The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF’s) upcoming 62nd Global Summit at the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from 12th-15th June 2018 will see over 1,000 high-profile delegates from over 400 leading consumer goods companies gather in Singapore for the annual flagship event.
The arrival of Amazon Fresh in the UK, and more recently Prime Now in Paris, is set to shake up a highly competitive European grocery market. In this transcript from Profitero’s Podcast Series, Keith Anderson speaks to Andrew Pearl, Profitero's
Shock has arrived on the back of the UK’s historic vote to leave the European Union and Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to resign. This shock has resulted in a “Black Friday” effect in financial markets with the price of
Grocery (food and drink) value sales in UK supermarkets over the full six-week Christmas trading period (to 2 January) were -0.6% lower than in 2014, according to data just released by global insight leader IRI. This performance was stronger than
A report published by Kantar Worldpanel – “Accelerating the growth of e-commerce: 2015 Edition” – forecasts FMCG online sales to hit $130 billion by the end of 2025, revealing the true potential for the worldwide FMCG e-commerce market. Online’s share
The volume of FMCG products – such as soft drinks, toiletries and food – purchased across Europe has risen by its highest year-on-year level since Nielsen started measuring it more than six years ago – according to the latest data
Eight out of 10 (82% of) suppliers and retailers will place greater focus on building their teams’ skills over the next three years, according to the results of IGD’s Trading Relationships Survey 2015. This will enable them to keep abreast
The UK public is hungry for health content, and is expecting food, drink and retail brands to help combat serious national issues such as obesity by providing practical content, according to the latest ‘Health and the High Street’ report from
Purchasing fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Europe is largely driven by factors other than price, according to insights from Kantar Media’s TGI Europa study of shoppers in Britain, Germany, France and Spain. The shopper behaviour segmentation reveals that, even though
Prices being paid for FMCG goods across Europe have risen by their lowest level in almost four years, curtailing sales revenue growth – according to the latest figures released today by global information and insights company Nielsen. In the third
Retail Times has teamed up with Investec to publish analysts’ notes on leading retail stocks. Today, Investec Securities analyst, Nicola Mallard, suggests Thorntons is rebalancing its revenues and recommends “buy” Thorntons has delivered PBT a little ahead of our expectations due to lower interest. It
In its fourth annual European report on the pricing and promotion of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), IRI highlights the continued failure of promotions to boost volume sales across Europe. In the UK, the amount of food and non-food goods sold on promotion
A new report launched today by Kantar Worldpanel reveals strategies for retailers and brands to take advantage of the predicted growth of online sales in the FMCG market. Kantar Worldpanel anticipates that e-commerce will account for $53bn of global FMCG
FMCG sales growths for the first quarter of 2014, aggregated across Europe, were up just +1.7% year-on-year for the second consecutive quarter, according to the latest figures released today by global information and insights company Nielsen. The 1.7% nominal value
Ocado’s decision to capitalise on the expanding vegetarian and vegan market by stocking frozen vegetarian and vegan brand Fry’s reinforces the importance of brands and retailers understanding shopper needs and behaviours in greater detail than ever, according to a specialist
FMCG sales growths for the second quarter of 2013, aggregated across Europe, were up +1.2% year-on-year, compared to +3.3% year-on-year the previous quarter (Q1 2013), according to the latest figures released today by global information and insights company Nielsen. The 1.2% nominal value rise
European FMCG sales experienced an upturn in the first quarter of 2013 after four successive quarters of slowing year-on-year growth, according to the latest figures released today by global information and insights company Nielsen. FMCG sales growth across Europe
Walkers and Muller have the highest number of promotions running across the five leading online supermarkets, according to analysis of the 10 most popular FMCG brands for the week commencing 13 May 2013 by pricing intelligence provider Profitero. Based on Kantar Worldpanel’s recent
Economic forecaster, The Economist Intelligence Unit, has teamed up with Mintel, the consumer market expert, to predict key trends for the future of different FMCG categories in emerging markets and the UK and USA. The findings are revealed in the paper,
Latest Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry research from SymphonyIRI Group highlights the extent of the pressure some of the biggest non-food brand owners are under to meet their growth projections as price inflation continues to outstrip wage growth and
Bridgethorne, the specialist consultancy working with blue chip FMCG brands (food and non-food), suppliers of other retail products and retailers across category development, shopper marketing and customer management, has appointed Karen Bevan to help drive the delivery of its range
Comparison shopping site mySupermarket has teamed up with four fmcg brands – Nivea, Activia, Kellogg’s and Reckitt Benckiser – to launch so-called ‘brand stores’ on its site. The Nivea and Activia stores are now live, with Kellogg’s and Reckitt Benckiser launching in the next
Google, Amazon and Marks & Spencer are the most highly-rated brands by UK consumers for the second year running, according to the latest YouGov BrandIndex league table. YouGov’s BrandIndex measures how consumers perceive brands on a daily basis in terms
The St John Ambulance has launched a new First Aid Awards programme to recognise the achievements of those who champion first aid – in the workplace or in public – and heroes who have been the difference between a life
Some of the biggest names in FMCG retailing will be outlining the opportunities beyond Europe and the challenges their companies face at the ECR Europe Conference at The Square Meeting Centre, Brussels, 5-6 April 2011. Speakers include: · Lars Olofsson,
