Fuji Keizai Releases Report on Japanese Cosmetics Market.Tokyo, Japan, Apr 13, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Japanese market researcher Fuji Keizai has published a report on the Japanese cosmetics market. From January to March, the company surveyed use of 9 skincare items and 7 fragrance items. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the report, the market for skincare products reached 973.8 billion yen (US $8.2 billion) in 2005 and is expected to grow to 990.6 billion yen (US $8.4 billion) in 2006. The market for fragrance products was 37.4 billion yen (US $317 million) in 2005 but is likely to shrink to 36.0 billion yen (US $305 million) in 2006. While sales of skincare products remain strong due to growing demands for anti-aging and whitening whit·en·ing n. 1. An agent used to make something white or whiter. 2. The act or process of making white or whiter. Noun 1. products, competition in the fragrance sector is intensifying in·ten·si·fy v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies v.tr. 1. To make intense or more intense: with an increasing number of imports. Entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: "Cosmetics Marketing Handbook 2006: Vol. 1", the 230-page report, available only in Japanese, sells for 105,000 yen (US $890). Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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