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Brits resolve to keep fitness going in 2012

Keeping fit - it’s a resolution that has been made (and broken) countless time before, but new research from Mintel finds that using a private health and fitness club during 2012 could be more than pie in the sky as it is the leisure activity Brits are most likely to say they will spend more on over the coming year, with more than one in ten users (11%) planning to do so.

In 2011, the private health & fitness clubs market was worth £2.7 billion, up 17% between 2006 and 2011, an increase of 2% between 2010 and 2011. Mintel ...

Irish consumers beating January blues with events and festivals

Irish consumers are looking to beat the January blues by booking a holiday new research from Mintel reveals. Findings from the recently published Mintel Ireland Report on ‘Events, Activites and Festivals Tourism - Ireland’ show that holidays and in particular festivals, are still high on the agenda for Irish Consumers.

Indeed, Mintel’s findings indicate that the domestic tourism market is still quite buoyant, with 18% of RoI and 15% of NI consumers still planning to take a holiday or short break in Ireland over the next 12 months; yet competition for overseas tourism is strong with 21% RoI and 20 ...

25 Stocking Stuffers from Mintel

Chicago (December 7, 2011)—With the holiday season in full swing, we’ve looked into our market intelligence to find out just what US consumers do to make their holidays special. Some just might surprise you…

Don’t forget, we are here throughout the holiday season (on press@mintel.com) to help you with any other research you might need. We hope your holidays are happy and look forward to our continued partnership in 2012!

Gifts, Cards & Decorations

• Some 13% of US consumers think a cell phone is a good gift for children aged 6-11, up from just 4% earlier ...

Mintel partners with VYou to start conversation between analysts and audience

Leading market intelligence providers Mintel have today (7th September 2011) unveiled a digital marketing campaign to engage their online audience and showcase their flagship British Lifestyles Report by creating an interactive microsite in partnership with VYou.com - available at www.mintel.com/britishlifestyles.

Mintel’s British Lifestyles report gives an extensive and in depth picture of the British consumer in 2011, covering all of Mintel’s consumer sectors. For the first time, visitors to the site will be able to engage directly with Mintel’s dedicated sector analysts via video by using VYou’s video streaming technology and watch their ...

Mintel's British Lifestyles report reveals consumer reaction to the age of austerity

They say that money can’t buy you happiness - but new research from Mintel reveals it can certainly go a long way towards it. With economic pressures and an increasingly polarised society all making their mark, the research highlights the divide that has opened up between British consumers over the past couple of years - both in affluence and outlook.

In new figures from British Lifestyles 2011 - Mintel’s flagship report – it appears that money CAN buy you happiness and affluence plays a pivotal role in financial outlook. Indeed, today almost six in ten (58%) of those earning £50,000 and ...