CBX Software’s Retail Sourcing Report provides research and analysis aimed at informing global sourcing and buying decisions for retailers, brands and other sourcing professionals.
The document is a quarterly retail sourcing report that provides research and analysis on global sourcing conditions. It includes key economic indicators for major sourcing countries such as wage trends, shipping costs, currency exchange rates and commodity prices. It also discusses topics relevant to sourcing managers such as quality control and a spotlight on Sri Lanka's sourcing potential. The report aims to inform global sourcing and buying decisions for retailers.
Core global sourcing update q3 2014 finalCBX Software
The Core Solutions Global Sourcing Update provides insight and analysis into global sourcing information for retailers and brands. It covers topics such as currency exchange, wages, commodity prices, container shipping costs and much more.
The document analyzes the performance of Vietnam's manufacturing sector from 2006-2016 using various metrics and benchmarking against other countries. It finds that while Vietnam has improved its competitiveness ranking significantly, it still lags behind countries like South Korea. Manufacturing value-added as a percentage of GDP remains the lowest among comparators. However, manufactured exports have accelerated and Vietnam's share of manufactured exports in total exports is higher than other ASEAN members. Going forward, Vietnam needs to focus on increasing the domestic value-added content of exports as foreign value-added content is rising.
Understanding Covid-19 from charts and its impact on Stock MarketCovidliveInfo
This document discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the stock market. It provides an overview of Covid-19 cases globally and in India. It also presents charts showing the rapid growth of Covid-19 cases and decreasing number of days for cases to double. The document then examines the impact on stock markets in the US and India, with both seeing sharp declines from their pre-Covid highs. It analyzes the sector-wise impact, finding that banking, aviation, tourism and hospitality saw major declines, while pharmaceuticals and IT saw less impact.
KPMG Report 2020- 'A year off script: Time for resilience'Social Samosa
KPMG Report 2020- 'A year off script: Time for resilience', highlights the performance of the M & E industry in India during the ongoing pandemic & its future.
The document analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on the pharmaceutical, chemical, and hospitality sectors of the Indian stock market. It provides pre-COVID and post-COVID financial data for three listed companies in each sector - Cipla, Sun Pharma, and Lupin for pharmaceuticals; Atul, Pidilite, and UPL for chemicals; and EIH, Oriental Hotels, and Mahindra Holidays for hospitality. The sectors saw varying impacts, with pharmaceuticals experiencing growth and chemicals being moderately impacted. Hospitality was the hardest hit with significant declines in revenue and profits across the listed companies.
I was one of the Panelist in
CII - Odisha Panel Discussions : "Export Strategy in Covid Crisis: Resurgence & its Way Ahead",
CII Odisha,
Essenpee Business Solutions,
SN Panigrahi,
Panelists:
Mr Manish Kharbanda, VP CII Odisha, Group Head Corporate Affairs, Legal, CSR; JSPL,
Dr. K Rangarajan, Professor, Head Center for MSME, Kolkata Campus, IIFT;
Mr. Dilip Sudhir Manohar, Founder & Director, IIIEM;
Ms Priyanka Mohanty, Co-Chairman, CII - MSME & Exports Panel, Director Falcon Marine Exports Ltd;
Mr. Avik Datta, Chief Manager, India Exim Bank;
Mr. SN Panigrahi, Business Consultant
Wastra publications covers analysis of manufacturing ideas in garment industry including how to set up a garment factory, opportunities, insights and trends
The document is a quarterly retail sourcing report that provides research and analysis on global sourcing conditions. It includes key economic indicators for major sourcing countries such as wage trends, shipping costs, currency exchange rates and commodity prices. It also discusses topics relevant to sourcing managers such as quality control and a spotlight on Sri Lanka's sourcing potential. The report aims to inform global sourcing and buying decisions for retailers.
Core global sourcing update q3 2014 finalCBX Software
The Core Solutions Global Sourcing Update provides insight and analysis into global sourcing information for retailers and brands. It covers topics such as currency exchange, wages, commodity prices, container shipping costs and much more.
The document analyzes the performance of Vietnam's manufacturing sector from 2006-2016 using various metrics and benchmarking against other countries. It finds that while Vietnam has improved its competitiveness ranking significantly, it still lags behind countries like South Korea. Manufacturing value-added as a percentage of GDP remains the lowest among comparators. However, manufactured exports have accelerated and Vietnam's share of manufactured exports in total exports is higher than other ASEAN members. Going forward, Vietnam needs to focus on increasing the domestic value-added content of exports as foreign value-added content is rising.
Understanding Covid-19 from charts and its impact on Stock MarketCovidliveInfo
This document discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the stock market. It provides an overview of Covid-19 cases globally and in India. It also presents charts showing the rapid growth of Covid-19 cases and decreasing number of days for cases to double. The document then examines the impact on stock markets in the US and India, with both seeing sharp declines from their pre-Covid highs. It analyzes the sector-wise impact, finding that banking, aviation, tourism and hospitality saw major declines, while pharmaceuticals and IT saw less impact.
KPMG Report 2020- 'A year off script: Time for resilience'Social Samosa
KPMG Report 2020- 'A year off script: Time for resilience', highlights the performance of the M & E industry in India during the ongoing pandemic & its future.
The document analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on the pharmaceutical, chemical, and hospitality sectors of the Indian stock market. It provides pre-COVID and post-COVID financial data for three listed companies in each sector - Cipla, Sun Pharma, and Lupin for pharmaceuticals; Atul, Pidilite, and UPL for chemicals; and EIH, Oriental Hotels, and Mahindra Holidays for hospitality. The sectors saw varying impacts, with pharmaceuticals experiencing growth and chemicals being moderately impacted. Hospitality was the hardest hit with significant declines in revenue and profits across the listed companies.
I was one of the Panelist in
CII - Odisha Panel Discussions : "Export Strategy in Covid Crisis: Resurgence & its Way Ahead",
CII Odisha,
Essenpee Business Solutions,
SN Panigrahi,
Panelists:
Mr Manish Kharbanda, VP CII Odisha, Group Head Corporate Affairs, Legal, CSR; JSPL,
Dr. K Rangarajan, Professor, Head Center for MSME, Kolkata Campus, IIFT;
Mr. Dilip Sudhir Manohar, Founder & Director, IIIEM;
Ms Priyanka Mohanty, Co-Chairman, CII - MSME & Exports Panel, Director Falcon Marine Exports Ltd;
Mr. Avik Datta, Chief Manager, India Exim Bank;
Mr. SN Panigrahi, Business Consultant
Wastra publications covers analysis of manufacturing ideas in garment industry including how to set up a garment factory, opportunities, insights and trends
The document provides a quarterly global sourcing update with key metrics on economic indicators, wages, freight rates, currency exchange rates, and commodities prices across major sourcing countries. It analyzes trends in purchasing manager indices, exports/imports, and minimum wages. The update aims to inform global sourcing decisions with research and insights on factors impacting sourcing geographies.
The document provides updates on the Indian economy from various sources:
- The IMF forecasts India's economy will contract by 4.5% in 2020-21, a significant downgrade from its prior estimate of 1.9% growth. Moody's also expects a 3.1% contraction for India in 2020.
- S&P Global Ratings projects India's growth will fall by 5% this fiscal year before rebounding in 2021, while India Ratings expects a 5.3% contraction in India's GDP for fiscal year 2021.
- Exports may recover in the coming months as lockdowns ease, with the Federation of Indian Export Organisations estimating an overall 10% fall in exports for the full fiscal
Sector Wise Stock Market Performance during Pre and Post Covid EraDr. Amarjeet Singh
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has an unprecedented and immense impact on the world economy as well as the Indian economy. The stock market, treated as a barometer of the economic activity of any country is adversely affected. Not even in India, countries like Germany, France, the USA, and Spain have been strongly affected. Nationwide lockdown, restriction on the transportation system, demand-supply disequilibrium lead to slow down in the economy and create a fear factor among the participants of the capital market. Rapid fall in the share price and increased volatility are identified during this period. The present study tries to compare the stock price return volatility, no of the transaction, and delivery percentage of various listed companies listed on BSE during the pre and post COVID 19 periods to examine the effect of this pandemic on the economy as a whole.
Covid impact on selected sectors of indian stock market sanika yadavSanika Yadav
This is a study report on the Impact of COVID-19 on selected sectors of the Indian Stock Markets.
The market reflects sentiments of the investors and this time it seems to project a V-shaped recovery indicating the return of normalcy.
But the real question lies in whether it matches the ground reality?
Survival of the fittest -
COVID-19 has compelled businesses to restrategize and revamp their business models to stay relevant. It has lead to many market disruptors resulting in new entrants reaching successes while the traditional businesses struggling to operate.
This report discusses some key impacts on sectors like Pharma, IT and Automobile.
This document provides an overview and analysis of Vietnam's manufacturing sector, with a focus on competitiveness challenges, overall performance, and deep dives into five key subsectors: food processing, textiles/apparel/leather-footwear, electronics, automotive, and others. It finds that while Vietnam has experienced strong growth, it faces challenges in upgrading technology, moving into more knowledge-intensive industries, and developing a skilled workforce for the future of production under the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The report makes recommendations to strengthen each subsector and Vietnam's industrial development more broadly.
Impact of COVID 19 on different sectors of the Indian economy Tanmay Trivedi
COVID 19 has impacted almost every aspect of our lives. In this presentation, I try to take a look at some of the sectors that have been deeply impacted by the pandemic.
The document analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on key sectors in the Indian stock market, including pharmaceuticals, FMCG, banking, and diagnostics. It discusses how stocks in different sectors within these industries performed during the market volatility, with pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies seeing rises in share prices due to increased demand, while banking stocks continued to underperform due to concerns over rising non-performing assets. The top and bottom performing listed companies in terms of share price movements within pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and banking are also highlighted.
The outlook for Indian manufacturing sector in Quarter 3 of 2015-16 looks to be weakening, as lesser percentage of respondents expect high growth to continue in Q-3 (October-December 2015-16). The percentage of respondents expecting higher growth in Q-3 has gone down to 55% as compared to 63% for Q-2 (July-September 2015-16), according to the survey.
Vibrant Gujarat summit on Manufacturing sectorVibrant Gujarat
Indian Technical textile/Industrial Textile market today is mainly focusing on Pack-tech, Cloth-tech and Home-tech; while higher value added products like Med-tech & Indu-tech still have to be expanded.
Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT) focuses on standardization, creating common testing facilities with national / international accreditation and to provide support for the development of domestic & export markets for technical textiles.
The document summarizes the impact of COVID-19 on the Indian media and entertainment sector and pharmaceutical sector. It states that the media and entertainment sector revenue is expected to decline by 16% due to lockdowns shutting down theaters, halting productions, and reducing advertising spending. It also discusses specific impacts on companies like Zee Entertainment, PVR, and Inox Leisure whose revenues declined substantially. For the pharmaceutical sector, it notes that India supplies a significant portion of generic drugs and APIs globally but that COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains and some APIs from China may go out of stock.
Impact of Covid 19 on selected sectors of Indian stock marketSonaliKhadaria
The research investigates the impact of the lockdown period caused by the COVID-19 to the stock market of India. The study examines the extent of the influence of the lockdown on the Indian stock market and whether the market reaction would be the same in pre- and post-lockdown period caused by COVID-19 and also what are the ways company chosen to fight against it.
The document provides a weekly media update comprising news related to Balmer Lawrie and PSEs, as well as news from the industries that Balmer Lawrie operates in. It mentions that Balmer Lawrie's travel, tourism and logistics businesses have been badly hit by the lockdown, contributing 40% of annual revenue and 60% of profits previously. Several reports outline projections of a significant contraction in India's GDP for the fiscal year 2021, as well as forecasts of economic decline for other Asian countries due to the impact of the pandemic.
Impact of covid 19 on the rmg export scenario of bangladeshMosaibur Rahman
The study has made on descriptive research, is conducted to identify different dimension of Impact of Covid-19 on the RMG export scenario of Bangladesh. To come up with the result, researchers were not required to visit the factory. For this reason, researchers have ignored the direct data collection and surveys. Consequently, the research technique has relied based on information from secondary sources. Those data collected through Journals, Research articles, Thesis papers, newspapers case studies, online news paper and survey reports, garments Manufacturing Industries Annual reports, BGMEA Yearly report and Files. The data was collected basically through skimming ad scanning out the findings of different secondary source. After the completion of the data collection descriptive analyses was used illustrate the data. This study did not use any unethical means to collect information.
Growth Momentum in SouthEast Asia MarketsCanvassco
When it comes to economic growth in Asia, Southeast Asia (SEA) is one of the most potential markets. Its economic bloc could become the fourth-largest economy in the world by 2030 after the United States, China, and the European Union with four countries in the region – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand – are expected to have a GDP exceeding $1 trillion by 2030. With such a healthy growth outlook, our team collected data for selected markets in the region as an executive summary to understand the growth potential on each market.
This document provides a sectoral analysis of the stock market focusing on three sectors - Nifty Bank, Nifty IT and Nifty FMCG. It includes analysis of companies within these sectors such as Nestle India, Britannia Industries, HCL Technologies, TCS, LTI, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank. Key highlights from the companies include their quarterly earnings results, recent partnerships, initiatives to deal with COVID-19 impacts, and expectations for the future. The overall analysis examines stock price movements and provides insights on how different sectors and companies within these sectors are performing.
An overview of india japan trade relation today and tomorrowmarketxceldata
Economic relations between India and Japan have vast potential for growth, given the obvious complementarities that exist between the two Asian economies. Japan's interest in India is increasing due to a variety of reasons including India's big and growing market and its resources, especially the human resources. The signing of the historic India-Japan Comprehensive Economic PartnershipAgreement (CEPA) and its implementation from August 2011 has accelerated economic and commercial relations between the two countries.
For Inquiry Visit Us: https://www.market-xcel.com/contact.html
FiinGroup is pleased to introduce Vietnam Cement Market Report 2020, the first and most comprehensive issue on Vietnam cement industry. This report presents a board range of topics, both sector-specific and crosscutting market issues.
What’s New? The growth momentum of Vietnam cement industry in 2019 has slowed down significantly for both domestic and export market. Despite the slowdown in sales growth, local cement manufacturers managed to achieve an improvement in profitability with EBITDA margin from 16.3 percent in 2018 to 16.9 percent in 2019 thanks to good cost management & the increase in retail cement price.
This 2020 issue provides the latest information on current supply – demand situation in Vietnam cement sector with the in-depth analysis on key growth drivers, outlook for 2020 as well as forecast analysis until 2030. Especially, the analysis on retail bagged cement price for PCB30 and PCB40 by region and key brands is also included in this report.
See more here: http://bit.ly/3d8Imoo
Analysis of Covid19 impact on Sectors of Indian Stock MarketAaron Andrade
The outbreak of COVID19 which is said to be a respiratory disease has bought social and economic life to a standstill position with no advance treatment or vaccine available. The project aims to inform about the impact of covid19 on the Indian economy. It aims on providing impact of covid19 on three different sectors i.e Banking, FMCG and Pharmaceutical. I have used secondary data to analyse the influence of covid19 on the change in the stock price of the company. The companies used in the paper are HDFC bank and ICICI bank from the banking sector, Britannia, and Godrej consumer products from the FMCG sector , Dr.Reddys laboratories and Sun Pharma from the Pharmaceutical sector.
This document discusses key performance indicators (KPIs) for evaluating job performance. It provides information on developing KPIs, including defining objectives, identifying key result areas and tasks, and determining methods to measure results. The document outlines common types of KPIs such as process, input, output, leading, and lagging KPIs. It also describes qualitative and quantitative KPIs. Steps are provided for creating a KPI system, and common mistakes to avoid, such as having too many KPIs or ones that do not change based on goals.
Unlocking the Customer Buying Experience (CBX) with StoryworksStoryworks1
This document discusses how the modern buying process has changed to favor buyers. It provides statistics showing that buyers complete over half of the purchasing process without involving sales, and have access to abundant information online. As a result, buyers are now more knowledgeable, confident, and prepared for their purchase. The document emphasizes that customer experience will become the primary brand differentiator by 2020, surpassing price and product. It introduces a sales enablement platform that aims to simplify the customer buying experience.
TGG: Mind Control at Retail – Seconds to Seduce You! 01APR2015The Goldstein Group
Brand sensory attributes such as colors, shapes, sounds and scents reach the emotional center of consumers' brains to drive purchasing behavior in only a few seconds when they are seen on shelf. Learn to navigate these sensory drivers of the brands with which you work and gain insight into how your brand performs in your target consumer’s heart and mind. Understand why it is crucial that brand marketers give consumers “something to talk about" so they select your package over the competitive set and learn about the different verbal and visual territories that men and women respond to, as well as their shopping habits, rituals, wants, needs and aspirations.
The document provides a quarterly global sourcing update with key metrics on economic indicators, wages, freight rates, currency exchange rates, and commodities prices across major sourcing countries. It analyzes trends in purchasing manager indices, exports/imports, and minimum wages. The update aims to inform global sourcing decisions with research and insights on factors impacting sourcing geographies.
The document provides updates on the Indian economy from various sources:
- The IMF forecasts India's economy will contract by 4.5% in 2020-21, a significant downgrade from its prior estimate of 1.9% growth. Moody's also expects a 3.1% contraction for India in 2020.
- S&P Global Ratings projects India's growth will fall by 5% this fiscal year before rebounding in 2021, while India Ratings expects a 5.3% contraction in India's GDP for fiscal year 2021.
- Exports may recover in the coming months as lockdowns ease, with the Federation of Indian Export Organisations estimating an overall 10% fall in exports for the full fiscal
Sector Wise Stock Market Performance during Pre and Post Covid EraDr. Amarjeet Singh
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has an unprecedented and immense impact on the world economy as well as the Indian economy. The stock market, treated as a barometer of the economic activity of any country is adversely affected. Not even in India, countries like Germany, France, the USA, and Spain have been strongly affected. Nationwide lockdown, restriction on the transportation system, demand-supply disequilibrium lead to slow down in the economy and create a fear factor among the participants of the capital market. Rapid fall in the share price and increased volatility are identified during this period. The present study tries to compare the stock price return volatility, no of the transaction, and delivery percentage of various listed companies listed on BSE during the pre and post COVID 19 periods to examine the effect of this pandemic on the economy as a whole.
Covid impact on selected sectors of indian stock market sanika yadavSanika Yadav
This is a study report on the Impact of COVID-19 on selected sectors of the Indian Stock Markets.
The market reflects sentiments of the investors and this time it seems to project a V-shaped recovery indicating the return of normalcy.
But the real question lies in whether it matches the ground reality?
Survival of the fittest -
COVID-19 has compelled businesses to restrategize and revamp their business models to stay relevant. It has lead to many market disruptors resulting in new entrants reaching successes while the traditional businesses struggling to operate.
This report discusses some key impacts on sectors like Pharma, IT and Automobile.
This document provides an overview and analysis of Vietnam's manufacturing sector, with a focus on competitiveness challenges, overall performance, and deep dives into five key subsectors: food processing, textiles/apparel/leather-footwear, electronics, automotive, and others. It finds that while Vietnam has experienced strong growth, it faces challenges in upgrading technology, moving into more knowledge-intensive industries, and developing a skilled workforce for the future of production under the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The report makes recommendations to strengthen each subsector and Vietnam's industrial development more broadly.
Impact of COVID 19 on different sectors of the Indian economy Tanmay Trivedi
COVID 19 has impacted almost every aspect of our lives. In this presentation, I try to take a look at some of the sectors that have been deeply impacted by the pandemic.
The document analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on key sectors in the Indian stock market, including pharmaceuticals, FMCG, banking, and diagnostics. It discusses how stocks in different sectors within these industries performed during the market volatility, with pharmaceutical and diagnostics companies seeing rises in share prices due to increased demand, while banking stocks continued to underperform due to concerns over rising non-performing assets. The top and bottom performing listed companies in terms of share price movements within pharmaceuticals, FMCG, and banking are also highlighted.
The outlook for Indian manufacturing sector in Quarter 3 of 2015-16 looks to be weakening, as lesser percentage of respondents expect high growth to continue in Q-3 (October-December 2015-16). The percentage of respondents expecting higher growth in Q-3 has gone down to 55% as compared to 63% for Q-2 (July-September 2015-16), according to the survey.
Vibrant Gujarat summit on Manufacturing sectorVibrant Gujarat
Indian Technical textile/Industrial Textile market today is mainly focusing on Pack-tech, Cloth-tech and Home-tech; while higher value added products like Med-tech & Indu-tech still have to be expanded.
Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT) focuses on standardization, creating common testing facilities with national / international accreditation and to provide support for the development of domestic & export markets for technical textiles.
The document summarizes the impact of COVID-19 on the Indian media and entertainment sector and pharmaceutical sector. It states that the media and entertainment sector revenue is expected to decline by 16% due to lockdowns shutting down theaters, halting productions, and reducing advertising spending. It also discusses specific impacts on companies like Zee Entertainment, PVR, and Inox Leisure whose revenues declined substantially. For the pharmaceutical sector, it notes that India supplies a significant portion of generic drugs and APIs globally but that COVID-19 has disrupted supply chains and some APIs from China may go out of stock.
Impact of Covid 19 on selected sectors of Indian stock marketSonaliKhadaria
The research investigates the impact of the lockdown period caused by the COVID-19 to the stock market of India. The study examines the extent of the influence of the lockdown on the Indian stock market and whether the market reaction would be the same in pre- and post-lockdown period caused by COVID-19 and also what are the ways company chosen to fight against it.
The document provides a weekly media update comprising news related to Balmer Lawrie and PSEs, as well as news from the industries that Balmer Lawrie operates in. It mentions that Balmer Lawrie's travel, tourism and logistics businesses have been badly hit by the lockdown, contributing 40% of annual revenue and 60% of profits previously. Several reports outline projections of a significant contraction in India's GDP for the fiscal year 2021, as well as forecasts of economic decline for other Asian countries due to the impact of the pandemic.
Impact of covid 19 on the rmg export scenario of bangladeshMosaibur Rahman
The study has made on descriptive research, is conducted to identify different dimension of Impact of Covid-19 on the RMG export scenario of Bangladesh. To come up with the result, researchers were not required to visit the factory. For this reason, researchers have ignored the direct data collection and surveys. Consequently, the research technique has relied based on information from secondary sources. Those data collected through Journals, Research articles, Thesis papers, newspapers case studies, online news paper and survey reports, garments Manufacturing Industries Annual reports, BGMEA Yearly report and Files. The data was collected basically through skimming ad scanning out the findings of different secondary source. After the completion of the data collection descriptive analyses was used illustrate the data. This study did not use any unethical means to collect information.
Growth Momentum in SouthEast Asia MarketsCanvassco
When it comes to economic growth in Asia, Southeast Asia (SEA) is one of the most potential markets. Its economic bloc could become the fourth-largest economy in the world by 2030 after the United States, China, and the European Union with four countries in the region – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand – are expected to have a GDP exceeding $1 trillion by 2030. With such a healthy growth outlook, our team collected data for selected markets in the region as an executive summary to understand the growth potential on each market.
This document provides a sectoral analysis of the stock market focusing on three sectors - Nifty Bank, Nifty IT and Nifty FMCG. It includes analysis of companies within these sectors such as Nestle India, Britannia Industries, HCL Technologies, TCS, LTI, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank. Key highlights from the companies include their quarterly earnings results, recent partnerships, initiatives to deal with COVID-19 impacts, and expectations for the future. The overall analysis examines stock price movements and provides insights on how different sectors and companies within these sectors are performing.
An overview of india japan trade relation today and tomorrowmarketxceldata
Economic relations between India and Japan have vast potential for growth, given the obvious complementarities that exist between the two Asian economies. Japan's interest in India is increasing due to a variety of reasons including India's big and growing market and its resources, especially the human resources. The signing of the historic India-Japan Comprehensive Economic PartnershipAgreement (CEPA) and its implementation from August 2011 has accelerated economic and commercial relations between the two countries.
For Inquiry Visit Us: https://www.market-xcel.com/contact.html
FiinGroup is pleased to introduce Vietnam Cement Market Report 2020, the first and most comprehensive issue on Vietnam cement industry. This report presents a board range of topics, both sector-specific and crosscutting market issues.
What’s New? The growth momentum of Vietnam cement industry in 2019 has slowed down significantly for both domestic and export market. Despite the slowdown in sales growth, local cement manufacturers managed to achieve an improvement in profitability with EBITDA margin from 16.3 percent in 2018 to 16.9 percent in 2019 thanks to good cost management & the increase in retail cement price.
This 2020 issue provides the latest information on current supply – demand situation in Vietnam cement sector with the in-depth analysis on key growth drivers, outlook for 2020 as well as forecast analysis until 2030. Especially, the analysis on retail bagged cement price for PCB30 and PCB40 by region and key brands is also included in this report.
See more here: http://bit.ly/3d8Imoo
Analysis of Covid19 impact on Sectors of Indian Stock MarketAaron Andrade
The outbreak of COVID19 which is said to be a respiratory disease has bought social and economic life to a standstill position with no advance treatment or vaccine available. The project aims to inform about the impact of covid19 on the Indian economy. It aims on providing impact of covid19 on three different sectors i.e Banking, FMCG and Pharmaceutical. I have used secondary data to analyse the influence of covid19 on the change in the stock price of the company. The companies used in the paper are HDFC bank and ICICI bank from the banking sector, Britannia, and Godrej consumer products from the FMCG sector , Dr.Reddys laboratories and Sun Pharma from the Pharmaceutical sector.
This document discusses key performance indicators (KPIs) for evaluating job performance. It provides information on developing KPIs, including defining objectives, identifying key result areas and tasks, and determining methods to measure results. The document outlines common types of KPIs such as process, input, output, leading, and lagging KPIs. It also describes qualitative and quantitative KPIs. Steps are provided for creating a KPI system, and common mistakes to avoid, such as having too many KPIs or ones that do not change based on goals.
Unlocking the Customer Buying Experience (CBX) with StoryworksStoryworks1
This document discusses how the modern buying process has changed to favor buyers. It provides statistics showing that buyers complete over half of the purchasing process without involving sales, and have access to abundant information online. As a result, buyers are now more knowledgeable, confident, and prepared for their purchase. The document emphasizes that customer experience will become the primary brand differentiator by 2020, surpassing price and product. It introduces a sales enablement platform that aims to simplify the customer buying experience.
TGG: Mind Control at Retail – Seconds to Seduce You! 01APR2015The Goldstein Group
Brand sensory attributes such as colors, shapes, sounds and scents reach the emotional center of consumers' brains to drive purchasing behavior in only a few seconds when they are seen on shelf. Learn to navigate these sensory drivers of the brands with which you work and gain insight into how your brand performs in your target consumer’s heart and mind. Understand why it is crucial that brand marketers give consumers “something to talk about" so they select your package over the competitive set and learn about the different verbal and visual territories that men and women respond to, as well as their shopping habits, rituals, wants, needs and aspirations.
What is CBx ADvocate?
The ADvocate campaign is a unique concept that brings together the strengths of two successful organizations; your promo products and Creativeblox.
Who is it meant for?
Our audience are ad specialty firms, decorators and promotional products manufacturers in USA, Canada, Australia and the UK.
How does it work?
CBx ADvocate is a campaign specifically developed to bring more sales and profits to our clients by leveraging our capabilities in Appointment Setting, Telesales, Email Marketing, Creative Services & Customer Experience Management
This document discusses SRG's work conducting strategy, innovation, branding, and communications projects for consumer packaged goods, personal care, and household care clients. It notes that SRG has extensive experience in these areas and has worked with a wide range of companies.
Wanderlust is Kaleidoscope's quarterly trend report focusing on actionable, tangible patterns that brands can use. In this issue we visited the North American International Auto Show and looked at how some of past trends are continuing to evolve and how new ones are emerging.
The Goldstein Group is a strategic package design consultancy that breathes new life into America’s most beloved brands by generating consumer reappraisal and rediscovery. Our extraordinarily diverse, inspired and talented team combines a disciplined approach to mining insights with a design sensibility for brand heritage. The result? Design that truly makes a difference to consumers, to trade, to our clients and to us.
Three Counterintuitive Truths of Good Design (Why A Designer Would Make a Bad...Michael Roller
Insights from the fields of behavioral science and evolutionary psychology can rock the foundation upon which good design is built (beauty and function). Learn three counterintuitive truths that reframe the definition of good design while applying them through a simple framework that maps the typical and novel properties of products or concepts to identify strategies for refinement. As a conclusion, this framework draws upon the structure of a joke to compare the similarities between humor and innovation.
Running Complex Sourcing Events – A Best Practices ApproachSAP Ariba
Sometimes setting up a Sourcing event in Ariba is very straightforward, but oftentimes the requirements drive the need to stretch Ariba's capabilities to the max. Ariba's Sourcing solution has a great deal of flexibility and options for running complex sourcing events, and we will discuss some of these scenarios and recommended approaches in this session.
You will hear from a customer who has used Ariba to run a complex event, and will also hear from an Ariba Best Practice Center consultant about topics such as how to approach very large events, set ups requiring formulas, and when to use functions like custom offline bidding.
This document provides summaries of 23 creative marketing campaigns from various brands. Each campaign uses an imaginative idea or unexpected execution to grab consumers' attention. Some examples include a whiskey brand sending samples to space, an app that lowers music volume at crosswalks, and a festival offering free entry in exchange for donated blood.
TGG is a brand identity design firm that helps clients build brand equity and sales through meaningful branding. They invoke iconic elements and classic images to recast a brand's authentic heritage in a relevant way. Their success spans revitalizing heritage brands and new products seeking market position. Led by CEO Terri Goldstein, TGG's team of marketers, designers, and writers have proven brand-building success and expertise in classic, timeless design.
This is an introduction to branding for people that have had little exposure before.It looks at branding basics, compares marketing to branding, and briefly looks at successful marketing tactics. It also covers the elements of a marketing plan.
Presented at Marketing Leaders Masterclass #MLleeds
In this session, Simon and Sarah will be give an overview of how neuroscience informs the creation of emotionally engaging brands, and how marketers can use this to disrupt the market and build deeper consumer engagement to increase sales and market share.
Aquent Webcast - Attributes of a Great Designer: a conversation with Debbie M...Aquent
Debbie Millman, president of the Design Division at Sterling Brands and author of the book "How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer," sits down with Aquent's Randy Ricker for an intimate discussion about what it takes to succeed as a graphic designer. The conversation centers on the distinction that being a great designer is about more than great design. Truly great designers share a number of attributes that set them apart from the pack. Success is driven by attitudes, approach and experience that go beyond aesthetics. Debbie talks candidly about what she has learned in her career, often by making mistakes, and shares how other designers can gain wisdom through their own mistakes.
In this Aquent-sponsored webcast, you can learn from Debbie's experience and perspective on:
Non-design skills that matter for designers
Understanding strategy
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5. Q3 2015 Retail Sourcing Report
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Major Economic Indicators
This section looks at major economic indicators from key “low-cost” sourcing destinations, also pulling out
highlights and sourcing trends in these countries.
Selected highlights:
Bangladesh – The ADB revised its growth forecast for Bangladesh for the current year to 6.1% from 6.4%
Cambodia – Cambodia’s garment exports increased by 4% yoy to US$5.75 bln in 2014, down 20% yoy
India – A five-year foreign policy framework for promoting exports of goods and services was unveiled
Indonesia – Tariffs on garment exports to the EU are now removed under the EU’s GSP+ scheme
Pakistan – Textile Policy (2014-2019), was announced, with plans to double textile exports to US$26 bln
Philippines – FDI inflows reached an all-time high of US$6.2 billion in 2014, up 65.9% yoy
Thailand – GDP growth slowed to 0.7% yoy in 2014 from 2.9% yoy in 2013, the slowest since 2011
Turkey – The Turkish economy expanded by 2.9% yoy in 2014, slower than the 4.2% yoy growth in 2013
Vietnam – Vietnam became the second largest footwear exporter to the U.S. in 2014 (after China)
CPI
(% yoy growth)
Oct
2014
Nov
2014
Dec
2014
Jan
2015
Feb
2015
Mar
2015
Bangladesh 6.6 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.1 -
Cambodia - - - - - -
India 5.5 4.4 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.2
Indonesia 4.8 6.2 8.4 7.0 6.3 -
Pakistan 5.8 4.0 4.3 3.9 3.2 2.5
Philippines 4.3 3.7 2.7 2.4 2.5 -
Thailand 1.5 1.3 0.6 -0.4 -0.5 -
Turkey 9.0 9.2 8.2 7.2 7.6 7.6
Vietnam 3.2 2.6 1.8 0.9 0.3 -
Exports
(% yoy growth)
Oct
2014
Nov
2014
Dec
2014
Jan
2015
Feb
2015
Mar
2015
Bangladesh -7.6 9.3 4.3 4.8 5.2 7.4
Cambodia - - - - - -
India -5.0 7.3 -3.8 -11.2 -15.0 -21.1
Indonesia -2.2 -14.6 -13.8 -8.1 -16.0 -
Pakistan 5.0 9.5 -4.6 -0.2 -12.9 -13.4
Philippines 2.5 21.7 -3.2 -0.5 - -
Thailand 4.0 -1.0 1.9 -3.5 - -
Turkey 7.0 -7.9 1.2 -0.7 -6.0 -
Vietnam 14.1 13.7 13.7 14.0 8.4 -
Imports
(% yoy growth)
Oct
2014
Nov
2014
Dec
2014
Jan
2015
Feb
2015
Feb
2015
Bangladesh 14.4 1.8 8.5 -9.8 - -
Cambodia - - - - - -
India 3.6 26.8 -4.8 -11.4 -15.7 -13.4
Indonesia -2.2 -7.3 -6.6 -15.6 -16.2 -
Pakistan 30.0 -0.6 8.4 -26.0 -7.6 -3.8
Philippines 7.5 -10.8 -10.6 - - -
Thailand -4.9 -3.5 -8.7 -13.3 - -
Turkey -1.5 -0.1 -5.6 -13.7 -7.2 -
Vietnam 11.5 11.8 12.1 39.2 21.9 -
Sources: Fung Group, various statistical bureaus
7. Q3 2015 Retail Sourcing Report
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China Wage Trend Snapshot
Following the 2011-15 Five Year Plan – stipulating growth of 13% per year - wage increases in China have
occurred in at least 16 of the 31 provinces and regions. The chart illustrates min wage levels in selected
Chinese cities and provinces. Specific regional wage increases are indicated in the below table. While a
sharp slowdown in Chinese manufacturing has raised some uncertainty as to wage sustainability, policy
makers are expected to intervene to support continued wage growth.
Minimum Wage Levels of Selected Cities and Provinces (Yuan)
2014 Minimum Wage Updates (official)
Region Monthly Min Wage (RMB) Effective Date
Anhui 860-1,260 (various regions)
Beijing 1,560 April 2014
Chongqing 1,150 -1,250 (various districts) January 2014
Fujian 3.5% - 17% increase (various regions) August 2014
Gansu 1.200 – 1,350 (various regions)
Guangdong 1,210 – 1,510 (various regions) May 2015
Guizhou 2.7 - 15.2% increase (various regions) June 2014
Hebei 6% - 22% increase (various regions) August 2014
Henan 1,400, 1,250, 1,100 (various regions) July, 2014
Jiangxi 4-16% increase (various regions) August 2014
Jilin 4% - 16% increase (various regions) August 2014
Shaanxi 1,190 – 1,370 (various regions) May 2015
Shandong 1,200, 1,350, 1,500 March 2014
Shanghai 2,020 April 2015
Shenzhen 1,808 February 2014
Sichuan 1,100 – 1,400 (various regions) July 2014
Tianjin 1,850 April 2015
Qinghai Benchmark of 10% plus increase May, 2014
Yunnan 1,070 – 1,420 (various regions) May 2014
Zhejiang 1,220 - 1,650 (various regions) August 2014
Source: Trading Economics
9. Q3 2015 Retail Sourcing Report
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Container Freight Rates for Major Routes
The rates below are supplied by Xeneta which relies on actual “crowd sourced” data provided by shippers,
allowing users to cross-reference prices. All indices are reported in USD per Twenty Foot Container. We
report on historical and forward looking rates for key Asia-Europe and Asia-U.S. routes.
Analysis: Freight rates on Asia-European trade lanes have hit record lows. Average rates for 2015 for
the Asia to Europe routes, the busiest in the world, are $697 per TEU compared to $1,170 last year. Faced
with below costs rates, carriers are announcing rate increases from July and will also reduce capacity.
With the US West Coast port dispute resolved, and terminal operations back to normal, Asia-North
America trade lanes have now stabilized. Over capacity is still an issue as it is on most trade lanes,
impacting prices and stability. Container shippers announced rate increases to take effect June, 2015.
Chart Source: www.xeneta.com
20ft Container Rates (USD)
(6 months to July 2015)
Avg. High: +/-$1,150 (Feb 2015)
Avg. Low: +/- $750 (Mar 2015)
20ft Container Rates (USD)
(6 months to July 2015)
Avg. High: +/-$1,150 (Feb 2015)
Avg. Low: +/- $775 (Mar 2015)
20ft Container Rates (USD)
(6 Months to July 2015)
Avg. High: +/-$1,150 (Feb 2015)
Avg. Low: +/- $775 (Mar 2015)
11. Q3 2015 Retail Sourcing Report
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Global Commodity Rates
Oil prices, which were down almost 50% year on year began a modest recovery in Q2, but prices have
dropped again on the Greek crisis and news of a nuclear deal with Iran, which will allow Iran (which has
the world’s 4
th
largest reserves) to export more oil. The crisis in Greece and volatility in financial markets is
also impacting commodity prices in the short term, but despite the potential of a reverberation across
global economies, analysts predict little long-term impact. The outlook for the Chinese economy and for US
interest rates remain the key economic drivers for commodities.
Crude Oil
Rubber
Metal
20
40
60
80
100
120
Oil US$ per barrel
Dated Brent,light
blend 38 API
Dubai,medium,
fob Dubai Fateh
32 API
West Texas
Intermedia 40
API, Midland
Texas
70
80
90
100
Rubber, Singapore Commodity Exchange, No. 3 Rubber
Smoked Sheets, US cents per pound
130
140
150
160
170
180
Metals Price Index, 2005 = 100, includes
Copper, Aluminum, Iron Ore, Tin, Nickel, Zinc,
Lead, and Uranium Price Indices
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
Metals US$ per metric ton
Zinc Tin Aluminum
Lead Iron Copper
Nickel
Rubber prices are likely
to remain low despite
expectations of a
recovery this year given
slow global demand
and surplus stocks with
the collapse in crude oil
prices.
13. Q3 2015 Retail Sourcing Report
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Plastics and Fibers
A selection of plastic related prices is provided below. These are calculated from offer prices in the
Plasticker Material Exchange, which provide an indication of trends.
Analysis: Despite low oil prices, prices for the raw materials used to make finished plastic products, which
dropped initially, are now on an upward trend. This is partly explained by prior under-investment in the
plastic manufacturing sector.
Sources of above commodity prices: IMF data, Index Mundi, Plasticker
Quality Focus
This section focuses on manufacturing/sourcing quality related news and the impact on retailers and
brands. Regular insight to this section is provided by experts in the quality area, including regular
contributor, AsiaInspection, a leading provider of quality control and compliance services for businesses
importing from Asia, Africa, Southern Europe and Latin America.
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AI Barometer Key KPI’s (Q2, 2015)
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0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
Plastics & Fibers, Regrind/ Flakes (Euros/kg)
Nylon
Polyester
ABS
PVC
PP
PS
15. Q3 2015 Retail Sourcing Report
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From Risk Management to Product Safety
This is a guest post by Jo Van Landeghem, Quality and Safety manager for global retailer C&A.
Risk and Quality go hand in hand. When you reduce the risk, the product quality will rise. Whilst higher
quality = stronger brand, lower costs result in an increase in demand. Therefore proper Quality
Management always encompasses Risk Management.
Quality risks begin with suppliers making components, factory workers assembling the final product,
culminating with the end consumers using the product. Important to note is that an end consumer is not
necessarily the one who purchased the product. A child or your grandmother could end up using the
product.
In order to always ensure Product Safety, Risk Management has a major role to play. Classic Risk
Management focuses on severity and frequency of risk, which is then translated and standardized into a
risk matrix.
So far so good, but only as long as your company
is able to:
identify the risk
understand the risk
reduce/mitigate the risk
implement the Key Learnings in its Quality
Management System
This is why designing a product is THE critical
starting point where you apply risk assessment.
You need to be aware of the weaknesses or
failure mode of the single components you are going to use and the combination of all these components
in its foreseeable use. If the design of the product is hard to reproduce then inconsistency in production
will become the biggest troublemaker that can lead to major risk or even a product recall.
Once the product hits the market, Customer Complaints / Customer Feedback needs to be categorized by
the risk matrix, enabling the organization to focus and trigger the Corrective and Preventive Action plans
where needed. This info should then be stored in the products Technical File so it can be used for future
reference and guidance.
As market and brand competition has increased, the speed of product development followed suit. But by
going faster the risk of making a mistake has also increased, therefore a preventive rather than a reactive
approach to risk is crucial.
Product Safety is expected by any consumer both chemically and mechanically, whether by design,
workmanship or any other variables. Ensuring Chemical Product Safety is pretty straight forward as there
are industry stands such as REACH etc., but Mechanical Product Safety is not that well established yet.
Often Mechanical Product Safety incidents are caused through:
poor understanding of design related risk
poor component quality usage/selection
poor quality workmanship when the products are being manufactured
poor combination of quality components combined with inappropriate workmanship
For example; a zipper from a reputable brand is sewn into a baby sleeping bag but the zip slider and puller
is of the kind with a "non-end zipper stop" so it can easily be removed when required. Now these zippers
are for a specific usage but certainly not suitable for a baby product as the baby could remove the zipper
part by themselves when unsupervised in their "safe" cot bed.
There is much more to be said and learned on the topic of Product Safety & Risk Management, but
Common sense goes a long way when you need to decide on design and safety requirements in your own
company.