Article: Hair care lacks luster: Euromonitor International assesses the global strategies currently being employed to drive growth in the stagnant hair care sector and explores those that are most likely to yield success.(GLOBAL report: hair care)

According to Euromonitor International's latest data, hair care despite sales of $53 billion and status as the second-highest ranked cosmetics and toiletries category in 2006 is succumbing to the challenges of maturity; challenges that include high penetration, private label pressure and discounting. Growth of 4.8% on 2005 is well below the cosmetics and toiletries average, indicating that manufacturers are having to get creative to maintain a competitive edge.

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