MarketWatch: Personal Care - September 2007

MarketWatch: Personal Care - September 2007

Introduction

The Personal Care MarketWatch contains the latest news, analysis and opinion, covering all the month's major issues including mergers and acquisitions, marketing and regulatory issues. It covers the period from July 15 August 14 2007.

Scope

Geographic coverage: global Category coverage: personal care

Highlights

Datamonitor's Personal Care MarketWatch provides monthly insight into the key events in the personal care industry

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DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
INDUSTRY UPDATE 2
News in Brief 2
NEW PRODUCTS REVIEW 5
Competitors vie for the closest shave 5
Baby Products: top fragrances in new launches 8
New personal care launches by category, April-June: makeup eyes growth 9
Product claims: new personal care launches, April-June 10
Cough & Congestion Relief: top launches by corporation 11
INDUSTRY COMMENT 12
Superdrug: differentiation strategy showing signs of success 12
NEWS 13
Headlines 13
Herbalife launches H3O beverage 13
Usana Q2 2007 net sales exceed guidance 13
Coty signs fragrance deal with Ewan McGregor 13
Inter Parfums posts 18% rise in Q2 sales 13
EnviroSystems set to launch new disinfectant 13
Kimberly-Clark elects Pfizer exec to its board 13
Spectrum Brands global operations exec retires 13
Faces Cosmetics signs new franchise agreements 13
Kao books positive Q1 13
Liz Claiborne reports $1.1 billion in Q2 sales 13
Unilever names new CFO 13
Kimberly-Clark delivers 22% rise in quarterly profit 14
Hugo Boss reports increased H1 sales 14
Henkel Q2 operating profit drops, lifts outlook 14
P Diddy launches new women's fragrance 14
Xandra Renouvelle to distribute Kaeline beauty products 14
Hindustan Unilever Q2 profit jumps 30% 14
Diet Coffee forms household products subsidiary 14
Clorox reports positive Q4, FY results 14
P&G Q1, FY profit up 19% 14
Unilever profits rise 14
Hain Celestial to expand baby care range through TenderCare acquisition 15
Beckhams to launch fragrance line in US 15
Revlon posts smaller Q2 loss, sales rise 15
Weight Watchers books positive Q1 performance 15
Banks postpone sale of Alliance Boots debt 15
Church & Dwight Q2 earnings rise 15
Beiersdorf Q2 performance lifted by Nivea 15
Inter Parfums Q2 profit rises on US sales 15
Sally Beauty Q3 results solid, says CEO 15
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: ALBERTO-CULVER 16
Alberto-Culver Q3 profit drops 18% 16
Business Background 16
SWOT Analysis 18
Strengths 18
Weaknesses 19
Opportunities 19
Threats 20
APPENDIX 21
Further Reading 21
Index 22
About MarketWatches 23
About MarketWatches 23
Editors 23
Ask the analyst 23
Datamonitor consulting 23
Disclaimer 23
List of Tables
Table 1: Top ten leading global personal care launches by category, April-June 2007, plus growth compared to the same timescale the year before 9
Table 2: Leading worldwide cough & congestion relief product launches by corporation, July 2006 - June 2007 11
Table 3: Key Facts 17
Table 4: SWOT Analysis 18
List of Figures
Figure 1: Headblade Razor for Headcare - Sport 6
Figure 2: Emjoi Power9 Model No. AP-3V Men's Razor 6
Figure 3: Natural Products Dissolving Shaving Paper - Citrus Fragrance 6
Figure 4: Rodial Tummy Tuck 7
Figure 5: SlimScent Pens Aromatherapy for Weight Loss 7
Figure 6: Shu Uemura Depsea Water Mist 7
Figure 7: Baby Products: top fragrances in new launches 8
Figure 8: Product claims: new personal care launches, April-June 10