Each year, Kids In Danger (KID) reviews the children's product recalls and the public health risk posed and gives parents information to keep their children safe.
The first half of 2017 shows that safe and ethical manufacturing is still a long way down the road for global supply chains, while lab tests reveal the alarming frequency of chemical non-compliance. Read more in AI’s Q3 barometer
DRIIM, il programma di ricerca nato dalla collaborazione tra #ACINMilan e SDA Bocconi, ogni bimestre raccoglie gli aggiornamenti più rilevanti del mondo del retail e CPG, con l’obiettivo di identificare i trend più rilevanti del momento, tecnologie più innovative e delineare possibili traiettorie di sviluppo. Scopri le novità dei mesi di maggio e giugno 2019.
The document provides information on consumer behaviors and trends in Taiwan from November 2020 surveys and data analyses. It finds that:
- Pet ownership is increasing, with over 2.5 million pets owned, mainly dogs and cats. Owners see pets as companions who relieve stress.
- Consumers are becoming more cautious in their spending due to pandemic uncertainty. One-third were most cautious in April 2020 during Taiwan's outbreak.
- Online shopping now accounts for 20-30% of fast-moving consumer goods sales. Care products saw nearly 29% growth in online sales.
- The number of digital native brands, especially online-only brands, has doubled over three years. These brands are increasingly integrating online
Tracxn Startup Research — Mom and Baby Care Landscape, August 2016Tracxn
Three companies — Beijing-based Babytree, Los Angeles-based Age of Learning, and Hangzhou-based Beibei secured funding rounds upwards of $100M this year.
E-COMMERCE AND THE FUTURE OF RETAIL: 2015Cooper Smith
This document summarizes trends in the retail industry, focusing on the growth of digital commerce. Some key points:
- Digital commerce, including purchases made online and through mobile devices, is growing significantly and now accounts for nearly 10% of total US retail sales. Growth is driven by increased smartphone and tablet usage.
- Certain categories like media/entertainment, electronics and apparel have seen over half of their sales move online. Younger traditional retailers relying mainly on in-store sales like JCPenney are struggling, while those like Gap with larger digital presences are faring better.
- Health/personal care and grocery represent major future opportunities for online sales growth, but online options must increase to meet consumer demand
The first half of 2017 shows that safe and ethical manufacturing is still a long way down the road for global supply chains, while lab tests reveal the alarming frequency of chemical non-compliance. Read more in AI’s Q3 barometer
DRIIM, il programma di ricerca nato dalla collaborazione tra #ACINMilan e SDA Bocconi, ogni bimestre raccoglie gli aggiornamenti più rilevanti del mondo del retail e CPG, con l’obiettivo di identificare i trend più rilevanti del momento, tecnologie più innovative e delineare possibili traiettorie di sviluppo. Scopri le novità dei mesi di maggio e giugno 2019.
The document provides information on consumer behaviors and trends in Taiwan from November 2020 surveys and data analyses. It finds that:
- Pet ownership is increasing, with over 2.5 million pets owned, mainly dogs and cats. Owners see pets as companions who relieve stress.
- Consumers are becoming more cautious in their spending due to pandemic uncertainty. One-third were most cautious in April 2020 during Taiwan's outbreak.
- Online shopping now accounts for 20-30% of fast-moving consumer goods sales. Care products saw nearly 29% growth in online sales.
- The number of digital native brands, especially online-only brands, has doubled over three years. These brands are increasingly integrating online
Tracxn Startup Research — Mom and Baby Care Landscape, August 2016Tracxn
Three companies — Beijing-based Babytree, Los Angeles-based Age of Learning, and Hangzhou-based Beibei secured funding rounds upwards of $100M this year.
E-COMMERCE AND THE FUTURE OF RETAIL: 2015Cooper Smith
This document summarizes trends in the retail industry, focusing on the growth of digital commerce. Some key points:
- Digital commerce, including purchases made online and through mobile devices, is growing significantly and now accounts for nearly 10% of total US retail sales. Growth is driven by increased smartphone and tablet usage.
- Certain categories like media/entertainment, electronics and apparel have seen over half of their sales move online. Younger traditional retailers relying mainly on in-store sales like JCPenney are struggling, while those like Gap with larger digital presences are faring better.
- Health/personal care and grocery represent major future opportunities for online sales growth, but online options must increase to meet consumer demand
614 part 7 cases specifically (built in instant messagingAASTHA76
1. There should be a global standard for toy manufacturing to ensure child safety worldwide. Benefits include consistent safety levels and enforcement. Drawbacks could include costs of compliance for manufacturers and less flexibility for countries. Overall a standard would help prioritize child health over all others.
2. The US should place more emphasis on its relationship with China regarding toy exports since China manufactures 80% of US toys. The US could conduct more frequent and rigorous inspections of Chinese factories. It could also negotiate agreements with penalties if inspections find violations. Increased oversight would help ensure Chinese manufacturers follow safety standards.
3. All countries
The document summarizes Mattel's toy recalls in 2007 involving over 21 million toys made in China due to lead paint and magnet issues. It discusses the implications for Mattel's quality control processes, outsourcing to China, and consumer relations. Mattel is considered the top toy company but 65% of its toys are made in China, where quality control can be challenging. The recalls damaged Mattel's reputation and consumer trust.
樂You probably know about the N°1 e-commerce festival in China: 11.11, but do you know about the second largest?
It's 618 (June 18th), here are a few insights, and if you interested in a full report about this year festival, let me know in the comments ⬇
618 campaign in China was initially launched by Jingdong for its anniversary in 2010. Every June is the anniversary month of JD; and, the promotion and discount reach a peak on 18 June.
This year, besides traditional e-commerce players represented by Tmall and JD, Douyin and Kuaishou, the top2 short video platforms, also joined the game.
螺 Over 578 billion yuan of total GMV on Tmall, JD, and PDD, with 250,000 brands participating (x 2.5 more than last year)
️On Douyin, the post-00s accounted for the largest number of new users during the 618 promotion period, with a year-on-year increase of 392.1%. Young consumers’ emergence prompts brands and platforms to adjust their marketing strategies like using virtual influencers
Consumers' demand for improving the quality of life is increasing, and they are more and more accustomed to getting premium, imported, personalized, and diversified products/services on e-commerce platforms.
#china #chinamarketing #chinatrends #chinabusiness #chinaecommerce #ecommercemarketing #digitalcampaigns #digitalmarketing #jd #tmall #618 #douyin #kuaishou #ecommerce
DID YOU KNOW? The promotional products industry consists of 40,546 companies and 489,065 industry jobs.89%of consumers have received a promotional product in the last six months.
This document describes a smart bracelet designed to remotely monitor babies' vital signs in real time and alert caregivers to potential health issues or safety hazards. The bracelet measures a baby's temperature, heart rate, sleep patterns and more. It sends daily reports and can predict conditions based on saved data. It aims to reduce child deaths and injuries by allowing remote monitoring anywhere within a home or from outside. The founders have over 10 years of experience launching products in multiple countries. They plan to raise $250,000 initially to develop an MVP and test the market.
Here is a short excerpt of a trends report for the United States, looking at fast growing topics, companies, products and creators. This can be useful for investors, VCs, private equity firms and large brands for spotting things before they become more mainstream. For more details and a full, more in-depth report, feel free to get in touch!
The evolving COVID-19 pandemic landscape demands new insights to track the digital economy. This Slideshare from Adobe shares how Adobe’s analytics can help marketers make sense of this complicated moment.
The Adobe Digital Index (ADI) “Holiday 2015 Predictions” are in, and if the forecast is on the mark, it’s quite a jolly one for brands and retailers. One key number: Cyber Monday is expected to hit $3 billion in online sales for the first time, a 13.2% increase year-over-year (YoY).
Trade Barrier Data & Analysis Report for Children’s Products in 2015Iris Zhu
By combing industry advantage of C&K Testing, the periodical prepared by our Technical Department targets at providing materials and real-time data concerning trade and barriers for Chinese toy companies.
The following information is available in the periodical:
1. Export volume of children’s products for the month
2. Import volume of such products by target countries for the month
3. Surveillance data from countries
4. News on toy regulations for the month
5. Other related information
Eyeota is the global leader in audience data, with over 3.5 billion unique profiles across multiple regions. It empowers marketers with targeted advertising and engagement capabilities using personalized data, while enabling publishers to monetize their audiences. Eyeota ensures user privacy and data security through various industry certifications. Founded in 2010, it has offices worldwide and provides audience data and solutions on its website.
The document recommends a niche product strategy for Masoom, an organization that produces handloom products. It analyzes Masoom's current and potential productivity and sales if it stops producing low-quality bedsheets. It then outlines recommended distribution channels to sell kitchen linen products through personal selling, Masoom's school stock, boutiques, exhibitions and more. Finally, it includes a quantitative survey to understand consumer behavior and potential to buy products that benefit social causes.
L’Intelligence Artificielle sonne-t’elle le glas de votre Direction Marketing ? par Cédric Fischer (Firmenich) et Mathieu Trepanier (Tsquared Insights)
Procter & Gamble, the world's largest advertiser, is overhauling its marketing strategy to incorporate more direct internet marketing alongside traditional mass marketing through TV and magazines. The company recognizes that a single mass marketing message is no longer effective given the fragmentation of today's markets. Procter & Gamble is establishing informational websites targeted at specific consumer groups like Whisperroom, a site for teenage girls promoting its Whisper brand. These websites allow the company to directly communicate with consumers and learn more about their preferences in order to refine its marketing strategy. While Procter & Gamble does not expect to do large-scale direct online sales, it views these targeted websites as a form of business-to-consumer e-
Adobe Digital Economy Project: July 2016 UpdateAdobe
Adobe today released its monthly Digital Price Index (DPI) for July, which identifies new trends in online grocery shopping and the continued impact of Brexit on London flight and hotel prices. Prices across nearly all other categories the DPI tracks continued to decline. This month’s report focuses on the growth of online grocery shopping and in-store pickup , both of which hit record highs last month.
When the whole world is focused on the same thing, we rely on social media to express ourselves and feel connected. 2020 has been the year of disruption: Climate Crisis, COVID-19, Racial Justice, #BlackLivesMatter. What can we take away from all this in a business context? And what on earth can we say on social media — as a brand — when the entire country/world is laser-focused on one hot button issue? Apparently, a lot.
Strands analyzes trillions of customer and product events from online retailers every day to detect hidden patterns and relationships. Strands uses these patterns to show customers the right products at the right price and time, increasing conversion 4x and revenue 20% on average for its clients. Case studies and A/B tests show Strands' algorithms for personalization outperform popularity-based or hand-picked recommendations.
614 part 7 cases specifically (built in instant messagingAASTHA76
1. There should be a global standard for toy manufacturing to ensure child safety worldwide. Benefits include consistent safety levels and enforcement. Drawbacks could include costs of compliance for manufacturers and less flexibility for countries. Overall a standard would help prioritize child health over all others.
2. The US should place more emphasis on its relationship with China regarding toy exports since China manufactures 80% of US toys. The US could conduct more frequent and rigorous inspections of Chinese factories. It could also negotiate agreements with penalties if inspections find violations. Increased oversight would help ensure Chinese manufacturers follow safety standards.
3. All countries
The document summarizes Mattel's toy recalls in 2007 involving over 21 million toys made in China due to lead paint and magnet issues. It discusses the implications for Mattel's quality control processes, outsourcing to China, and consumer relations. Mattel is considered the top toy company but 65% of its toys are made in China, where quality control can be challenging. The recalls damaged Mattel's reputation and consumer trust.
樂You probably know about the N°1 e-commerce festival in China: 11.11, but do you know about the second largest?
It's 618 (June 18th), here are a few insights, and if you interested in a full report about this year festival, let me know in the comments ⬇
618 campaign in China was initially launched by Jingdong for its anniversary in 2010. Every June is the anniversary month of JD; and, the promotion and discount reach a peak on 18 June.
This year, besides traditional e-commerce players represented by Tmall and JD, Douyin and Kuaishou, the top2 short video platforms, also joined the game.
螺 Over 578 billion yuan of total GMV on Tmall, JD, and PDD, with 250,000 brands participating (x 2.5 more than last year)
️On Douyin, the post-00s accounted for the largest number of new users during the 618 promotion period, with a year-on-year increase of 392.1%. Young consumers’ emergence prompts brands and platforms to adjust their marketing strategies like using virtual influencers
Consumers' demand for improving the quality of life is increasing, and they are more and more accustomed to getting premium, imported, personalized, and diversified products/services on e-commerce platforms.
#china #chinamarketing #chinatrends #chinabusiness #chinaecommerce #ecommercemarketing #digitalcampaigns #digitalmarketing #jd #tmall #618 #douyin #kuaishou #ecommerce
DID YOU KNOW? The promotional products industry consists of 40,546 companies and 489,065 industry jobs.89%of consumers have received a promotional product in the last six months.
This document describes a smart bracelet designed to remotely monitor babies' vital signs in real time and alert caregivers to potential health issues or safety hazards. The bracelet measures a baby's temperature, heart rate, sleep patterns and more. It sends daily reports and can predict conditions based on saved data. It aims to reduce child deaths and injuries by allowing remote monitoring anywhere within a home or from outside. The founders have over 10 years of experience launching products in multiple countries. They plan to raise $250,000 initially to develop an MVP and test the market.
Here is a short excerpt of a trends report for the United States, looking at fast growing topics, companies, products and creators. This can be useful for investors, VCs, private equity firms and large brands for spotting things before they become more mainstream. For more details and a full, more in-depth report, feel free to get in touch!
The evolving COVID-19 pandemic landscape demands new insights to track the digital economy. This Slideshare from Adobe shares how Adobe’s analytics can help marketers make sense of this complicated moment.
The Adobe Digital Index (ADI) “Holiday 2015 Predictions” are in, and if the forecast is on the mark, it’s quite a jolly one for brands and retailers. One key number: Cyber Monday is expected to hit $3 billion in online sales for the first time, a 13.2% increase year-over-year (YoY).
Trade Barrier Data & Analysis Report for Children’s Products in 2015Iris Zhu
By combing industry advantage of C&K Testing, the periodical prepared by our Technical Department targets at providing materials and real-time data concerning trade and barriers for Chinese toy companies.
The following information is available in the periodical:
1. Export volume of children’s products for the month
2. Import volume of such products by target countries for the month
3. Surveillance data from countries
4. News on toy regulations for the month
5. Other related information
Eyeota is the global leader in audience data, with over 3.5 billion unique profiles across multiple regions. It empowers marketers with targeted advertising and engagement capabilities using personalized data, while enabling publishers to monetize their audiences. Eyeota ensures user privacy and data security through various industry certifications. Founded in 2010, it has offices worldwide and provides audience data and solutions on its website.
The document recommends a niche product strategy for Masoom, an organization that produces handloom products. It analyzes Masoom's current and potential productivity and sales if it stops producing low-quality bedsheets. It then outlines recommended distribution channels to sell kitchen linen products through personal selling, Masoom's school stock, boutiques, exhibitions and more. Finally, it includes a quantitative survey to understand consumer behavior and potential to buy products that benefit social causes.
L’Intelligence Artificielle sonne-t’elle le glas de votre Direction Marketing ? par Cédric Fischer (Firmenich) et Mathieu Trepanier (Tsquared Insights)
Procter & Gamble, the world's largest advertiser, is overhauling its marketing strategy to incorporate more direct internet marketing alongside traditional mass marketing through TV and magazines. The company recognizes that a single mass marketing message is no longer effective given the fragmentation of today's markets. Procter & Gamble is establishing informational websites targeted at specific consumer groups like Whisperroom, a site for teenage girls promoting its Whisper brand. These websites allow the company to directly communicate with consumers and learn more about their preferences in order to refine its marketing strategy. While Procter & Gamble does not expect to do large-scale direct online sales, it views these targeted websites as a form of business-to-consumer e-
Adobe Digital Economy Project: July 2016 UpdateAdobe
Adobe today released its monthly Digital Price Index (DPI) for July, which identifies new trends in online grocery shopping and the continued impact of Brexit on London flight and hotel prices. Prices across nearly all other categories the DPI tracks continued to decline. This month’s report focuses on the growth of online grocery shopping and in-store pickup , both of which hit record highs last month.
When the whole world is focused on the same thing, we rely on social media to express ourselves and feel connected. 2020 has been the year of disruption: Climate Crisis, COVID-19, Racial Justice, #BlackLivesMatter. What can we take away from all this in a business context? And what on earth can we say on social media — as a brand — when the entire country/world is laser-focused on one hot button issue? Apparently, a lot.
Strands analyzes trillions of customer and product events from online retailers every day to detect hidden patterns and relationships. Strands uses these patterns to show customers the right products at the right price and time, increasing conversion 4x and revenue 20% on average for its clients. Case studies and A/B tests show Strands' algorithms for personalization outperform popularity-based or hand-picked recommendations.
ViewShift: Hassle-free Dynamic Policy Enforcement for Every Data LakeWalaa Eldin Moustafa
Dynamic policy enforcement is becoming an increasingly important topic in today’s world where data privacy and compliance is a top priority for companies, individuals, and regulators alike. In these slides, we discuss how LinkedIn implements a powerful dynamic policy enforcement engine, called ViewShift, and integrates it within its data lake. We show the query engine architecture and how catalog implementations can automatically route table resolutions to compliance-enforcing SQL views. Such views have a set of very interesting properties: (1) They are auto-generated from declarative data annotations. (2) They respect user-level consent and preferences (3) They are context-aware, encoding a different set of transformations for different use cases (4) They are portable; while the SQL logic is only implemented in one SQL dialect, it is accessible in all engines.
#SQL #Views #Privacy #Compliance #DataLake
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KID Recall Report Card 2017
1. +
A KID Report Card:
Children’s Product Recalls
in 2016
March 2017
2. + Recalled Products and Units
0
50
100
150
200
250
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Children's Product Recalls
0
10,000,000
20,000,000
30,000,000
40,000,000
50,000,000
60,000,000
70,000,000
80,000,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Units Recalled
Although there was
only a slight increase
in the number of
products recalled this
year..
the number of units
recalled was the highest
in over a decade
3. + Types of Products Recalled & Crib Recalls
24
13
11
11
8
3
3 3
Types of Products Recalled
Nursery
Clothing
Toys
Outdoor & Sports
Furniture
Jewelry
Utensils
Art
0
5
10
15
20
25
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Cribs Recalled
Nursery products
accounted for 32% of
recalls.
However, for the first
time in a decade, no
cribs were recalled.
4. + Incidents & Injuries Prior To Recall
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Incidents
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Injuries
In February 2016, many parents complained
to Tommee Tippee about their children’s
moldy sippy cups. Months later, after a total
of 3,066 incident and 68 injury reports,
Tommee Tippee finally recalled the cup.
Tommee Tippee
Sippee Cup
The number of
incident and injury
reports prior to
recall spiked this
year.
5. + Deaths Reported Prior to Recall
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Deaths
IKEA Chest and Dresser Recall
On July 28, IKEA recalled a variety of
chests and dressers. This recall came
after six deaths were reported as the
result of the furniture. After the recall,
another death from 2012 was
associated with the MALM dresser.
The dressers were responsible for 82
incidents, 36 injuries and seven deaths.
There were 7
deaths reported, all
resulting from IKEA
chests and
dressers.
6. + Social Media and Companies Responsible
for 2016 Recalls
15
20
23
30
27
25
27
30
15
44
36
21
23
23
5
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Facebook 2016
Facebook 2015
Twitter 2016
Twitter 2015
Instagram 2016
No Profile Profile without Recall Profile with Recall
The use of
Facebook to
advertise recalls
increased
significantly from
the previous year,
while the use of
Twitter decreased
slightly.
KID analyzed the use of Instagram for the first time this
year, and found it was used to promote recalls
effectiveness far less than Facebook and Twitter.
7. + Recalls Effectiveness of 2015 Recalls
Through the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA), KID requested the monthly progress
reports that the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) requires of companies
responsible for recalls.
However, due to redactions, data
discrepancies, miscalculations and missing
information, the data gathered from the 2015
monthly progress reports was inconclusive.
8. + What you can do
Be aware of the problem: Visit
www.kidsindanger.org for more information.
Always check products: Take inventory of all
children’s products and check it against the list of
recalls at www.cpsc.gov
Spread the word: Report injuries and incidents to
www.SaferProducts.gov. Share recall information with
friends, family and colleagues. Register products to be
informed of all recalls.
Become an Advocate: Let local, state
and national lawmakers know that
children’s product safety is
important.
9. + Methodology, Definitions and About KID
KID obtained all recall information for this report from press
releases issued jointly by product manufacturers and the CPSC. All
numbers, facts, and figures contained in this report originated in
these press releases.
To determine how effective 2015’s recalls have been, KID requested
Monthly Progress Reports for Corrective Action Plan (CAP) and
Incident Updates for all 68 children’s products recalled in 2015
through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from the CPSC.
However, only 65 reports were received from CPSC and most of the
reports included redactions and data errors.
KID is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting children by
improving children’s product safety. KID was founded in 1998 by
Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar after the death of their 16-month-old
son, Danny, in a dangerous portable crib. For more information, call
312.595.0649 or visit www.KidsInDanger.org.