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• American Wholesale Booksellers Association
• Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America, Inc
• Association of Booksellers for Children
• Book Seller and Bookstore Associations
• Visual Merchandising

04/12/07

Quick Overview

Is it time for spring cleaning? Those consumers who live in colder climates are motivated to clean once Spring weather arrives and the snow departs. There are two historical faith-based origins to support Springtime cleaning, when the house is throughly cleaned from top to bottom from drapes to furniture. The cleaning industry is big business no matter where you live.

The cleaning industry has two main markets: residential and commercial. The residential market consists of maid services, carpet, window and other services. The commercial aspect is primarily janitorial services which provide a broader range of services but also includes carpet and floor care, window cleaning, and vacuuming.

 
 03/01/07

Quick Overview

A search for "men and personal care" on Google will result in a minimum of 88 million hits indicating the interest in this emerging market. Previously untapped and underserved, this new arena is burgeoning with an incredible array of new merchandise lines. Popular products for the "male face" range from the Anti-aging Cream to the Lip Balm with SPF 15 to the Soothing Eye Gel.

Quick Overview

"Water, water, everywhere"…and boy do we drink! Coleridge’s famous quote (Rime of the Ancient Mariner) is nothing short of an understatement when we think of bottled water’s conspicuous consumption and variety. Whether we are shopping, eating, working out, studying, or even at a board meeting, bottled water is everywhere. Now think of all the varieties in the seemingly never ending array of bottled water products: there is bottled mineral water, spring water, sparkling water, artesian well water, and purified water. Then there exists the other bottled water categories: distilled water, fluoridated water, calcium enhanced water, protein enhanced water, hyper-caffeinated water, vitamin infused water, mint flavored water, fruit-flavored water, hydrating water, and now even super oxygenated water and cosmeceutical water.