MarketWatch: Personal Care - January 2010

CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
INDUSTRY UPDATE 2
News in Brief 2
NEW PRODUCTS REVIEW 4
Focusing on fun and green awareness in the kids' market 4
Hand care: top fragrances in new products 7
New personal care launches by category, August to October 2009: facial cosmetics drop back 8
Product claims: new personal care launches, August to October 2009 9
NEWS 10
Headlines 10
Amway mulls consolidation of finance operations 10
SC Johnson plans to acquire Sara Lee's air-freshener business 10
Colgate-Palmolive Vietnam opens new factory in Binh Duong province 10
Dabur accuses Aveda of trademark infringement 10
Procter and Gamble launches new dish cleaning soap 10
Sally Beauty Holdings Q4 net income up 26% 10
Georgia-Pacific to implement Infosys's supply chain visibility solution 11
Sara Lee announces departure of IT head 11
SSL International six months profit up 11
Unilever completes sale of interest in JohnsonDiversey 11
Creightons H1 loss declines 11
Estee Lauder to introduce new travel retail set under Re-Nutriv line 11
PZ Cussons names new chairman-elect 11
Unilever considers sale of Italian frozen foods business 12
Amway introduces new iPhone application for global distributors 12
Swallowfield announces resignation of group finance director 12
Estee Lauder names new vice president of global corporate communications 12
Colgate Palmolive India names managing director 12
Hypermarcas acquires Neo Quimica 12
COMPANY SPOTLIGHT: RECKITT BENCKISER 13
Reckitt Benckiser likely to merge with Colgate-Palmolive 13
Business Background 13
SWOT Analysis 15
Strengths 15
Weaknesses 16
Opportunities 17
Threats 18
APPENDIX 19
Further Reading 19
Index 21
ABOUT MARKETWATCHES 22
ABOUT MARKETWATCHES 22
Editors 22
Ask the analyst 22
Datamonitor consulting 22
Disclaimer 22
List of Tables
Table 1: Top claims in new global personal care launches, August to October 2009, compared to the same period of the year before 9
Table 2: Key Facts 13
Table 3: SWOT Analysis 15
List of Figures
Figure 1: Nature Babycare - Couche Bebe 4 Maxi, Culottes d'Apprentissage 5
Figure 2: Atm! Gel para el Cabello Tuttifruti 5
Figure 3: Spider Sense Spider-Man 2-in-1 Spider Web Shampoo 5
Figure 4: MyClyns Germ Protection Spray 6
Figure 5: Dr. Nick's White & Healthy Whitening Mouthwash 6
Figure 6: Sana Super Quick Lip Concealer EX 6
Figure 7: Hand care: top fragrances in new products 7
Figure 8: Leading global personal care launches by category, August to October 2008 and 2009 8