Recession has forced people to compromise their green consumption habits, although they still care about the environment, new research from Kantar Media’s Global TGI reveals. More than half of the population in all but one of the countries surveyed agree
Christmas 2011 is set to be especially tough for retailers in countries across Europe with sales forecast to grow by just 0.8% in the eurozone, according to retail research agency Conlumino. Conlumino predicts France and Germany will top the league
Online shopping platform, Twenga, reports five types of car spare parts are among this week’s top 100 most searched-for items. Twenga, which claims to have the biggest choice online, said the results showed UK consumers are trying to reduce their motoring
Sales of sauces and marinades are enjoying an upswing in the US as recession revives the trend for home cooking, according to latest research from Mintel (www.mintel.com). It reveals the category gained 20% in US retail sales between 2005 and
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
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
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
New research conducted by Mintel shows 45-54-year-olds (younger baby boomers and older generation X consumers) will take longer to recover from recession. Nearly half (47%) of this group (versus 33% overall) say they, “have only been spending money on necessities”
A third of US beer drinkers are drinking craft beers produced in the US in favour of imported products, according to the latest research from Mintel. It found only a modest percentage of beer drinkers (13%) say they prefer domestic
The UK grocery industry has one of the most progressive and forward-thinking supply chains in the world and is planning for change, according to David Gordon, director of industry development at the IGD. Opening the IGD Supply Chain Summit 2010,
Although the economic tide seems to be turning, three cultural trends are affecting the financial services investment industry in the US, according to Mintel Comperemedia, a service that provides intelligence on direct marketing. Mintel found trust, millennials (those aged 22-35)
Mintel has predicted nine key consumer trends for 2011, which it claims have been shaped by the global recession. The research company says consumer behaviour has been changed for the long term with attitudes inspired by a changed value set.
Innovation will be key to creating a brighter future, according to Procter & Gamble (P&G) vice president, Irwin Lee. Speaking at the 2010 IGD Convention, Lee said retailers and suppliers had risen to the challenges of the economic downturn and
Newly released insolvency statistics show CVA’s (Company Voluntary Arrangements) still remain popular in retail as a tool to steer through the downturn, according to insolvency experts Baker Tilly Restructuring and Recovery LLP. Commenting on the latest insolvency figures in retail released for
According to Mintel’s latest report on green living, the environment remains a concern for the majority of Americans. More than one-third (35%) of survey respondents say they would pay more for environmentally friendly products. “Given this increased interest in the
According to recent research from Mintel, the gum, mints and breath fresheners market has seen sales growing through the recession in the US, increasing over 10% since 2007, and is expected to continue growing through 2014. “Although this market is not
Fewer adults see the appeal of casinos, according to new research from Mintel. Only 30% of US adults visited a casino in the past year, down from 35% in 2001. Billy Hulkower, Mintel senior analyst, said: “This shift has been
