USA

American packaging trends are quickly evolving and pushing designers in multiple industries to innovate. Growing desire for convenience is one trend that is seen across various packaging industries as consumers are finding they need products that fit...

In spite of the small number of consumers, the high net worth market globally is highly profitable for brands and businesses. But it is not an easy market to crack, with brands that have identified HNWIs as a growth opportunity often facing a similar...

The competitive landscape is changing as SMEs are increasing pressure on large well-established businesses compelling them to change their game plan and traditional business models. The question is what are these technological developments, how are ...

The growth of dog and cat food packaging continues to be impacted by the limited movement in the number cats and dogs in the country and the trend towards smaller dogs, which consume less food than larger breeds. Driven by the pet humanisation trend,...

As world trade and investment deals become more interconnected in the context of globalisation, no economy is immune to fluctuations in the global economy. Insights into the best growth opportunities and “what if” scenarios are crucial to ...

Internet retailing’s ascent to becoming a major channel in US cat food has been strikingly fast. In the span of only two years (between 2015 and 2017), online sales gained five value share percentage points across cat food. Much of the innovation ...

The rise of internet retailing in dog food in recent years has been nothing short of incredible. In only two years (between 2015 and 2017), internet retailing’s value share in dog food expanded by six percentage points. This remarkable rise has been ...

The rise of internet retailing as a significant channel has been dramatic. Over the span of only two years (between 2015 and 2017), its value sales share gained four percentage points, and the channel is projected to grow considerably in 2018. A ...

The dramatic rise of online retailers such as Chewy and Amazon has ushered pet care into a new “digital age”. This places tremendous pressure on pet specialist stores, which historically thrived as the exclusive places to buy premium pet food brands ...

With a decline in the other pet population being projected, humanisation is expected to be the primary driver of value sales growth in other pet products. Demographic trends favour continued growth. Millennials and the internet generation – the next ...

Not only has the overwhelming shift from beer packaged in glass bottles to metal beverage cans uprooted the US alcoholic drinks packaging status quo, it is oftentimes declared as a leading trend in the beer industry and one brewers look to for ...

With USD3 billion in sales in 2017, the personal wipes market in North America leads all other regions. However, growth is expected to slow as the market matures and competition heats up. Major industry players are experiencing pressure from smaller ...

The colour cosmetics market in the US is still far from saturation. In the next five years, US colour cosmetics will gain another USD2.9 billion. It is the second most lucrative market in the world (behind China) and the third country in the world to...

Ancient grains speak to tradition and cultural heritage, but it is unquestionable that an increasing number of health-conscious consumers seek these ingredients. This briefing analyses the nutritional value of ancient grains, and delves into their ...

US eyewear continued to see positive growth in 2018. Contact lenses benefited in 2018 from the strong growth of daily disposable lenses (DD). While daily disposable lenses appeal to new patients due to the ease of use and comfortable lens-wearing ...

The rising number of users of spectacles has continued to ensure good demand for spectacles. Changes in lifestyle mean that consumers are subject to longer hours of exposure to digital technology. Even children are diagnosed with myopia at a much ...

In 2017, the FDA, the governing body whose policy measures have far-reaching effects on the cigarette industry, announced a new plan to regulate nicotine content in all cigarettes. Although neither the timing nor the exact details have yet been made ...

In March 2018, the FDA started soliciting opinion and feedback on its plans to regulate cigars in the US by issuing an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for premium cigars. The ANPRM allows the FDA to collect new data and information via...

The US tobacco market saw a slight decline in volume sales and a slight increase in value sales in 2017 as Americans slowly continued to reduce their tobacco consumption while producers increased prices to maintain profits. The industry’s performance...

In July 2017, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pushed back the substantial equivalency (SE) and premarket tobacco application (PMTA) deadlines first announced in August 2016 under the agency’s deeming regulations on vapour products. Prior to...