Consumer Markets Abroad articles from January 1988

Consumer Markets Abroad archives from January 1988

Will retirees cut back leisure spending?
January 1, 1988... WILL RETIREES CUT BACK LEISURE SPENDING? When the number of nursing homes in the world exceed the number of elementary schools, who will foot the bill? This is the question policy makers, particularly in seven industrialized countries, are...

Osaka: Tokyo of the south? (Osaka plans to attract foreign business away from Tokyo)
January 1, 1988... OSAKA: TOKYO OF THE SOUTH? Osaka, Japan's second largest metropolitan area, is struggling to hold its economic ground. During the miracle growth period of the 1960s and 1970s, this region lost in economic vitality what Tokyo amassed in...

Discover Perth, Australia.
January 1, 1988... DISCOVER PERTH, AUSTRALIA Closer to the capital of Indonesia than it is to the Australian capital, Canberra, Perth is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas down under, remoteness notwithstanding. Described variously as a "boom town," a...

The battle for beer drinkers. (international marketing)
January 1, 1988... THE BATTLE FOR BEER DRINKERS Beer is one of the oldest beverages known to carry a buzz, and one of the most universally brewed in countless variations. Such individuality breeds a fondness for the familiar--a chauvinism, almost--among...

Where to learn business Japanese.
January 1, 1988... WHERE TO LEARN BUSINESS JAPANESE Having a member of your negotiating team fluent in Japanese could be your greatest asset when conducting business with Japan. Learning the Japanese language with its many levels of politeness and...

Regions: demographic trends around the world. (questions and answers)
January 1, 1988... REGIONS: DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AROUND THE WORLD AUSTRALIA Want a fast-growing but developed market for your products? Try Australia, where results of the 1986 census show that the population grew 1.5 percent in 1986, 0.2 percent faster...

Branding: a Key Marketing Tool.
January 1, 1988... Branding: A Key Marketing Tool, edited by John M. Murphy, August 1987, McGraw Hill, New York, 192 pp., $19.95. Order from McGraw Hill Book Company, 11 W. 19th St., New York, N.Y. 10011. As "the single most potent means of differentiating one...