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Grocery spend falls despite the start of summer weather and the sporting season
Total grocery sales fell by -0.5% in the last four weeks, despite the start of warm summer weather at the end of June and the sporting season in the UK. Shoppers also spent less per visit compared with the same period last year.
‘Monsoon’ weather costs UK supermarkets over £120m in missed sales
Growth in the grocery sector continues to slow, as industry sales increased by just +0.4% in the last four weeks, costing UK supermarkets over £120m in missed sales.
Webinar: Future Opportunities in FMCG E-commerce
E-commerce is becoming an important factor in further driving fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) growth across major markets globally. View our webinar to explore the framework of 10 key drivers for e-commerce success and which combination of drivers are importance based on their respective markets.
Consumer spending on groceries stalls as spring temperatures disappoint
Consumer spending in the grocery sector continues to slow, with sales declining to -1.6% in the most recent four weeks, in the context of the 2018 bumper spring, this spring has been tougher for supermarkets.
TV takes top spot as the largest UK advertising channel for automotive brands
TV remains the largest UK advertising channel for automotive brands, with a 6% rise in advertising spend in the 52 weeks to end of February 2019 in comparison to the previous year. However, cinema experienced the largest uplift, with a 14% increase in spend to £31m from £27m in the previous year.
The advertising landscape continues to shift – here’s what brands need to know
Nielsen Ad Intel data shows that over the last five years, there has been a significant reduction in the number of advertisers in the top five advertising categories. In Entertainment & Leisure, advertisers have dropped from 28k to 18k; Finance from 6k to 5k; Food from 2k to 1k; Auto down from 7k...
Optimizing the Automotive Path to Purchase
In today’s crowded car market, auto advertisers are hard-pressed to connect with consumers, encourage new sales, and do it all under shrinking budgets. It’s a steep challenge, and one that can only be met with a full understanding of how consumers shop for cars and how they react to automotive...
While The Industry Waits For Perfection, Monetizable Metrics Wait For No One
It’s well known across the media landscape that consumers in the U.S. are connecting with more content across more devices than ever before. But as an industry, we have not tapped into the truly unique opportunities presented by this increased consumption at the same pace as consumers.
Female Football Fandom Reaches Fever Pitch
The World Cup is not only becoming more popular among women but also increasingly effective in reaching female football fans.
Gen Z: The Elusive Generation
For the last decade or so, Millennials have been the generation that every brand has sought to engage as their spending power has grown. With this generation now past teenage years, however, digital advertisers are shifting their focus to the succeeding generation, Generation Z or Gen Z.
Assessing the Potential Impact of the New Minimum Unit Pricing Regulation in Scotland
Now in place, the minimum pricing of alcohol regulation in Scotland means that a single unit of alcohol cannot be sold for less than 50p. And as a result, the stronger the drink, the more expensive it will be. So what effect might that have on consumption?
Thinking Beyond Pink: Advertisers Need to be Smarter on Digital to Really Reach Women
Marketers need to think more strategically beyond cheap tricks, making things pink, or adding female icons to labels to reach women.
Will the Ad Industry Move To A Sales Guarantee?
The only metric that never changes is sales, which begs the question: Will we eventually see an industrywide guarantee on sales?