Brands, It’s Time to Wise Up to Women
Despite the headlines and hashtags, women around the world are fatigued and believe meaningful change is coming too slowly. So how can brands ensure they’re making authentic connections with women?
Women: Primed and Ready for Progress
For brands to succeed today, they need to find ways to address the challenges women face. Making up half of the population, women are key influencers across the globe. And the reality is that women still shoulder most of the household responsibilities.
Battle of the Brands: Consumer Disloyalty is Sweeping the Globe
Only 8% of global consumers are committed to the brands they purchase. That’s an alarming stat, and it highlights the challenge brands face as they seek to engage with consumers and retain them.
From weekly bulk purchases to smaller top-ups: How the Swiss Shop
Retailers and manufacturers in the Swiss retail sector are confronted with a wide variety of changes in the industry. E-commerce is becoming increasingly popular, loyalty programmes are becoming more important to consumers, and a perceived increase in the quality is is making product label products...
Opportunities for convenience in Switzerland
We all know that the demand for convenience products is on the rise. In our recent study the Quest for Convenience, we reported that as busy lifestyles and rising connectivity further increase, consumers demand convenient solutions that help simplify their lives.
FMCG growth remains stable in Europe in first quarter of 2019
The amount Europeans paid for everyday groceries (on the widest possible basket of product categories that are continuously tracked by Nielsen) increased by +2.4% in Q1 2019, relatively stable as compared to +2.5% in Q4 2018.
Detailhandelstagung 2019
On Tuesday, 30 April 2019, this year's retail trade conference (Detailhandelstagung) will take place in cooperation with Fuhrer & Hotz. As in previous years, interesting speakers will talk about trends around the retail trade in 2019 as well.
Swiss Shopper Trends 2019
Migros and Aldi win the race in price perception. However, price isn’t the only decisive factor when choosing where to shop. A shop’s price to performance ratio is becoming increasingly more important for Swiss shoppers.
Online Platforms are Gaining Traction for Premium Products Globally
While online has been growing as a channel in several developed markets in recent years, it’s broadening in scope, and is fast becoming a popular shopping destination for consumers around the world, particularly those looking to purchase premium products, as these platforms are able to attract...
For Better or Worse: How Global Consumer Spending is Evolving
Globally, 58%of global consumers feel they are better off financially than they were five years ago, but there is also a sizeable proportion of consumers who feel that they are only in survival mode, with sentiment differing considerably by region and country.