3/1/2013
Unilever and Energizer Holdings are co-creating the Schick-Axe line of shaving products aimed at boys ages 16-24. The initial 10 product line-up features both power and disposable razors/blades.
The products will be shelved adjacent to t
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Working Moms Prioritize Family and Work
3/1/13
Balancing work and family is the top challenge 54% of working mothers face in 2013, according to Chase Bank and Working Mother Media. Only 14% of working moms think they are currently both a good mom and a good employee. That said, working mom
U.S. Hispanics Want To Feel Fully American While Maintaining A Strong Latino Identity
3/1/2013
More than two thirds of U.S. Latinos are proud of their heritage and want their children to speak Spanish and English equally well, according to EthniFacts and LatinWorks. Increasingly, Hispanic Americans aspire to be “ambicultural,” maintai
Kids Spend Time Watching TV, Playing Games, But Parents Wish They Would Read
3/1/2013
Girls ages 12-17 spend more of their free time using technology than they did in 2010, according to Scholastic and the Harrison Group. However, girls ages 15-17 spend slightly less time using their cell phones now than they did in 2010.
Millennial Women Less Likely Than Men to Prefer to Buy Grooming Products Online
3/1/13
Millennial men (ages 18-34) who buy personal care products are more likely than women their age to prefer buying them online, according to Mintel. More than half of 18-to-34-year-old male personal care product buyers (52%) and 48% of female
Rising Grocery Prices Affect Consumers’ Choices Of Brands And Stores
3/1/2013
The price of food eaten at home rose an average of 2.5% in 2012, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data cited by SymphonyIRI Group. Peanut butter experienced the largest price increase of any consumer packaged goods category, climb
Teens Worry About Jobs, School
3/1/2013
A majority of teens (58%) describe themselves as very or somewhat worried about their futures, according to ad agency JWT. Their key concerns are whether they will be able to find good jobs and how they are doing in school. Teens are also
Women Aren’t Saving for Retirement
3/1/13
Three-quarters of women have no specific retirement goals, according to TD Ameritrade. One in four over age 23 (22%) has not started saving for retirement, compared with 13% of men.
Women are more likely than men to anticipate they will be
Shoppers Are Making More Trips To Convenience Stores, Especially For Food
3/1/2013
Consumers made 5% more visits to convenience stores in fourth-quarter 2012 than they did during the same period in 2011, according to The NPD Group. Americans shopped at convenience stores 6.2 times per month in fourth-quarter 2012.
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Parents Value Word-Of-Mouth Over Online Doc Reviews
3/1/2013
One in four parents (25%) consider doctor rating websites “very important” in their search for a children’s physician, according to the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. Moms are more like