Europe Market Research

The retail sector appears to be in turmoil.  There has been an unprecedented number of failures or retailers reported to be in trouble just in the first quarter of 2018.  It would be easy to go on to say that the whole retail sector, and particularly the store-based sector, is in deep trouble.

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“As YouTube attempts to tackle the issue of controversial content being uploaded to the network, its relationship with some of its key creators is becoming more strained. This may further open the door for Facebook to become a true rival to YouTube in the short online video sector.”

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“Changes to Facebook’s News Feed present both problems and opportunities for newspaper publishers. It highlights the need to diversify across platforms to not become reliant on any particularly source for traffic. Some newspapers, however, could gain more prominence on the social network as ...

“UK consumers’ favourite hobbies are those which involve minimal outlay such as reading, listening to music and baking/cooking. As consumers are choosing to save, more costly activities may be deemed less affordable. The influence that online content is having on consumers, especially Millennials, ...

“Once again, overall print circulation figures do not make for pleasant reading. However the recent success of some print sectors, notably current affairs, does hint at a brighter future for some print titles than is often predicted. While magazines will obviously be investing heavily in ...

“High consumer interest in 4DX cinema indicates that the format will not simply be a gimmick but could potentially become a genuine staple of the industry. Broadening the scope and appeal of the format will rest on using it to different degrees for different genres, with some films only having a ...

“Consumers’ spending power is being hit by the squeeze on incomes as inflation continues to outpace average wage rises. In four of the last five months, people have been more likely to feel worse off compared to a year ago than to say that their finances have improved. This is the first time this ...

“While mobile devices are being used more frequently to view TV, few people are using their smartphone to watch content outside of the home. The introduction of zero-rating data offers, such as mobile network Three’s Go Binge, while controversial, could significantly boost the ability of people to ...

“As streaming markets become more congested, services are giving greater priority and promotion to content discovery features. People have a growing expectation that streaming services should be able to find them the most suitable new content amongst their vast libraries. Successfully helping ...