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Consumers are just as interested in patronising ‘green’ services, including the environmental impact of businesses, as they are about purchasing ‘green’ products, according to latest Mintel research. It found consumer interest in ‘green’ services has doubled from 2008-2010. Forty-four percent
Consumer expenditure will be squeezed in 2011, as a result of rising unemployment, inflation and increased household costs. Retail sales volumes will suffer and shoppers will become increasingly price sensitive but premium products will do well. Those are the key
Discount retailers Aldi and Lidl are enjoying double digit sales growth, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 20 February 2011. With sales up 13.4% and 13.6% respectively, they are
Two thirds of restaurant-goers in the US say they are interested in healthier breakfast options, according to new research from Mintel. And the research company is expecting breakfast sales will rebound in 2011, resulting in 4.1% growth. The healthy eating
Annual growth in high street sales volumes slowed sharply in February and retailers do not expect any sales increase next month, according to the CBI’s quarterly Distributive Trades survey. At the same time, price inflation has risen considerably and is
More shoppers say they will buy more of the lowest-priced supermarket private label products in the next 12 months, according to the IGD’s latest ShopperTrack research. A quarter (25%) of shoppers surveyed in January 2011 said they intended to buy more
Companies are struggling to keep up with the new demands placed on their call centre staff, according to a new survey conducted by BT and Avaya, the business communications provider. Despite the growth of smart phones and self service web
Brazil, Russia, India and China are all set to be in the top five grocery markets for the first time by 2015, according to latest figures released by international food and grocery analysts IGD. China’s strong growth is set to
Retailers will have welcomed an increase in sales in January but the indications for February look bleak, according to a leading retail advisor. Commenting on the latest figures released today by the Office for National Statistics, which show 1.9% growth
Clothing, shoes and accessories are the top selling products on eBay, according to a new web site which tracks the most popular categories on the online auction site. According to www.PowersellerIndex.com, clothing, shoes and accessories take the top spot with
Consumers are planning to cut back on eating out and drinking, according to a new report that tracks their spending intentions across a range of sectors including restaurants and wines and spirits. The Hopes and Fear study by market research
Italian, Mexican and Asian cuisines have become so mainstream, they’re hardly considered ethnic anymore, according to Mintel’s Global New Products Database (GNPD). However, the research company also finds lesser-known ethnic fare has enjoyed robust product growth in recent years, as
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, will soon reach half a trillion US dollars ($500,000,000) in sales, according to the latest forecasts from international food and grocery analysts IGD. The figures released today (17 February 2011), also reveal Tesco is set
Retailers are taking effective measures to tackle crime in their stores, according to the ACS’s annual Crime Survey. It reveals instances of robberies, staff theft, burglaries and verbal abuse have all fallen over the last year. However, ACS warns this
Hispanic shoppers in the US are still buying branded personal care products in spite of the economic downturn when consumers tend to opt for less-expensive products in order to save money, according to new research from Mintel. It found lower-income,
Shoppers are feeling a lot gloomier about their financial prospects for 2011 compared to last year and three fifths – 61% – of shoppers say they plan to cut down on eating or drinking out in the year ahead, according
High fuel prices are driving an increasing number of businesses to use fuel cards as a means of payment at the pump, according to new research from Datamonitor. It reports the European Fuel Cards market was valued at €72bn in
Americans are looking at the future with more optimism than they did prior to the recession, according to Mintel’s recently published Wealth Management — January 2011 report. It found more than eight in 10 high net worth households (defined as
Retailers at both ends of the value spectrum are performing well, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 23 January 2011. Sainsbury’s has had a strong start to 2011 and
More than four-fifths (82%) of international food and grocery companies are confident about their future, according to latest research from IGD – the food and grocery experts. Over half (53%) think the global grocery retail industry will outperform the rest
Consumers are still hawkishly watching their discretionary spending and 60% of restaurant-goers in the US report recession has changed the way their family spends money, according to new research from Mintel. Relief for food service operators is still a way
Consumers are seeking closer, socially-enabled interactions with retailers but what they receive is vastly different from what they expect. That’s the key finding of new research from RightNow, the customer experience specialist. Its study, conducted with 1,000 consumers by GfK
Sales volumes on the high street rose in January compared to a year ago but the pace of growth is starting to slow, according to the CBI. Its latest Distributive Trades Survey, which covers the two week period from 4
Bad weather hit sales of food in December 2010 with retail sales down by 3.4% – the biggest fall on record, according to the Office for National Statistics. Non-food stores increased by 3.1% with rises across all sectors except household
New research from Mintel has found 44% of grocery shoppers in the US believe private label products are of better quality today than they were five years ago. The private label market has enjoyed sales growth in recent years and
