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Matt is currently a Project Manager focussing on centralised research methods, automation, and research tool development. Matt also works on cross-industry collaboration and has worked to link data across industries to strengthen data and analysis.
Matt is Project Manager for consumer health, luxury, food and nutrition, and tissue and hygiene research. He has previous experience with consumer foodservice, retailing, and travel research. Prior to his current role, Matt was a research analyst focused primarily on North American desk research, strategic content, and client insights.
World Perfumery Congress 2026 took place in Monterey, California during 22-25 June, bringing together perfumers, fragrance houses, ingredient suppliers and brands across fine and functional fragrance. Key themes included AI's role in product development, premiumisation in personal care, consumer demand for fragrance communities, and packaging innovation.
Latin America’s beauty and personal care e-commerce channel has expanded at a rapid pace, the fastest globally. While growth is beginning to moderate, one thing is clear: the strategic focus is evolving. Winning is no longer about simply building an online presence. Brands must aim for omnichannel presence, seamlessly integrating across every consumer touchpoint, from discovery to purchase, to remain relevant in an increasingly competitive landscape.
As innovation in the US vitamins and dietary supplements market becomes more selective, brands must justify value more clearly at launch. This article examines how health claims and, particularly, claim combinations serve as a key mechanism for communicating that value. Using a large SKU-level dataset, the analysis identifies which combinations are most closely associated with higher pricing, highlighting the growing importance of claim architecture in supporting premium positioning.
