CBME India Gets Set to Transform India's Children, Baby and Maternity Products Industry

SHANGHAI, Oct. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CBME India - the Children, Baby & Maternity Industry Expo (www.cbmeindia.com), a brand new event for the Indian children, baby and maternity products and service industry, will take place from 11-13 April, at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregoan, Mumbai, India. Set up by the world's second largest event organiser, UBM plc, which has been organising CBME Shanghai successfully for the past 12 years, CBME India will provide an unrivalled business platform for this expanding market.

Combining a high-level seminar and exhibition, CBME India will see a conglomeration of local and global manufacturers and providers of children, baby and maternity products and services along with thousands of retailers, wholesalers, agents, importers and educational institutions, all searching for the latest quality products and services. India's children, baby and maternity products market has been largely untapped and growing at exponential rates. CBME India is set to provide a platform for industry suppliers to showcase the best in products and services and to promote their brands to the South Asian audience.

The land of opportunities, India is the most attractive retail destination in the world and hence represents a high-potential, untapped market for baby and childcare products. According to the statistics from the RNCOS March 2012 report, the Indian baby and child care market has substantially grown during the past few years and caught the attention of many international players. Estimated to be US$644 million in 2009, with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.5% from 2004 - 09; it is forecast to register a CAGR of over 12% from 2012 - 2014.

A relatively young country, where children 12 years old and younger account for around 23% of the total population, India's nascent baby and childcare market is becoming the world's fastest growing. The continuing healthy birth rate compared to the other economies coupled with growing awareness, surging income levels, aggressive marketing strategies, shifts in consumer behaviour and the acceptance of premium products is set to maintain the growth momentum of the country's children, baby, and maternity products market.

"Manufacturing and trading of quality baby and child care products and services is becoming increasingly important for a wide range of companies in India and globally, and UBM India has stepped in to provide an organised platform in South Asia for the children, baby and maternity products industry. A gateway to India's rapidly growing and vastly untapped baby and child care product and service markets where Industry professionals around the world to congregate and engage with each other," said Pearl D'Souza, Project Director - CBME India at UBM.

For further information on CBME India, please visit our web site at www.cbmeindia.com. Companies interested in exhibiting at CBME India should contact Pearl D'Souza on +91-9819094860 or Pearl.Dsouza@ubm.com.

About UBM India:

UBM India is a part of UBM Plc which is one of the world's leading global business media companies. With over 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries, UBM organises 300 trade fairs, publishes 200 magazines and periodicals and hosts 200 websites.

Media Contact:

Axeena Alex | Brand Marketing Executive | CBME India | UBM

T +91 22 6769 2415 | E axeena.alex@ubm.com

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