Retail Press Releases

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Mintel's Retail Director Richard Perks responds to Portas Review

Responding to findings from the Portas Review, Mintel's Director of Retail Richard Perks, commented:

"Portas has 28 detailed proposals, but look behind that and the thrust of the report is very sensible. Granted there’s the dose of hyperbole that just seems unavoidable these days - the high street is certainly not in terminal decline, it may not even be in crisis. What’s happening at the moment is a contraction which is almost entirely due to the recession. And in tough times that’s what happens. The vacancy rates we hear so much about are mostly in secondary and ...

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 ...

Mum's the word when it comes to Christmas shopping

Christmas is coming and yes, it looks like another job for mum as new research from Mintel reveals that this year, Britain’s mums (26%) will be more than twice as likely as dads (12%) to to buy gifts for the kids. And what is more, mums’ work will not be stopping here, as it looks like she’ll be shouldering the bulk of the remaining parental duties too.

Indeed, research from Mintel finds more than a quarter (26%) of Britain’s mums (amounting to 2.2 million) get the job of buying presents (birthday and Christmas) for the children ...

Minimize me…functional furniture in demand

Chicago (November 28, 2011)—Americans are downsizing in many ways…smaller cars, smaller homes and generally less “stuff.” As people cut back, their furniture purchasing habits are making big time changes. Consumers are now seeking functional and useful furniture pieces that fit well into their homes and lifestyles—and aren’t in a rush to purchase them.

According to a new Mintel report, when buying home furniture, 40% of those surveyed indicate that they choose furniture mainly based on practical needs versus only 12% who indicated price as a priority when buying furniture. While style is also important to buyers ...

Christmas trading 2011 - “a lot better than feared” reports Mintel

With Christmas 2011 fast approaching, new research from Mintel reveals a little more Christmas cheer than first envisaged. Indeed, Mintel expects retail sales growth of between 4% and 5% in December 2011 and as much as 1% of that could be real volume growth.

Three main factors are behind this upbeat forecast:

1. Our Tracker research shows that people plan to spend more

2. Retail sales have been very strong and there is no likelihood that they will weaken significantly in the last three months of the year.

3. The comparison with last year's bad weather is not demanding

Richard Perks, Director ...