UK Market Research

“There are growing opportunities for brands around convenience and capturing the ‘full traveller journey’. Consumers require tools that save them research time and cut through the complexity of the online world. They seek trusted one-stop shops, online and offline, where they can make all their ...

“Health and wellbeing programmes can play a major part in helping the UK close the productivity gap and provide the B2B market with a great opportunity. If employees in a professional services environment enjoy work, they do better work, which is obviously beneficial to both staff and organisations.”

“Premiumisation remains a strong trend in the chocolate market. As references to provenance have become prevalent in premium chocolate, going a step further and educating consumers on how the taste of the chocolate is influenced by the origin of the cocoa beans, could help brands connect with ...

“The carpet and floorcovering sector is set to continue growing in line with a buoyant housing market, but times are ‘a-changing’ in the sector. As competition increases, and space for new retailers becomes available with the decline of Carpetright, we can expect to see new offerings and product ...

“The data centre sector remains highly fragmented in the UK as it is worldwide. Growth in the number of data centres is slowing, but demand for services continues to grow. This is encouraging widespread modernisation of the legacy infrastructure to increase capacity and gain greater cost ...

“There are numerous consumers trends that ski resorts and tour operators can tap into to widen the audience for these types of holidays. Interest in health and fitness continues to grow in the UK so active holidays are likely to appeal. A break to a ski resort can provide both physical exercise ...

“The womenswear market is facing challenging times, with many of the major players in the market seeing weaker sales growth. In a more competitive retail environment, retailers must make sure they have a compelling product offer and a real understanding of what their customers want. Retailers can ...

“The rise of the discounters has continued to dent the market’s value sales, despite the growing population. Going forward, an increase in small household sizes and the squeeze on consumer spending pose a challenge to the automatic dishwashing market. Meanwhile, interest in packaging that reduces ...

“Eating at pubs is an affordable treat which should not be badly impacted in a consumer downturn, providing pub operators continue delivering excellent service as well as high quality yet affordable meals. In addition, pubs that make the most of non-traditional meal times can maximise profits ...