SD formats, SD, MiniSD, and SDmicro generate approximately one-half of total flash card unit shipments. In 2007, supply overtook demand and this trend continues in 2008 and...more
Glaucoma is a type of disease that causes an irreversible blindness, if it is left undetected or untreated. Moreover there is no cure for glaucoma and regular medication is the only way to prevent blindness. In fact this is one of the main issues in the treatment of glaucoma, regularity in taking a proper medication course. Most people are not able to take the complete medication and the rate of medication regimen non-compliance is very high. Nearly half of the people who are being prescribed for medication discontinue only after six months due to various reasons. Another inherent characteristic of glaucoma and a deterrent in proper treatment is that most of the times this disease goes unnoticed. The market for ophthalmology and glaucoma consists of prescription or treatment and surgical or detection devices. The prescription or pharmaceuticals market is comparatively larger than the devices market both for ophthalmic and glaucoma. Contact Lenses is another significant market for ophthalmology. Region-wise US is the largest market for ophthalmic and glaucoma alike, and the global market is about 2-3 times that of the US market. Alcon, Allergan, Merck and Pfizer are main players. ...more
This report includes an overview of the global logistics & express market value and five forces analysis of the industry. It provides profiles of the top 10 companies including company overviews and individual financial and SWOT analysis of each company (...more
(estimation based on number of shipments to end-users, including both new uptake and renewal purchases), key drivers and resistors, trends and competitive positioning. It includes profiles of the top ten companies in the industry along with 5-year financial analysis and in-depth SWOT analysis. (...more
The food retail industry consists of revenues generated through food sales from supermarkets, hypermarkets, cooperatives, discounters, convenience stores, independent grocers, bakers, butchers, fishmongers and all other retailers of food and drink. ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=141511&rt=Global-Top-10-Food-Retailers-Industry-Financial-and-SWOT-Analysis.html )ScopePerformance of the global food retail market on the basis of sales, volume and respective growth patterns over the past five years. Obtain descriptive profiles of the top ten leading players including strategic initiatives undertaken in the last 12 months Analysis of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of the top 10 food retail companies along with business overview and financialsBenchmark the performance of the top 10 players for the past five years; includes revenue comparison, profitability analysis, industry-specific ratiosHighlightsThe global food retail industry generated total revenues of $3,657.6 billion in 2008, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% for the period spanning 200408.Supermarket sales proved the most lucrative for the global food retail industry in...more
This report analyzes the global healthcare equipment market in terms of market size, key drivers and resistors, trends and competitive positioning. It includes profiles of the top ten companies in the industry along with 5-year financial analysis and...more
Cooking can be enjoyable. The one thing that people dread about, however, is cleaning. No wonder people are choosing for nonstick cookware to ease the cleaning part. However, not all cookware are created the same. It can be quite confusing if this is...more
Iron deficiency anemia or IDA is among one of the top ten most important public health issues, according to the World Health Organization. With approximately one-third of the current global population facing the problem of iron deficiency, more and...more
HIV is a lentivirus and attacks immune system which leads to death. The continuous research has developed treatment for HIV which has made a separate market for HIV drugs. The HIV drug market is increasing due to increasing awareness and diagnosis...more
Industrialization is changing the dynamics of the global seeds industry. The agriculture land is not going to increase over a period of time; in fact, it is decreasing owing to the growing industrialization world over. The agricultural land is...more
Key Findings - In 2009, Mens Underwear was the top growing US apparel category, reaching a growth of +11%. - The total market for underwear in the UK was worth GBP 2.57 billion in 2009, and it is expected to increase up to GBP 2.59 billion in 2010....more