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Rules of the game
With consumer disloyalty on the rise and growth and ROI on everyone’s minds, it’s increasingly important to make sure that every move you make as a retailer or manufacturer counts.
The Evolution of Discounters in Europe
Over the past 10 years, hard discounters have become more experimental retailers, trying out new growth tactics and appealing to a wider buying public.
U.K. Grocery Spend Begins Recovery Following Disappointing Spring and Early Summer
Total supermarket sales have started to recover, rising by +1% in the last four weeks, following a disappointing spring and early summer performance in which sales declined, falling to -0.5% in July.
The Smart Shelf: Your Pathway to Winning in Retail
The Smart Shelf whitepaper will allow you to better understand the ingredients of the Smart Shelf and what you need to do to build your first planogram.
The Monetization of a Minute
There’s never been a better time to be a connoisseur of video. Surprisingly, however, the time Dutch consumers spend watching video has declined over the past five years as the availability of newer options has increased. While we believe this will reverse over time, it highlights just how...
Game Changer
The best sports properties in the world will succeed in the long run by understanding the wants and needs of Generation Z and transforming themselves so they can attract and engage fans for years to come.
Augmented Retail: The New Consumer Reality
Consumers today are increasingly craving immersive, real-life experiences. But they want these experiences without foregoing time or effort. The solution? Augmented and virtual reality technology, coming to a “store” near you.
Webinar: Winning Shopper's Hearts, Minds And Wallets
Shopper behaviour is changing at an unprecedented rate due to the immense level of disruption to the retail landscape. Watch the webinar playback where Sue Temple, Dolly Jitani and Simon Christofi explore shopper trends in more than 60 markets.
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?
Measure for Measure: ‘Like’ it or not, influencer marketing is changing
With #ad and #spon tags increasingly visible on social platforms, and glossy, groomed ambassadors taking social platforms by storm with everything from unboxing videos to live-streaming tutorials, influencer marketing is a burgeoning ad channel, with brands set to spend up to $15 billion by 2022.
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.
The Art of Premiumisation: Stop Guessing, Start Innovating
Consumers are trading up—and not just on big-ticket items. For brands that get it right, this presents a big opportunity to differentiate their product portfolios, drive sales growth in increasingly competitive markets and engage with a much wider range of consumers.
The Path to Agile Innovation in a CPG World
Many CPG marketers are looking to use agile innovation, but Nielsen research has found that lifting an approach that works quite well for many technology companies may have less successful outcomes in CPG. To be successful, marketers need to adapt the agile development steps of design,...