Mintel Predicts Global Beauty Trends for 2010
December 24, 2009While ‘austerity chic’ ruled the beauty industry in 2009, as this challenging year comes to a close, forthcoming trends directing the beauty industry... Read More
Alcoholic ready to drink market
December 2, 2009The alcoholic RTD (ready to drink) market blossomed in the 1990s, through the likes of Smirnoff Ice and Bacardi Breezer, but has since been fighting a... Read More
Household fresheners
December 2, 2009In a matter of just a few years, consumer attitudes in to household fresheners have shifted considerably. Used in 17 million UK homes, the recession... Read More
Bottled water
December 2, 2009Until recently, the bottled water market was thriving, more than doubling its volume sales in 10 years to reach 2.5 billion litres in 2007. However,... Read More
Six in ten consumers use financial price comparison sites
December 2, 2009They are a relatively new phenomenon, yet new research from Mintel finds price comparison sites are now the number one port of call for insurance consumers.... Read More
The evening meal
November 25, 2009The home is right at the centre of most consumers’ lives and is the place where they choose to centre most of their activities. This is true even for... Read More
Lager
November 25, 2009Since 2004, lager value sales have fallen by 11% to reach £11.4bn in 2009. Nevertheless, it remains the largest selling alcohol drink. Read More SHARETHIS.addEntry({... Read More
Potatoes
November 25, 2009It seems that Brits can’t resist the simple spud with just 3% of adults not eating fresh potatoes. Today, just 8% of us see potatoes as boring and 6%... Read More
Customer loyalty and discounting
November 7, 2009It takes a lot for Brits to switch retailers as new research from Mintel finds just 4% of us have taken the plunge, switching our main grocery store in... Read More
Energy drinks gain momentum
November 7, 2009The race is on, as latest research from Mintel finds sales of sports and energy drinks set to hit the £1 billion finishing line. After healthy growth... Read More
