Sample Database — T & U
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Targeting and sensor equipment
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: $500 million |
About the data: FLIR has recently agreed to purchase SaabTech Electronics AB, giving FLIR an entry "into the $500 million worldwide market for targeting and sensor equipment."
Source: Earnshaw, Aliza, "FLIR Goes After a New Market with SaabTech." Business Journal-Portland, May 18, 2001, p. 7. |
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Taxidermy
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $570 million |
About the data: Mr. Bloomquist, editor and publisher of Breakthrough magazine, "estimates that there are 4,425 full-time taxidermists, and 21,125 part-time ones in the United States doing perhaps $570 million a year in business."
Source: Sterba, James P., "Stiff Competition." Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2001, p. A1. Primary Source(s): Breakthrough. |
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Tea
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Geographic ref.: United Kingdom
Year: 2001
Market size: 228 million £ in sales |
About the data: Sales are for the year ended May 20, 2001.
Source: Marsh, Harriet, "Breakfast Giants Feed Change." Marketing, June 28, 2001, p. 21. Primary Source(s): Datamonitor. |
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Tearooms and Coffeehouses
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Geographic ref.: Japan
Market size: $8.12 billion |
About the data: From the source: Operating coffeehouses is quite a simple proposition. This low barrier to entry has permitted rampant growth of chains in large cities like Tokyo in the past five years as mom-and-pop style shops abandon the market."
Source: Tanikawa, Miki, "Starbucks and McDonald's Hypercaffeinate Japanese Coffeehouse Business." International Herald Tribune, April 28, 2001, p. 15. |
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Temporary or Contracted Workers
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Geographic ref.: United Kingdom
Year: 2000
Market size: 17.1 billion £ valued (estimated) |
| Source: "Executive Summary." Retrieved May 15, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.keynote.co.uk. Primary Source(s): Key Note. |
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Textbooks, elementary and secondary
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $4 billion |
| Source: McClintock, David, "The Great American Textbook." Forbes, October 30, 2000, p. 178. |
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Thermos bottles
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Geographic ref.: Peru
Year: 2000
Market size: $2.5-3 million in sales |
About the data: "The Peruvian thermos bottles market generated sales of between $2.5 million and $3 million during the year 2000, a 20% decrease in comaprison with 1999.
Source: "Peru: Asian Products Imports Impacted Thermos Food Containers Market." South American Business Information. |
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Tobacco
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $50 billion |
About the data: "It's estimated that cigarette e-tailers -on and off the reservation- could soon have as much as 20% of the $50 billion U.S. tobacco industry."
Source: "The Battle Over Smoking Has Been All But Won in Bars, Restaurants and Public Buildings." FSB, October 2000, p. 28. |
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Tobacco accessories
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Geographic ref.: United Kingdom
Year: 1999
Market size: 180 million £ in sales |
About the data: Papers are the largest chunk of the sector, with 390 million booklets sold worth 78.5 million British pounds. Filters are the fastest growing segment, growing 43% over the year.
Source: Riley, Lisa, "Accessories: They're On A Roll." The Grocer, January 6, 2001, p. 40. |
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Toilet paper
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Geographic ref.: Mexico
Market size: $2 billion (estimated) |
About the data: Napkins and paper towels make up an additional $500 million market.
Source: "Mexico: Toilet Paper Battle Resumed." South American Business Information, March 22, 2001. |
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Tools
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: $12 billion |
About the data: Snap-On is the world's largest tool company, ahead of Stanley, Danaher, Cooper, Facom, and American Tool.
Source: "Bahco Brand Chosen to Replace Sandvik." DIY Week, July 9, 1999, p. 1. |
Toys and Games
Submarket: Dice
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Geographic ref.: World
Market size: 1.5 million pairs sold (estimated) |
About the data: Data refer to the world's legalized gambling market.
Source: Alm, Rick, "Kearney, MO. Dice Producer Battles Competition from Mexico." Kansas City Star, January 24, 2001, p. 1. |
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Trailers, non-commercial
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Geographic ref.: Canada
Year: 1999
Market size: $978.9 million valued |
About the data: "Canada's non-commercial trailer market was valued at US$978.9 million in 1999 and is projected to grow at an annual real growth rate of 18% over the period 2000-2001."
Source: National Trade Data Bank, March 1, 2000. |
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Training, private-sector
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Geographic ref.: United Kingdom
Market size: 17.1 billion £ valued (estimated) |
| Source: "Executive Summary." Retrieved May 15, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.keynote.co.uk. Primary Source(s): Key Note. |
Travel
Submarket: Business Travel
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Geographic ref.: United Kingdom
Year: 1999
Market size: 11 billion £ valued (estimated) |
About the data: Figure does not include travel to and from the country. According to the source, UK residents made about 14 million business trips domestically; another 8.5 million were outside its borders. There were 7.2 million business visitors to the UK.
Source: "Executive Summary." Retrieved May 15, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.keynote.co.uk. Primary Source(s): Key Note. |
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Travel Related Products and Accessories
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $4.5 billion |
About the data: "Wilson executives said the Bentley's acquisition will give their company a 4 to 5 percent market share in the $4 billion annual travel-related products and accessories industry."
Source: Knight-Ridder Tribune Business News, April 10, 2001. |
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Travel Reservations
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $4.5 billion |
About the data: The industry is growing rather slowly. Travel agents, the prime source of revenue for these electronic services, are faced with narrow revenue margins and online competition. At the very least, Galileo and Sabre and others are expected to be pipelines of
Source: Sorkin, Andrew Ross and Barnaby J. Feder, "Owner of Avis and Days Inn Seen Buying Service." New York Times, June 18, 2001, p. A14. Primary Source(s): ABN Amro. |
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Tropical fish
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Geographic ref.: Florida
Market size: $50 million valued |
| Source: "No Subliminal Rats!" Detroit Free Press, January 10, 2001, p. 6A. |
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Truck Stops
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $35 billion |
About the data: "The $35 billion/yr truck strop sector has 5,700 diesel fuel sites."
Source: "Truck Stops: Forging a Partnership With Fleets." Commercial Carrier Journal, August 2000, p. 75. |
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Umbrellas
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: 33 million units |
About the data: "There are generally 33 million umbrellas sold each year in the United States, said John Catt, a Totes spokesman. "That equates to retail sales of roughly $250 to $300 million annually."
Source: Laman, Justin, "Instant Umbrellas Sales. Just Add Water." Drug Store News, July 17, 2000, p. 61. |
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Uniform Industry
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Geographic ref.: United States
Market size: $31 billion valued |
About the data: "Cintas CEO Robert Kohlhepp released a new assessment of the potential market in the uniform industry to $31 billion. Uniform and rental sales make up $24 billion of that market and ancillary products, entrance maps, shop towels, hygiene and first aid products, make up the remaining $7 billion."
Source: Business Courier Serving Cincinnati - Northern Kentucky, December 24, 1999, p. 13. Primary Source(s): Cintas Corp.. |
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