August 2004 Issue 24

Click here for some top-line facts about consumer awareness and behavior – albums, power drills, disk drives and more. Coffee Pods: A Consumer Perspective Pain at the Pump: Consumers' Reactions to Record High Gasoline Prices The Dieting Monitor NPD Eurotoys' new U.K. License Tracker service reports sales of licensed products within key children's markets during the fourth quarter of 2003. NPD's Industry Experts review what's happening in their industries and try to anticipate what kids will want and what parents will buy for Back-to-School 2004.		Previous Issues June 2004 - Brand Disloyalists? May 2004 - Making Luxury Affordable April 2004 - Consumer Convenience and the Death of Retail Segmentation March 2004 - State of the Industry: Consumers Are Spending Again February 2004 - Boomers' and Zoomers' Spending Behavior January 2004 - Trends, Categories and Products to Watch in 2004 November - December 2003 - Holiday 2003: Will It Be "Ho, Ho, Ho" or Ho-Hum at the Cash Register? October 2003 - Today's Home Trends, Room by Room August 2003 - Consumers' Back-to-School Spending Intent June 2003 - Licensing: Marketing "New" Brands Without the Costs and Risks Involved in Building Brands From Scratch

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