Sugar, salt, artificial additives are the biggest health factors impacting the food products Britons buy, according to the Global Health and Wellness Survey from information and insights company Nielsen which polled more than 30,000 Internet respondents in 60 countries. When asked
Nielsen Holdings, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, has today announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of Brandbank, an established world leader specialised in the process of digitally collecting, managing
The volume of items purchased from the UK’s leading supermarkets increased year-on-year for the first time since mid-July 2013, according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. Sales volume increased +0.6% during the four weeks ending 3 January 2015 versus
E-cigarettes, sports nutrition and “free-from” are the fastest-growing products in UK supermarkets by sales volume, according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. Volume sales of e-cigarettes are up 49.5% year-on-year, followed by sports nutrition bars,
Shoppers are becoming increasingly positive about retailers’ own-brand products, which is contributing to a rise in sales, particularly for ‘premium’ versions, according to the latest retail news from global information and insights company Nielsen. Own-brand products accounted for 54% of UK
Sales at the UK’s leading supermarkets declined compared to a year ago for the third consecutive month, according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. Since Nielsen first reported the UK grocery market contracting in January
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
Consumer confidence in the UK jumped three points for the third successive quarter to hit its highest level for seven years, according to the latest figures from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights. The UK Consumer Confidence Index
Consumers globally spent $374bn on snack foods annually between 2013 and 2014, a year-over-year increase of 2%, according to a new global report released today by Nielsen. While Europe ($167bn) and North America ($124bn) make up the majority of worldwide
Consumer spend at the UK’s leading supermarkets during the four weeks ending 13 September 2014 was down -1.6% versus the same period a year ago – according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. Sales volume dropped -1.9%. “Despite
British consumers’ intent to buy motor-related products, computer equipment and eBooks online has tripled since 2011, according to a new study by Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights into what consumers watch and buy. The proportion of Britons who intend
Thousands of new product launches fail in their first year, costing businesses millions of pounds, yet manufacturers can reverse these outcomes by changing their approach to innovation, according to a European study launched today by Nielsen, a leading global provider of
FMCG sales growths are looking rosier. For the second quarter of 2014, aggregated across Europe, they were up 3.8% year-on-year, according to the latest figures released today by global information and insights company Nielsen. The 3.8% nominal value rise, the highest for
Year-on-year sales growths at the UK’s leading supermarkets declined for the sixth four-week period out of the last seven – and third consecutively – according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. During the four weeks
The football World Cup failed to provide a respite for the UK’s leading supermarkets, which suffered a second consecutive period of year-on-year declining sales and volumes, according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. During the
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
After two months of weakening growths, the late Easter provided a timely boost for the UK’s leading supermarkets, helping sales value growths hit +5.3%, according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. During the four weeks
Sales at the UK’s leading supermarkets in January were lower than a year ago, according to the latest data from global information and insights company Nielsen. Aggregate sales value growths during the four weeks ending 1 February 2014 were down -0.4% year-on-year
Following two successive quarterly rises, UK consumer confidence fell back three points to 84 in the final quarter of 2013, according to the latest report from Nielsen. In the previous quarter, consumer confidence hit a six-year high of 87.
A combination of factors meant year-on-year sales growths at the UK’s leading supermarkets over the four weeks across Christmas hit their lowest levels in at least seven years – according to global information and insights company Nielsen. Despite consumers spending
Sales growths at the UK’s major supermarkets declined for the third successive 12-week period – according to the latest retailer performance figures released today by global information and insights company Nielsen. Aggregate sales value growths for the UK’s leading supermarkets
More UK consumers (72%) than Europeans (61%) say loyalty schemes – marketing programmes that reward members with purchase incentives – are prevalent where they shop. But proportionally fewer of these UK consumers say they are more likely to visit those retailers
Consumer confidence has hit its highest level in the UK for six years, jumping eight points on the previous quarter to 87 in Q3 2013 – according to the latest figures from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and
In an effort to counter slowing sales growths since the summer, the UK’s major supermarkets have spent 14% more on TV and press advertising in the four weeks to mid-October than in the same period last year.Meanwhile, aggregate sales value
Eighty-five percent of global consumers, and 81% of UK consumers, say rising food prices will impact their choice of grocery products, according to a new study by Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch
