Webinar: Changing Consumer Prosperity
In this webinar, we explore the regions where consumers have experienced the biggest improvement in their financial situations since 2016. We also discuss consumers’ changing spending behavior on fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) categories over the past five years.
Changing Consumer Prosperity
The Nielsen Changing Consumer Prosperity report reveals consumers’ sentiment toward their financial situations and explores the behavior and impact on spending, and how this has changed over time.
Great Business Opportunities Beckoning Greater Bay Area
The renminbi is well on its way to internationalization. This is no pipe dream, but is fast becoming a reality, and that is no truer than in Hong Kong, the world’s largest off-shore renminbi market.
With Consumer Confidence Up Last Year, 2018 Shows Promise for Global Product Companies
2017 was a good year for global consumers, with consumer confidence ending the year at a near-record level. Notably, 51 markets finished the year with higher confidence than they did in 2016, and the gains were bigger than 2 points in 46 markets.
Mobile Wallet Use is Growing, and Understanding Consumer Usage Trends Is Key To Winning
Mobile wallets are becoming increasingly popular in Hong Kong. The first market player entered the market in 2015, and since then more than 10 different brands have emerged. The emerging mar-ket as a whole is expected to grow substantially in the near future.
Identifying Pockets of Opportunity Around the Globe
Backed by improving global consumer confidence, many regions are seeing improved conditions for businesses and the fast-moving consumer goods industry. Here, we’ll look at trends in a few select countries.
Where Are Consumers Spending and Saving Around the World?
Consumers globally were more confident in the second quarter of 2017 than at the end of 2016, but concerns remain. So where are consumers spending any extra cash and cutting back on expenses?
Consumer Optimism Continues to Rise in Many Markets Around the Globe
In contrast to the ongoing market challenges facing global fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) manufacturers and retailers, consumers are in better spirits than they were at the end of 2016. In fact, global consumer confidence has risen three index points since the close of last year.
Amid a Year of Great Change, Consumer Confidence Finished on a High Note in Most Markets
Global consumer confidence increased modestly in 2016, a time of great political and economic change around the world, rising three points between the first and fourth quarters to 101. Confidence scores finished the year more strongly than they began in every region except Africa/Middle East.
Mobile Money
Mobile devices may not be critical to survival, but a majority of consumers around the world can’t imagine life without them. And now, they’re transforming the world of commerce.