They 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. Today, over half (52%) of consumers turn to price comparison sites for their car insurance needs, while home insurance (32%) and travel insurance (12%)…
Chicago (November 20, 2009)–How do you follow up a wild year of $5 menus, gourmet meals for paupers’ prices and buy one get one restaurant specials? You return to quality, that’s how. “Restaurants are redefining ‘value’ on the menu, moving away from the cost-savings that were so important earlier…
Card issuers showing confidence, says Mintel Comperemedia’s Andrew Davidson Chicago (November 19, 2009)–The latest tentative sign of economic recovery? Credit card direct mail volume is back on the rise. Mintel Comperemedia, a service that provides direct marketing competitive intelligence, says issuers sent 180 million credit card offers to US…
Mintel says new products to play on the familiar, updated for today’s shopper What will the breakthrough new products of next year be? Most likely something recognisable… with a twist. The trend experts at Mintel release their 2010 global Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) predictions, saying next year’s new products…
Chicago (November 17, 2009)—Mintel predicts new flavors and scents will make an appearance in the US marketplace in 2010, as well as some familiar ones…reinvented. “As the economy recovers, we expect people to continue the trend of eating at home,” notes Lynn Dornblaser, Mintel’s leading new products…
It has been one of the most recent gambling success stories, but new research from Mintel finds the recession has seen Britain’s poker players keep a firmer grip of their wallets. After impressive growth of 72% between 2004 and 2007, last year the online poker market stagnated, with gross…
Young and old, captive and independent prefer different business practices Chicago (November 13, 2009)–Insurance producers, it turns out, are just like the rest of us: distinct in their wants and needs. A new Mintel Comperemedia survey shows insurance agents hold differing preferences based on their experience in the industry…
Plans and finances may be on ice, but the British dream of a ‘place in the sun’ has not thawed – despite increased anxiety about possible risks attached, according to new research from Mintel. Mintel’s exclusive consumer research reveals that as many as 6.5 million Brits, or one in…
As the ultimate discretionary purchase, bottled water sales have suffered in recent years, with cash-strapped consumers reverting to tap water. However, new research from Mintel reveals that, as consumer confidence – albeit, not yet economic growth – returns, so is the popularity of bottled water. The bottled water market…
Christmas this year may be the second one consumers have faced in a recession, but new research from Mintel reveals that retail sales are still growing in volume and value terms and that this Christmas is set to be good news for the high street. Indeed, Mintel forecasts growth of…
Fewer, less enticing credit card offers now the norm, says Mintel Comperemedia Chicago (October 30, 2009)–Catch yourself before you cheer for fewer credit card offers in your mailbox. New research from Mintel Comperemedia, a service that provides direct marketing competitive intelligence, shows that you’re not only getting less direct…
Chicago (October 30, 2009)—‘In sickness and in health’ now has a whole new meaning. New research from Mintel shows married men are possibly… healthier men. According to a Mintel survey of adult men, those who are married are more likely to have had a physical with a registered physician…
