Kantar, the world’s leading marketing insights and consulting company, today announced two strategically important hires in the UK. These additions to the senior leadership team in the UK will be instrumental in driving Kantar’s ambitious growth agenda. Chris Morley is
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales grew marginally by 0.2% in the 12 weeks to 29 December. While retailers still took a record £29.3 billion through tills in the so-called golden quarter – up
When it comes to product choice, new research can reveal that the capital’s consumers are influenced by brands and products that are ‘ethically sourced’ and those that have ‘eco-friendly, sustainable packaging’.
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales growth slowed again during the past 12 weeks to a modest 0.5%. Amid the uncertainty of a General Election, a lacklustre Black Friday and a wet autumn, shoppers
Over 70% of consumers agree the response from businesses to the environmental damage being caused to our planet is ‘too little, too late’
Kantar is predicting that over 60% of people are expected to participate in Black Friday this year, an increase from 57% last year.
It has been well documented that traditional sectors like retail and banking are under pressure in a changing world and where customer expectations are constantly evolving. For our high street there is a growing list of pressures, especially when it
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show that year-on-year supermarket sales grew by 1.0% over the past 12 weeks. The increase is slightly behind the equivalent rate last month, against a backdrop of political uncertainty and a persistently wet autumn.
A globally maturing men’s beauty market is failing to have an impact worldwide, with British men found to rank bottom for concerns about their looks, looking young or making an effort with their appearance, according to new research from Kantar.
The latest figures from Kantar show that the Irish grocery market remains buoyant, with growth accelerating to 3.3% in the 12 weeks to 6 October 2019. As the Brexit deadline looms, shoppers are showing no signs of concern, visiting stores
The latest figures from Kantar show that growth in the Irish grocery market remained at 2.7% during the 12 weeks to 8 September 2019, as shoppers stocked up on September staples.
Google and Kantar today unveil research into customer experience across online retailers, analysing 33,500 online shoppers across 17 countries (2,000 UK consumers). The research demonstrates the need for retailers to innovate and improve experience at an ever-increasing rate, as it
The latest grocery market share figures, published today from Kantar, show year-on-year supermarket sales were flat during the 12 weeks to 11 August 2019 as the tough comparisons with 2018’s strong summer continue. Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight
The latest grocery market share figures, published today by Kantar, show year-on-year supermarket sales fell by 0.5% in the 12 weeks to 14 July 2019. This marks the first overall decline in the supermarket sector since June 2016. However,
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.
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show total year-on-year sales increased by 2.0% during the 12 weeks to 21 April 2019. Bolstered by a record-breaking £2.5 billion spent during the Easter week, this is the fastest rate
The latest grocery market share figures published today by Kantar show that the Irish grocery market grew by 3.2% in the 12 weeks to 24 March 2019. Despite Easter falling three weeks later than last year, and the absence
A small group of online travel agents, including Booking.com, OnTheBeach.com and Trivago, dominated paid search in the first quarter of 2018, each spending over £7 million on search through Google (on the keywords we monitored), with Booking.com splashing out almost
Product of the Year, the world’s largest annual consumer-voted award for product innovation, has announced that entries for the 2019 awards will open on Tuesday 1 May 2018, with the deadline for submissions on Tuesday 31 July 2018.
Lidl has posted a new market share high of 4.2% thanks to sales growth of 16%, with its ‘Lidl surprises’ campaign contributing to this growth, according the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 13 September
Tesco must deliver an improved performance in all markets, not just the UK, if it is to maintain its position as the second largest retailer in Europe by 2018, according to new research by Kantar Retail. Its retail analysts advise
Alternative visions of the UK high street were put under the microscope at an expert scoping panel workshop on 7 February 2013, convened by researchers at Southampton University. Their High Street Futures study (www.highstreetfutures.co.uk) has been funded by the Economic
Discount retailers Aldi and Lidl and the premium supermarket, Waitrose, were the biggest winners in the lead up to the festive period, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 23
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
Grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 26 December 2010 show sharply different fortunes for the grocers and non-grocers over Christmas. While the grocery sector enjoyed a prosperous Christmas with growth of 5.1%, the non-grocers
