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All exporters must accept the fact that most successful products are modified
for sale in overseas markets. Very few products are sold in the exactly same
form in all markets and the reason for, and nature of, modifications will differ
from one market to another Illustrative of this point is the fact that most products
which are thought to be the same throughout the world are,in many cases, not
the same at all e.g. Coca-Cola.
The reasons for such products modifications are numerous but include:
French woman tend to have bigger feet than English women, whilst Japanese
women have smaller feet. Many Finns, sleep in smaller bedrooms than are
usual here. The larger retail packages found in the USA are increasingly
common in other developed countries.