Market Visionaries Predict Trends for 2011, Including "Natural Shakedown"
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Mintel expects a "natural shakedown" in 2011 and new "twists" to the sustainability trend, plus further "professionalization of the amateur" and more brands capitalizing on consumer nostalgia.
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