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Vital signs: Rising health consciousness and age will drive demand for health stores

While the number of debit cards in circulation in Spain to decline for the third year in a row in 2011, the decline was slower than that recorded in 2010. This slowdown reflected a levelling off of the trend that saw consumers cancel non-essential or rarely used debit cards in order to reduce the amount they spent on banking fees, which increased in the aftermath of the economic crisis. The slowdown was also due to the fact that there were fewer mergers in the domestic banking system than there.

Herbal cough, cold and allergy remedies remained the largest category with a third of herbal/traditional products value in 2011. Products, such as medicated confectionery and some cough remedy brands, have herbal ingredients and are often marketed highlighting this feature.

Euromonitor International's Chocolate Confectionery in Netherlands report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2007-2011, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2016 illustrate how the market is set to change.

GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Metastatic Cancer Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2012" provides data on the Metastatic Cancer clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Metastatic Cancer. It includes an overview of the trial numbers and their recruitment status as per the site of trial conduction across the globe. The databook offers a preliminary coverage of disease clinical trials by their phase, trial status, prominence of the sponsors and also provides briefing pertaining to the number of trials for the key drugs for treating Metastatic Cancer. This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData's team of industry experts.

Recently published research from Euromonitor International, "Adult Mouth Care in Poland", is now available at Fast Market Research

"Underground Gas Storage in North America - Market Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Forecasts to 2016", is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists, which analyzes the underground gas storage industry in the North American region. The report provides information about North America's underground gas storage market, with forecasts until 2016, and gives information on the key gas storage sites and companies in the region. The report also provides details of the key drivers and issues in the gas storage industry. The report is compiled using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData's team of industry experts.

Costco US: Consumer Profile is the result of Canadean's extensive online consumer survey Costco in the US, presenting uniquely detailed data on Costco's end-consumers. It provides retailer profiles for both Main and Occasional consumers (determined by the share of their goods coming from this retailer) covering over 25 individual consumer groups, and retailer share at product category level.

"First Oil plc" Analysis Across the Oil and Gas Value Chain is an essential source for data, analysis and strategic insight into "First Oil plc". The report provides key information relating to oil and gas assets of the company along with its operations across the value chain. The report examines the company's business structure, operations and products, and provides an analysis of its key revenue lines.

Canadean's, "Fortified Wine in Asia-Pacific to 2016: Market Guide" provides in-depth detail on the trends and drivers of the Fortified Wine market in Asia-Pacific. The quantitative data in the report (historic and forecast market values) analyses the dynamics in the Asia-Pacific countries, providing marketers with the essential information to understand their own and their competitors' position in this market and the information to accurately identify where to compete in the future.