Skinny, boot cut, designer or simply supermarket own, jeans have clearly got the fashion market sown up, as they continue to enjoy unbridled sales success. Latest research from MINTEL shows that this year, a staggering three pairs of jeans will be sold every second of every day in Britain alone.
While in recent years organic food has been creating a storm in Britain’s kitchens, it is now time for beauty products to step into the organic limelight. Latest research from the MINTEL Global New Products Database (GNPD) shows that there have been around 200 new organic and all natural beauty…
Jet-setting around the world, restaurant dining, sipping champagne and oversized designer handbags. All this glitz and glamour was once the reserve of the rich and famous, but latest research from MINTEL’s flagship British Lifestyles report shows that, in Britain today, even your average Joe is enjoying a taste of this…
We have all been there – endless hours spent on hold, irritating music blasting in our ears, innumerable call options to listen to and when you do at last get through, for many the final straw has to be speaking to an operator who is based on the other side…
Many Brits breathed a sigh of relief when ties fell out of favour in the office and we bid farewell to the greatest fashion faux pas – the novelty tie. But latest research from MINTEL shows that following their demotion at work, ties have redefined themselves and are now experiencing…
For many young Brits the prospect of owning their first home is just plain wishful thinking. But adding insult to injury for these wannabe first time buyers, latest research from MINTEL finds that today as many 2 million UK homeowners (7%) own a second home in the UK or abroad.
$3.2 Billion Energy Drinks Market Sees Additional Push from the Club CrowdWith more than $3.2 billion in sales last year, it is clear that Americans are getting a boost from energy drinks. However, the trend has been taken a step further in the nightclub set. According to a recent Mintel…
Once British tourists were happy to return home from their hols with a suntan and a bottle of the local hooch. But today’s holidaymakers are looking for so much more….a greater sense of well being, a cleansed mind, body and soul or maybe even a new look. Indeed, latest research…
Mashed, roasted, baked or simply boiled, the potato has always held a special place at the heart of the British diet. And while potatoes have seen floundering volume sales, due to being left out of the ‘5 a day’ campaign and having a reputation for being the ‘white bread’ of…
Larger Companies Focus Email Marketing on Cross-Selling and Customer Communication as Small Competitors Target New CustomersMany of the larger financial services companies are experimenting with a blend of direct mail and email marketing to communicate with their current customer base and merchandise their new products and services. In contrast, many…
Despite a rising interest in healthy eating, it seems that the British simply can’t turn down the offer of a delicious pud. Latest research from MINTEL shows that sales of chilled desserts like cream cakes, cheesecakes and trifle have increased by a sweet 40% since 2001, to reach just over…
Coffee makers market is full of beans!Latest research from MINTEL sees the rise of cafe culture sending British kitchens into a spin, as sales of coffee machines go through the roof. Sales of coffee makers are steaming ahead, with the number of machines sold more than doubling from 520,000 in…
