The ‘Homebody Economy’ Gains Steam In China Amid COVID-19 Epidemic
As Chinese people were urged to stay at home amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, the "homebody economy" became the new normal, as a growing number of people shopped, studied, worked and found entertainment online at home. In addition to re-shaping consumption trends, staying at...
Asian Consumers Are Rethinking How They Eat Post COVID-19
Consumers across Asia have signaled their eating habits may change permanently once the world moves beyond the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In an exclusive Nielsen study of 11 Asian markets, only Japanese consumers say they are less likely to change their eating habits as a result of...
Decoding COVID-19: How the Outbreak May Impact China’s FMCG and Retail Market
Almost 20 years ago, when SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) swept China, the habits of China’s population changed for good. And early indications across the country are that the new Coronoavirus (COVID-19) may have similar long-term effects.
Flu Fighters: Preventative vitamins a lucrative opportunity for local and export markets in Australia
Australian consumers are turning to preventative measures to survive the 2019 flu season. And this quest to boost immunity has also translated into strong sales performance for preventative cold and flu vitamins in Australia and in export sales of these products to China.
Breaking Borders: How Pacific Companies can Tap into the Buying Power of the Chinese Consumer
China, with its huge population and increasing affluence, is a very lucrative market for companies and brands in the Pacific. The Demand Institute, projects that consumers in China will spend $56 trillion over the next decade, with a largely young, affluent, connected consumer base with disposable...
2016 World Sports Review
Global sport's top-line metrics, notably global sponsorship and media rights spend, continued to point in the right direction in 2016 but it was also a year of rapid change across the industry.
Uncommon Sense: Exporters Facing Opportunity with Consumer Spending in Emerging Markets
Multinationals should not turn their backs on emerging market consumers. Some rebalancing toward developed markets makes sense in the near term as their relative strength improves, but it must not come entirely at the expense of investment in emerging markets.
Finding China's 'Connected Spenders', the Key to the Next Decade of Growth
The Demand Institute projects that consumers in China will spend $56 trillion over the next decade. But China is a sprawling region and spending patterns will vary greatly. So which consumers should companies focus on?
The $56 Trillion Question: How to Navigate the Next Decade of Consumer Demand Across China’s Cities
Capturing a part of the $56 trillion in consumer spending that The Demand Institute projects will take place in China over the next decade will depend on deep insight into the country’s highly varied urban landscape.
Uncommon Sense: Going Premium in Southeast Asia
In 1990, 57% of Southeast Asia was in poverty and access to daily necessities one could afford was not to be taken for granted. Today, so much has changed that a new niche at the high end of the affordability spectrum has emerged to fan the aspirations of consumers – premiumization.