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The rising number of broadband connections in Switzerland has propelled the internet's impact on traditional high street shops. Most of the stronger players in internet retailing are operators active both online and in bricks and mortar shops, allowing existing customers to benefit from multi-channel retailing. Key factors that contributed to the success of these businesses were the growth in household penetration of computers and internet access,

This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates and an analysis of the industry key players and their market shares.

RTD tea increased in off-trade value by 7% in 2011. The strong performance of both Asian still RTD tea and Still RTD excluding Asian pushed value growth during 2011, resulting in slightly higher growth than 2010. RTD tea is becoming a common household drink in many Singaporean homes as it begins to replace carbonates and fruit/vegetable juice as the default drink in Singapore families.

Canadean's, "Wine in ANZUS to 2016: Market Guide" provides in-depth detail on the trends and drivers of the Wine market in ANZUS. The quantitative data in the report (historic and forecast market values) analyses the dynamics in the ANZUS 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.

"Belgian Foodservice: The Future of Foodservice to 2016" provides a top-level overview and detailed market, channel, and company-specific insights into the operating environment for foodservice companies. It is an essential tool for companies active across the Belgian foodservice value chain and for new companies considering entering the market.

The Future of the Syrups and Spreads Market in the UK, to 2016 is the result of Canadean's extensive market research. The report presents detailed analysis on the Syrups and Spreads consumption trends in the UK, historic and forecast Syrups and Spreads consumption volumes and values at market and category level, brand share, and distribution channel data. This report brings together Canadean Intelligence's research, modeling and analysis expertise in order to develop uniquely detailed market data. This allows domestic and foreign companies to identify the market dynamics to account for Syrups and Spreads sales overall and to know which categories and segments are showing growth in the coming years.

GlobalData's report, "North America Butadiene Industry Outlook to 2016 - Market Size, Company Share, Price Trends, Capacity Forecasts of All Active and Planned Plants" provides an in-depth coverage of North America Butadiene industry. The research presents major market trends affecting Butadiene in the region. It provides capacity growth and presents installed capacity by key feedstock, process and technology. In addition, it presents market size, demand and production forecasts, end use demand forecasts, and company shares of major Butadiene producers in the region. The research also provides price trends and trade balance data. Supply and demand scenario for key countries within the region is also included in the report. Overall, the reports present a comprehensive analysis of the specific petrochemical in the region covering all the major parameters.

The Wired Telecommunications industry in China comprises establishments providing voice, data, image, multimedia and information services through fixed-line telephone networks. Telecommunication services provided by dedicated telephone networks within some specialized industries and institutions, such as power generation, police, oil, aviation and railways, are not included in this industry. In addition, this industry does not include content providers of value-added services.

BMI View: The Thai agriculture sector consistently contributes an average 11% to the country's GDP and employs about one-third of the total working population. It is a vital source of income for the population and we expect the recent US$100mn bilateral trade agreement with China to boost trade, including agricultural trade. We expect the grains and livestock sectors to benefit the most from the agreement.

The Latin American (Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Peru) prepaid card industry, including both open and closed-loop prepaid cards, registered strong growth during the review period, posting a combined CAGR of 30.04%. It is estimated that 75 million of the Brazilian population are unbanked, or do not have access to banking services. Prepaid cards provide an alternative payment platform to unbanked consumers and help increase levels of financial inclusion. The Mexican prepaid cards market has slowly gained in popularity as organized retailers and vendors began to accept prepaid cards without charging a processing fee. Furthermore, vehicle rental vendors are also using prepaid cards for their service transactions. During the review period, 47% of Chilean retailers enrolled in a gift card program, making the country the second-largest Latin American market after Mexico for prepaid cards. Chilean gift card brands include Falabella, Easy and Paris. More than 50% of the Peruvian population is still unbanked. In order to provide wider levels of financial inclusion, banks in Peru are expected to issue prepaid or debit cards rather than credit cards. The ease of obtaining prepaid cards will drive the market over the forecast period.