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Beano For Brands research reveals what kids really want for Christmas 2019

Beano Studios kid-first consultancy, Beano for Brands, today reveals what kids want for Christmas 2019.

UK shoppers spend £25 more a week in a bid to eat healthier, Spoon Guru finds

Brits are at risk of serious illnesses as new research reveals today that 78% of consumers do not understand the daily recommended levels of salt, fat and sugar consumption. The nationwide health survey by Spoon Guru, a world leader in

Nearly one half of British businesses identify Generation Z as hardest group to engage

Being less engaged and more adept at using ad-blocking technology were the top reasons Generation Z were found as difficult to market to, and close to three quarters of businesses admitted they were focusing their efforts on targeting this generation

50% of Brits planning a summer staycation this year

Research out today from Square reveals it’s not just the weather heating up this summer, but domestic tourism too, as half of Brits plan staycations in the UK this year. The report reveals that the weaker pound and the uncertainty

Customers remain loyal to print when vouchers are involved, study finds

An independent report of 2,000 consumers commissioned by Opus Trust Communications, the multichannel communications expert, has found that traditional methods of receiving correspondence are preferred when it comes to loyalty schemes.

Accurate destination data for deliveries would cut UK carbon emissions by the equivalent of taking 56,000 cars off the road

PostTag, the destination data engine, today announced the findings from its analysis of the environmental impact of address inaccuracy on the UK’s delivery sector.

Festival commerce set to boom as merchants predict a 12% increase in revenue over the next five years

Research released today by Barclaycard into the spending habits of UK festival-goers, reveals that pop-up commerce presents a growing opportunity for businesses, with those selling at live events benefiting from increased revenue, improved customer engagement and longer lasting loyalty.

Online grocery in Asia tipped to reach US$295bn by 2023, reports IGD

Online grocery in Asia is developing at a rapid pace, with the market set to grow from its current value of US$99bn to US$295bn by 2023, according to the latest forecasts from international researcher IGD Asia.

Late summer fails to dampen growth for Irish groceries

Summer may have been late to arrive to Ireland, but new figures from Kantar show that the grocery market has remained buoyant in the face of inclement weather, up by 4.6% for the 12 weeks to 16 June 2019.

“Digital natives” value brick and mortar stores more than parents or grandparents

Despite clear differences in expectations among shoppers of different generations, almost half of retailers (44 percent) have made no progress in tailoring the in-store shopping experience according to a recent study conducted by Oracle NetSuite, Wakefield Research and The Retail

Retailers falling drastically short in efforts to digitise supply chain, survey finds

Retailers with large supply chains are struggling to digitise interaction with their suppliers despite huge desire to do so, according to a new study.

Bakeries compete for bigger slice of £22.5bn food-to-go market and get into click & collect and delivery

Global information company The NPD Group says data from its new Bakery Trends Tracker report show bakery outlets have over the past year (YE April 2019) seen the strongest growth in on-premise business among major British quick-service restaurant (QSR) channels,

SME numbers skyrocketing in Brexit Britain, says GS1 UK report

SMEs are flourishing in the UK, according to a study published by GS1 UK, the standards body that licenses barcodes in Britain.

Online retail sales in May suffer worst growth on record

After disappointing weather and no Royal Weddings in the social calendar, May continued the discouraging 2019 trend of below-average sales growth, with just +1.9% Year-on-Year (YoY), according to the latest IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index. When compared to this time

One Harry Potter toy sold every five minutes in the UK, The NPD Group reveals

To coincide with the imminent launch of the Wizards Unite app game, latest analysis by The NPD Group reveals that one Harry Potter toy is sold every five minutes in the UK, making it second only to Star Wars in

More than a quarter of Brits would buy a car online without a test drive, research reveals

A recent study of UK consumers, conducted by automotive retailer Peter Vardy, found that over a quarter of Brits would be happy to buy a car online, having never seen the vehicle in person.

Footfall plummets with declines in every region, latest BRC/Springboard figures show

Footfall declined by 3.5% in May, compared to the same point last year when it declined by 0.4%, according to the latest BRC/Springboard retail footfall figures.

Social media boosts leisure spending as consumers seek new experiences, finds Deloitte

The first quarter of 2019 saw leisure spending off to a good start, up two percentage points from Q1 2018, according to Deloitte’s latest Leisure Consumer report. The quarterly survey of 3,000 UK adults found that consumers continue to seek

UK food and drink exports enjoy biggest first quarter on record, reports FDF

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has today published analysis showing that in the first quarter of 2019 food and drink exports increased by 10.7% (y-o-y) to £5.8bn, almost twice the growth rate of Q1 2018 (+6.3%) and the biggest

Online grocery sales forecast to grow 163% by 2023, reports IGD

Digital technologies are revolutionising the way the food and consumer goods industry operates and online sales are forecast to grow 163% by 2023 across major markets, according to a new report from research organisation IGD, in association with The Consumer Goods Forum.