The toothpaste industry is a monopolistic competitive market. There are several different brand names available to the consumer all with varying claims. Some toothpaste varieties are designed to give surface whiting to the user. Other varieties focus on fluoride and still others purport to give the user fresher breath. There are even toothpastes available that offer help for sensitive teeth. Whatever the consumer is in need of for their dental health there is bound to be toothpaste that can assist
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Toothpaste Industry Market in India and Analysis of Consumer Purchasing behavior Submitted By Rohan Kumar Pattnaik-11BM60108 Akash Krishnatry-11BM60106 Sourabh Chaturvedi-11BM60013 Yash Mehta-11BM60116 Abhishek Thampan-11BM60126 TOOTHPASTE INDUSTRY: AN OVERVIEW The toothpaste history in India can be tracked back from 1975 with 1200 tonnes of toothpaste produced by the toothpaste industry. Prior to the toothpastes Oral Hygiene was the domain of local homemade powders and ayurvedh practitioners
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The toothpaste market in India is estimated at 7000 crores with a CAGR of approximately 12% between the 2008-2013 timeframe. The toothpaste (or in general‚ the oral care) industry is marked by: Low Bargaining Power of Suppliers owing to commoditized raw materials High Bargaining Powers of Customers owing to low switching costs and high number of options. High Rivalry amongst players owing to multi-player nature of the industry with frequent product launches. Medium Threat of New Entrants owing
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TOOTHPASTE: 1. ZHONGHUA 2. CREST 3. COLGATE 4. YUNNAN BAIYAO 5. DARLIE 6. LIANGMIANZHEN BRAND DESCRIPTIONS ZHONGHUA is a typically Chinese toothpaste brand‚ and the first Chinese toothpaste brand that is recognized by the FDI World Dental Federation. It boasts a high popularity rate and combines functional performance with traditional Chinese herbal medicine. CREST is an international brand that has continually pushed to improve oral health since its inception. Crest is
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background of Report The tooth paste industry is one typical model of an oligopoly meaning that it is dominated by a small number of major firms such as Colgate-Palmolive‚ Procter and Gamble and GlaxoSmithKline(Aquafresh) (Industry structures 17. 2008.).The competition among the different companies have always been ferocious with companies launching new products with new features regularly be it whitening toothpaste‚ mouth fresheners toothpaste or economic toothpaste. This is just an example of how the
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Toothpaste has a history that stretches back nearly 4‚000 years. Until the mid-nineteenth century‚ abrasives used to clean teeth did not resemble modern toothpastes. People were primarily concerned with cleaning stains from their teeth and used harsh‚ sometimes toxic ingredients to meet that goal. Ancient Egyptians used a mixture of green lead‚ verdigris (the green crust that forms on certain metals like copper or brass when exposed to salt water or air)‚ and incense. Ground fish bones were used
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may want to diversify and provide a critical assessment of the economic validity of their reasons for diversifying. Abstract Despite the different degree of competitions and the level of development in the market across the various types of industries‚ most firms are continuously and consistently looking for ways and opportunities to enhance their ability to grow or even to just maintain sustainability and survival in the industry. Firms carry out diversification such as developing new lines and
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product which call Euthymol toothpaste. Firstly‚ I am going to describe the background of Johnson and Johnson‚ Euthymol toothpaste is distributed by this company. After that‚ I will talk about how we did the survey about this product. Then I am going to focus on the product and analyse it by using secondary research and survey results‚ it includes product‚ price‚ place and promotion. Finally‚ I will give some suggestions to this product. Introduction: Euthymol toothpaste was marked by Warner-Lambert
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The Chemistry of Toothpaste Toothpaste is not a new thing. It has been traced back to Ancient Egypt. They used a powdered rock and vinegar‚ which created a chemical reaction that dissolves the plaque on teeth. In 1900’s people used hydrogen peroxide and baking soda or chalk‚ pulverised brisk and salt as a toothpaste. Toothpastes today‚ are mostly made up of abrasives‚ surfactants‚ a detergent‚ a thickener‚ a moisturizer‚ water‚ flavouring agents‚ coloring‚ sweeteners‚ fluoride and desensitizers
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largest 4 firms in an industry. Formula: CR4= Σ4i=1 si Calculation: (11‚834‚883 + 3‚845‚900 + 3‚696‚800 + 3‚650‚647) / 44‚582‚621 = 0.5165292996 = 0.516 (3dp) =51% Analysis: As the four firm concentration ratio is >50% this insinuates that this market structure is that of an oligopoly. Calculating the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) Definition: The HHI is a concentration measure based on the sum of the squared market shares of all the firms in the industry. Formula:
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