Some international retailers, for whom India represents one of the last great consumer markets, expressed disappointment.
And without such representation, how will companies develop an authentic awareness of the new consumer markets?
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It operates through four segments, namely Specialty Ingredients, Water Technologies, Performance Materials and Consumer Markets.
However, consumer markets and products researcher Euromonitor International estimated that Spiegel sales had dropped 8% since 2008.
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It is also hard to envision how Microsoft will grow beyond a distant third in consumer markets.
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The category is being compared with energy drinks and Greek yoghurt -- bright spots in declining consumer markets.
The idea is focus beyond the red hot consumer markets to social causes in the broadest possible manner.
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Vuzix is planning a line of both monocular and binocular SMART Glasses for the Commercial, Industrial and Consumer markets.
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The growing consumer markets of Brazil, Argentina and Chile have jewelry wholesalers stirring.
With mobility superstack battles spreading now to enterprise and consumer markets, the implications are profound for all high-tech players.
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From there, there are a bevy of consumer markets that I expect will be addressed by multi-core ARMH products.
Facebook is expanding its reach into consumer markets with American Express coupons and streaming concert coverage for a fee.
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Another hot spot: Latin America, which may have the potential to explode as trade barriers fall and consumer markets grow.
Corbis, by contrast, focuses primarily on print media and consumer markets--real people and historic events, rather than conceptual stock photos.
While there may be decoupling in the physical, commerce and consumer markets, there is no decoupling in the financial markets.
Govindarajan argues that the consumer markets of emerging economies like China and India are fundamentally different from those of developed countries.
As firms like ShareWave and TiVo preen their technologies for consumer markets, they also seek to strike deals with consumer electronics firms.
It is also plugging Asia, even its remoter parts, into the energy markets of the Middle East and consumer markets farther afield.
However, aggressive domestic expansion could lead to over-saturation of target consumer markets.
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Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei is planning to launch an iPad-lookalike tablet device in Australia, as it moves into enterprise and consumer markets.
Pumping up some of the Latin American consumer markets is the fact that they're also big producers and exporters of metals or gems.
But it also produces substantial quantities of natural gas, industrial machinery, auto parts and timber and exports them to many different consumer markets.
Clevenger provides some useful historical context, noting a Gartner report in 2005 which said the most important trend in IT was the consumer markets leadership.
Local consumer markets are still evolving and key industries such as the IT and industrial sectors are continuing to move forward despite the current economic climate.
Given the number of shale plays, the delta between natural gas and oil, and proximity to consumer markets, they may find a profitable niche in this space.
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Aggregated population statistics and data on GDP per capita and disposable income correlate poorly with the size of specific income segments, a core determinant of the attractiveness of consumer markets.
As a result of these changes, several trends are emerging, including movement toward outcome-based payments, higher labor productivity, decreased demand for hospital-based care and better, more efficient consumer markets.
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Today's deal gives Cisco broader reach into the very small office and consumer markets, while Linksys gets access to Cisco's large customers and its greater distribution and financial resources.
These educational reforms are crucial if Thailand is to attract the kind of foreign investment that boosts its productivity, rather than just extracting the country's resources and tapping its consumer markets.
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