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European FMCG sales growth remains at just 1.7%, Nielsen reports

European FMCG sales growth remains at just 1.7%, Nielsen reports

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

26/05/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Late Easter boosts supermarket sales growths to +5.3%, Nielsen reports

Late Easter boosts supermarket sales growths to +5.3%, Nielsen reports

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

09/05/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Consumer cost-cutting and wet weather contribute to falling sales at UK supermarkets, Nielsen reports

Consumer cost-cutting and wet weather contribute to falling sales at UK supermarkets, Nielsen reports

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

14/02/2014 | Retail News | Read More
Two-thirds of UK consumers changing habits to save money, Nielsen reports

Two-thirds of UK consumers changing habits to save money, Nielsen reports

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.  

03/02/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Nielsen: late shopping surge fails to prevent lowest Christmas supermarket sales growth in seven years

Nielsen: late shopping surge fails to prevent lowest Christmas supermarket sales growth in seven years

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

17/01/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
UK supermarket sales growths fall for third consecutive month, Nielsen data shows

UK supermarket sales growths fall for third consecutive month, Nielsen data shows

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

22/11/2013 | Research, Retailer News | Read More
Nielsen: savvy UK shoppers will discard loyalty schemes if benefits not strong enough

Nielsen: savvy UK shoppers will discard loyalty schemes if benefits not strong enough

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

12/11/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
UK consumer confidence hits highest level for six years, Nielsen reports

UK consumer confidence hits highest level for six years, Nielsen reports

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

30/10/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Nielsen: UK supermarkets boost advertising budgets to encourage consumers to spend

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

28/10/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Rising food prices will impact grocery choices of most UK shoppers, Nielsen reports

Rising food prices will impact grocery choices of most UK shoppers, Nielsen reports

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

10/10/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

European FMCG sales growth drops from +3.3% to +1.2%, Nielsen reports

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

05/09/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Nielsen: global consumers are willing to pay extra for socially-responsible goods

Nielsen: global consumers are willing to pay extra for socially-responsible goods

Half of global consumers surveyed are willing to pay more for goods and services from companies that have implemented programmes to give back to society, an increase of five points from 2011 (45%), according to a new study from Nielsen,

06/08/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Supermarket sales soar during July heatwave, latest Nielsen data shows

The July heatwave contributed to sales growth rates almost twice that achieved by the UK’s leading supermarkets during the London 2012 Games – one of last year’s peak sales periods – according to the latest retailer performance figures released today

31/07/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
UK is number two destination for online shoppers, discovers new PayPal report

UK is number two destination for online shoppers, discovers new PayPal report

The UK is the second most popular shopping destination for online shoppers overseas, after the US and ahead of China and Germany, according to an analysis of cross-border online shopping attitudes, behaviours and spend by Nielsen for PayPal. Britain’s world-beating retail

23/07/2013 | Christmas Time, Food safety | Read More
Shoppers increasingly turn to the discounters and Waitrose, Nielsen data shows

Shoppers increasingly turn to the discounters and Waitrose, Nielsen data shows

The four weeks ending 22 June 2013 saw mixed fortunes for the UK’s leading supermarkets with the majority of sales growths coming from the discounters and Waitrose, according to the latest retailer performance figures released today by global information and

03/07/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

European FMCG sales enjoy upturn in the first quarter of 2013, Nielsen reports

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

04/06/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Rising food prices biggest concern for over a fifth of UK consumers, Nielsen finds

More than one in five (22%) UK consumers cited rising food prices as their first or second biggest concern, compared to 18% two years ago – according to Q1 figures from Nielsen.   This makes rising food prices the third

13/05/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Supermarket sales stabilise in final two weeks of April, latest Nielsen data reveals

Food and drink sales at the UK’s leading supermarkets stabilised in the final two weeks of April after a slow start to Q2 (due to Easter falling earlier in 2013 than in 2012), according to the latest retailer performance figures released

09/05/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

More UK consumers have no “cash to spare”, Nielsen confidence data shows

British consumer confidence levels took a hit in the first quarter of 2013 as the number of Britons with no spare cash and the number who believe they’re in a recession increased on the previous quarter, according to the latest

01/05/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Nielsen: early Easter and increased advertising spend lifts supermarket sales

Nielsen: early Easter and increased advertising spend lifts supermarket sales

Despite a slow start to the Easter trading period and the cold weather, Easter falling early provided a welcome boost to March food and drink sales at the UK’s leading supermarkets, according to the latest retailer performance figures released by

12/04/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Profitero platform achieves largest retailer coverage for global pricing intelligence

Profitero, a leader in competitive pricing intelligence, has announced its platform now monitors the prices and promotions of 50m products across 4,000 global retail websites every day, exceeding any other supplier in the industry and providing the largest product reach

05/04/2013 | Retail Technology, Services Time | Read More
British consumers lead Europe in getting ‘5 a day’, new Nielsen research finds

British consumers lead Europe in getting ‘5 a day’, new Nielsen research finds

UK consumers (with internet access) are almost three times more likely than Europeans as a whole to consume at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, according to a new study from Nielsen, a leading global provider of

15/03/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Discounters reap the benefits of restrained household budgets, Nielsen reports

Discounters reap the benefits of restrained household budgets, Nielsen reports

Shoppers are economising but not compromising, according to the latest retailer performance figures released by global information and insights company Nielsen. UK consumers are spending more at value retailers (discounters) to make household budgets stretch further, but are also willing

15/03/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Shoppers eschew own label burgers in wake of horse meat scandal, Nielsen finds

Shoppers eschew own label burgers in wake of horse meat scandal, Nielsen finds

Retail sales of frozen burgers, the product that sparked the horse meat revelations last month, are down 40% year-on-year to 2 February 2013, according to new figures from Nielsen.  But the decline is almost entirely down to shoppers eschewing own

18/02/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Fall in use of vouchers slows supermarket sales at start of 2013, Nielsen reports

Fall in use of vouchers slows supermarket sales at start of 2013, Nielsen reports

A drop in the use of vouchers, coupons and fuel discounts compared to a year ago, combined with cautious shopper behaviour, saw a slow start to 2013 for the UK’s leading supermarkets, new figures from Nielsen reveal. It found aggregate

15/02/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More
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