EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET VOLUME 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 12
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 13
MARKET SHARE 14
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 15
Summary 15
Buyer power 16
Supplier power 17
New entrants 18
Substitutes 19
Rivalry 20
LEADING COMPANIES 21
L'Oreal S.A. 21
Beiersdorf AG 26
Henkel KGaA 30
MARKET DISTRIBUTION 34
MARKET FORECASTS 35
Market value forecast 35
Market volume forecast 36
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 37
APPENDIX 39
Methodology 39
Industry associations 40
Related research 40
Disclaimer 41
ABOUT THE PUBLISHER 42
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: France facial care market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Table 2: France facial care market volume: million units, 2005–09 11
Table 3: France facial care market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 12
Table 4: France facial care market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Table 5: France facial care market share: % share, by value, 2009 14
Table 6: L'Oreal S.A.: key facts 21
Table 7: L'Oreal S.A.: key financials ($) 23
Table 8: L'Oreal S.A.: key financials (€) 23
Table 9: L'Oreal S.A.: key financial ratios 24
Table 10: Beiersdorf AG: key facts 26
Table 11: Beiersdorf AG: key financials ($) 27
Table 12: Beiersdorf AG: key financials (€) 28
Table 13: Beiersdorf AG: key financial ratios 28
Table 14: Henkel KGaA: key facts 30
Table 15: Henkel KGaA: key financials ($) 31
Table 16: Henkel KGaA: key financials (€) 32
Table 17: Henkel KGaA: key financial ratios 32
Table 18: France facial care market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 34
Table 19: France facial care market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 35
Table 20: France facial care market volume forecast: million units, 2009–14 36
Table 21: France size of population (million), 2005–09 37
Table 22: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2005–09 37
Table 23: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2005–09 37
Table 24: France inflation, 2005–09 38
Table 25: France consumer price index (absolute), 2005–09 38
Table 26: France exchange rate, 2005–09 38

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: France facial care market value: $ million, 2005–09 10
Figure 2: France facial care market volume: million units, 2005–09 11
Figure 3: France facial care market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2009 12
Figure 4: France facial care market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2009 13
Figure 5: France facial care market share: % share, by value, 2009 14
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the facial care market in France, 2009 15
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the facial care market in France, 2009 16
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the facial care market in France, 2009 17
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the facial care market in France, 2009 18
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the facial care market in France, 2009 19
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the facial care market in France, 2009 20
Figure 12: L'Oreal S.A.: revenues & profitability 24
Figure 13: L'Oreal S.A.: assets & liabilities 25
Figure 14: Beiersdorf AG: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 15: Beiersdorf AG: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 16: Henkel KGaA: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 17: Henkel KGaA: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 18: France facial care market distribution: % share, by value, 2009 34
Figure 19: France facial care market value forecast: $ million, 2009–14 35
Figure 20: France facial care market volume forecast: million units, 2009–14 36