Increasing utility bills and rising costs are driving Russian shoppers to watch their grocery budgets more than ever. Fast-moving consumer goods retailers and manufacturers need to recalibrate strategies to adjust to a more price-conscious consumer.

Recent global and national economic trends have upended the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) market in China. The long-term economic growth of the Chinese economy has produced consumers with higher levels of disposable income, driving FMCG manufacturers to increase supply.

Mr. Mahendra Siregar, Vice Minister for Trade, Republic of Indonesia, kicked off Nielsen’s inaugural Consumer 360 Conference in Jakarta on October 19, 2010 with a positive outlook for Indonesia in his keynote address.

Karmelia Nurdjalim, Executive Director for Consumer Research at Nielsen Indonesia, warned of the pitfalls for marketers if they dilute the purity of this segment at Nielsen’s inaugural Consumer 360 Conference in Jakarta.

Retail in developing markets like Vietnam has remained fairly robust. All signs point to further opportunities for expansion.

Nearly half (44%) of the class of 2010 of India’s management graduates want to work in the fast moving consumer goods sector (FMCG), according to the latest Nielsen Campus Track-B Schools Survey. The sector was also identified as the “industry of the future.”

Although Australia’s economy may have technically avoided entering a recession, almost two-thirds of Aussies believe that it has, and consumer confidence has plummeted to an all-time low.  Concerns about job security and personal finances have led Australians to change the way they shop, with a focus on value.  Like consumers in Europe and North America, Australians are trying to stretch their dollars further: they are eating out less, entertaining and cooking at home more often and buying more private label goods. 
These changes present a range of challenges for retailers and …

In the wake of the global financial meltdown, India’s top business school graduates are most eager to work in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector, according to Nielsen, which reported the results of its Campus Track B-School Survey on Monday.
Management Consulting (35% of respondents), Software/IT Consulting (23% of respondents), Foreign Banks, and Retailing (both 22% of respondents) rounded out the top five most popular sectors among students. 
“Preferences seem to have shifted in favor of large business conglomerates and the IT sector as a consequence of the current global financial turmoil.  …