Unemployment is at the Heart of Long-Term Consumer Change
Two important narratives have been necessarily conflated as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has made its way around the world this year: the devastating impact of the deadly disease on the lives of millions and their loved ones and the almost immediate effect on the global economy.
What Now and What’s Next: A View Into the U.S. Pet Retail Landscape During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. pet retail industry has been substantial, with sales numbers fluctuating at historic proportions. Year-over-year in-store and e-commerce sales up by double-digits, but sales trends have fluctuated following pantry stockpiling in March.
Nielsen’s Top 25 Breakthrough Innovations of 2019
While the “fewer, bigger, better” mentality is still the most prevalent route that brands take, it isn’t the only road to innovation success. A growing number of innovations are finding success through varied launch strategies, such as focusing on a targeted cohort, increasing an interested...
Understanding Consumer Sentiment Can Help Companies Adjust as the U.S. Begins to Re-Open
As businesses across the U.S. begin to re-open, companies need to understand evolving consumer sentiment before assuming that open-for-business means business as usual.
Recalibrated Consumption Dynamics in a COVID-19 Altered World
Many markets across the globe begin to ease living restrictions, and many consumers are returning to a world that's far different from the one they left at the beginning of the year. Nielsen has identified six major areas where consumption dynamics will change moving forward in this unprecedented...
Still Concerned About COVID-19, U.S. Consumers Will Want More from Convenience Stores
Across the U.S. retail landscape, the convenience channel has been the offline channel to watch over the past year. With the country now in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, the convenience channel is poised to be even more dominant.
Rebalancing the ‘COVID-19 Effect’ on Alcohol Sales
What would it take to rebalance topline market performance for alcohol? And how can current behavioral shifts toward take-out restaurant services and “off-premise”* alcohol sales be leveraged to offset the immense “on-premise” losses?
Scenarios Beyond COVID-19: Rebound, Reboot, Reinvent
Nielsen has identified three distinct time horizons for global market regeneration beyond the COVID-19 global health emergency and attached likely scenarios to each. The three-tiered framework identifies the conditions for businesses to rebound, reboot or reinvent as they confront expected...
In Latin America, COVID-19 Will Hit Low-Income Consumers the Most
Consumers in Latin America expect the impact of COVID-19 to be lengthy. In fact, a Nielsen study of 13 Latin American markets found that 76% of Latinos are now concerned about COVID-19, and 51% estimate that it’s here to stay for the next four months or even more.
During Times of Uncertainty, Let Consumers Take the Wheel
In times of uncertainty, it’s important to stay connected with your consumers. Whether you’re trying to add new benefits to your offerings to keep up with changing consumer opinions, updating claims on your packaging or building your innovation pipeline to meet emerging needs, you need consumer...