Retail sales of homeopathic and herbal remedies in the US have reached $6.4bn in 2012, up almost 3% from 2011, and growing 16% over the past five years, according to new research by Mintel. Today, 30% of respondents who suffered an ailment within the past year claim to have used a homeopathic or herbal remedy [...]
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 baramoter of the UK’s most chosen FMCG brands, Profitero analysed 10 of the most popular [...]
A short spell of warm weather in April had a positive impact on shoppers’ purse strings, recording a 16% rise in online sales compared to the same time last year, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index. The travel sector in particular saw a solid performance, increasing 16% year-on-year. This is the first time the [...]
Mintel has highlighted the appeal of so-called craft beers in the US during American Craft Beer Week (13-19 May 2013). It found consumers who were of legal drinking age in 2012 are most likely to report increased consumption of beer (14%), which includes 7% of respondents who are drinking more craft beer in 2013 compared [...]
Positive results came out of a difficult year for the soft drinks industry, according to the 2013 UK Soft Drinks Report, Refreshing the nation, published by the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA). The economic climate is tough and the weather last year was poor, but the overall retail value of the soft drinks industry rose [...]
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 biggest concern, overall, amongst UK consumers and the second-fastest growing concern over the last two [...]
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 by Nielsen. In the two weeks ending 27 April 2013, year-on-year sales value growth [...]
Subway is the brand that has grown its value most since the launch of the first BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking, produced by Millward Brown Optimor for WPP. According to Millward Brown Optimor, it has achieved its huge brand value growth of 5,145% with a great value offer, absolute relevance to consumers, and a [...]
Coca-Cola is the world’s most popular brand, chosen 5.3bn times a year, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s Brand Footprint ranking. The soft drinks manufacturer reaches its number one spot by combining a high penetration of 44% with the highest global frequency of purchase (15 times per year on average). The report highlights the opportunities for growth that [...]
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 figures from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch [...]
Men spend over three quarters of their average annual online spend on fashion, according to new research from Rakuten LinkShare. While Ofcom estimates UK consumers spend an average of £1,083 each year online, Rakuten LinkShare’s research reveals nearly one in four 26-35 year old men spends at least £900 per year on clothing online (24%), the [...]
Over three quarters (89%) of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies believe price pressure has increased over the last two years and will continue to do so, according to a study by global consulting firm Simon-Kucher & Partners. Its Global Pricing Study found over half (57%) of all survey respondents (including CPG) felt pressure was due to [...]
With the lifestyles of many consumers in Britain in flux over the past five years, Mintel’s annual British Lifestyles report reveals the legacy of the economic downturn. When asked about how their spending habits have changed over the past five years, some 56% of all Brits (amounting to 23m adults) claim to now only buy items when [...]
Ethnic takeaways and restaurants in the UK have suffered a decline of 123m fewer visits over the past three years but sales of spicy foods in supermarkets have soared, according to research by The NPD Group. The findings suggest consumers are craving ethnic flavours more and more but are no longer flocking to their local [...]