Market and Consumer Research Reports

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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This Report covers trends in social media, inclusive of which services carry the greatest engagement with users and the types of content shared and consumed, including influencer marketing, ads, and coupons. Other topics explored in the Report include the use of social media for product research ...

“Birth rates are low, and the number of childbearing age mothers continues to decrease. Yet the mother & baby products market continues to grow well, thanks to parents spending more, per capita, on their babies as they seek better quality, safer products. Slowing growth is driving ever-increasing ...

“As the only department store in Spain, El Corte Inglés is facing growing competition from more agile and lower-priced specialist retailers. In order to compete El Corte Inglés needs to broaden its appeal and move away from a reliance on older and wealthier customers. It also needs to stand out by ...

“There are signs of the beginnings of a recovery in the German department stores sector. New ownership and a more focussed management now shorn of too many diversifications are a good start. The consumer research for this report shows that the stores are still valued for many of the things that a ...

“There is enormous variation between countries in the development of department stores. At one extreme there is Spain, where the only department stores is the country’s leading non-food retailer. At the other extreme there are countries like Austria, where the sector scarcely exists. Italy has a ...

“The Brazilian haircare market is constantly innovating. New trends, such as natural, organic, and vegan products, as well as options for different hair types, such as curly and Afro-textured; new washing techniques, such as no-poo/low-poo; and line extensions, such as post-shampoos, pre-shampoos, ...

“Mintel’s research shows that those who book ‘pure packages’ are the most likely travellers to record high customer satisfaction levels. Convenience and the removal of travel stress are key selling-points for package brands.”
–John Worthington, Senior Analyst

This Report looks at the following areas:

“The department store sector in Italy saw weak growth in 2017as both Coin and Rinascente are losing share of spending to specialist retailers. Both department stores need to broaden their appeal to attract less affluent and younger consumers. While the Italian online market is still ...