Insight Report | November 16, 2017 Premium Retail Reworked, Part 1: Quantifying the Heightened Competition for Retail DollarsIn our three-part Retail Reworked series, we consider changes in spending trends, consumer demand and channel adoption, with a focus on the impact that digital channels and services are having on retail. Read More
Deep Dive | September 4, 2017 Premium US Furniture Market 2017: Stores Face Softer Growth and E-Commerce CompetitionThe US furniture market saw growth moderate significantly in 2017. This report reviews market data, macroeconomic impacts, and demographic shifts impacting the American furniture market in the coming years. Read More
Insight Report | July 11, 2017 Premium Amazon Prime Day 2017: A Private-Label Push in Fashion and Grocery, and Launching in India, TooThis year, Amazon is offering Prime Day to its Indian shoppers for the first time, and the company used the event to launch brands such as Gap on its site. Read More
Market Outlook | April 3, 2017 Premium UK Value Clothing Market— Pure Plays Drive Market GrowthThis report explores value clothing retailing in the UK, including market size, growth drivers, key players, market share, and likely winners and losers in 2017. Read More
Deep Dive | March 10, 2017 Premium Mining Silver: Identifying Opportunities in the Senior BoomThe growth in senior populations worldwide is impacting consumer spending patterns. We review the aging trend and explore commercial & economic implications. Read More
Deep Dive | February 13, 2017 Premium Millennials and Furniture in the US and the UK – Ten Characteristics That Define the MarketSince millennials range in age from 16 to 36, they constitute a consumer segment that is of growing value in most markets. These consumers are entering their peak spending years and are establishing family homes. Read More
Insight Report | February 13, 2017 Premium Infographic: Millennials And Furniture In The US And The UKThis infographic on Millennials and Furniture in the US and the UK includes key trends and changing behaviors online and offline Read More
Insight Report | January 23, 2017 Premium December 2016 UK Retail Sales and Christmas Wrapup: A Bumper Holiday PeriodOfficial data and company updates confirm that it was a bumper holiday season. Total retail sales grew by 7.1% in December, the strongest December growth recorded in decades. Read More
Deep Dive | December 12, 2016 Premium Online Grocery Series: Germany – Playing Catch-UpThis is the fourth in our series of reports analyzing online grocery markets around the world. Germany lags other markets in grocery e-commerce despite having one of the largest grocery sectors in Europe and an advanced nonfood e-commerce market. Read More
Insight Report | December 2, 2016 Premium Discounters Go Digital: Aldi and Lidl Move into E-CommerceHard discounters Aldi and Lidl are moving into e-commerce in both the grocery and nongrocery categories. This year, Aldi announced it will move into the Chinese market purely through e-commerce, while Lidl Germany is planning to trial a grocery click-and-collect service in Berlin. Read More
Deep Dive | November 30, 2016 Premium The UK Apparel Handbook – 2017 OutlookThis report examines the UK apparel retail market including market size & segmentation, sales weakness, inflation and depreciation of the pound. Read More
Deep Dive | November 24, 2016 Premium The Silvers Series VI: The Methuselah Complex and an Industry Thriving on the Promise of LongevityIn this, the sixth in our Silvers Series of reports on consumers aged 65 and older, we look at three sectors that encompass various anti-aging and life-extension treatments and therapies. Read More
Deep Dive | November 18, 2016 Premium Millennials and LeisureThis is the third report in our Millennials Series. In this report, we explore how millennials are reshaping the leisure sector. Millennials are more inclined to spend on experiences rather than on “stuff.” However, this does not mean millennials spend more than the average consumer on leisure categories: Read More
Deep Dive | November 11, 2016 Premium DEEP DIVE: Emerging Technology in Healthcare and MedicineIn this report, we examine some of the latest technology in healthcare, such as gene editing and gene therapy, personal genomics, nanomedicine, organs-on-chips, regenerative medicine and other trends, such as wearable technology and robotics. Read More
Event Coverage | October 14, 2016 Register for Free Access Brand Licensing Europe 2016Brand Licensing Europe 2015 was held in London October 11-13 and discussed how TV & film are driving growth in the licensed merchandise market, opportunities in DIY, food and beverages and benefits of globalizing. Read More