In this episode of Globalcast, Daniel Latev, Head of Non-Store Retailing research at Euromonitor, continues his discussion of direct selling with a focus on developing regions. Latev explores direct selling across each continent, and gives a look into the future of this channel.

Latev examines:

• How direct sales are performing across each market
• What the key advantages of direct sales are versus sales through traditional channels
• What the challenges are of direct sales
• Who the star performers in direct selling are
• What the future holds for direct sales

In this episode of Globalcast, Daniel Latev, Head of Non-Store Retailing research at Euromonitor, discusses the direct sales aspect of beauty and personal care, and describes how consumers react to direct selling.

Latev highlights:

• What makes direct sales relevant to the beauty industry
• How direct sellers are performing against traditional retailers in the beauty industry 
• The outlook for different types of products in direct selling
• What consumers enjoy about direct selling

In this episode of Globalcast, Euromonitor International Research Analyst Pasi Hanonnen analyzes the recent tax system changes in Finnish food and beverage markets. Hanonnen also explains the consequences of these changes on foodservice channels and reviews recent industry developments.

Hanonnen discusses:

• How Finland is known as a country of high taxes, and how that stigma shows in the value-added tax in the country
• If the value-added tax is indeed high, or if the thought is a common misjudgment
• How Finnish consumers reacted to the tax change
• The reaction from the Finnish foodservice industry on the tax change
• The trends in food and beverage industry prices after the tax change
• If Finland can expect any more tax fluctuations in the near future

In this episode of Globalcast, Regina Maiseviciute, Packaging Industry Analyst at Euromonitor International, continues the discussion of the packaging industry and how pack types are adapting to different distribution channels. Maiseviciute focuses on Eastern Europe and the recent boom in discount retailers in the region. She explains:

• How discount stores in Eastern Europe have affected packaging in discount retailers
• How pack types have changed in other retail stores
• How the packaging industry is adapting to new trends in bottled water delivery

In this episode of Globalcast, Karine Dussimon, Packaging Industry Analyst at Euromonitor International, discusses distribution channels and how packaging relates to different types of channels. Dissimon explores recent industry trends in packaging to optimize the link between distribution channels and pack types. Dissmion explains:

• How packaging is relevant to different types of distribution channels
• Key trends illustrating the link between packaging and channels
• The roles played by beverage product packaging to create more opportunities in retail
• Relevant examples of pack types relating to vending machines

In Part 2 of this two-part episode of Globalcast, Euromonitor International's Company Analyst for Packaged Foods, Ildiko Szalai, continues her discussion on companies entering the health and wellness market. In this section, Szalai focuses on how companies are shifting towards health and wellness trends by entering the market and merging with other competitors.

Hear about:

• What the key company strategies are for entering the health and wellness market
• What the potential merger and acquisition scenarios are for the health and wellness market

In this episode of Globalcast, Euromonitor International's Consumer Finance Industry Manager, Jonathon Fisher, discusses how retailers are starting to enter the financial services arena, and what that means for retail banks.

Learn about:

• Which retailers are entering the field of financial services
• The advantages that retailers have in the wake of the economic crisis
• The unique opportunities for Tesco, which is becoming the retail front-runner in financial services
• If retail banks should be worried about this current trend

In Part 1 of this two part episode of Globalcast, Euromonitor International's Company Analyst for Packaged Foods, Ildiko Szalai, explains how in recent years, food and beverage manufacturers are taking into account health and wellness factors. Szalai discusses that even during the recession, health and wellness options remained popular to consumers.

Learn about:

• Why food and beverage companies consider health and wellness a primary growth pillar
• What specific companies are focusing on in the category of health and wellness, including:

Danone

Coca Cola

PepsiCo

Kraft

Nestle

In this episode of Globalcast, Florian Heyden, Senior Research Analyst at Euromonitor discusses the recent trend of adding organic ingredients to pet food. Heyden gives a case study of the trend in Germany, and then explores the organic trend in the worldwide pet food market.

Hear about:

• How sales of organic food in Germany are impacting the pet food market
• Why the packaged food market often affects the pet food market in different countries
• How the organic trend is impacting the sales of pet food worldwide
• The future of organic pet food

In this episode of Globalcast, Ratna Sita, Research Analyst at Euromonitor International, explores the global oral care industry, with a focus on growth since the economic downturn.

Learn About:

• How the oral care industry was affected by the global economic crisis and how cushioned it was from the recession
• The key trends driving the industry
• The strengths of Colgate-Palmolive, the largest oral care company
• Which countries show the best prospects for oral care in the upcoming years

If you'd like a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the oral care market at an international level, please visit our global report page.