Social and Lifestyle Press Releases

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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…

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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 ...

One million children aged 7-12 on Facebook 'every day'

While social networking sites have, for many, become an integral part of our daily lives - it appears that it is not only adults using them to keep up with the latest trends. Indeed, in a new report looking at British children in 2011, Mintel finds that half of all children aged 7-12 visit social networking websites - and nearly half (49% or an estimated 0.97 million) of those who do, go on Facebook ‘every day’.

Furthermore, an extra 46% of children who are social-networkers use it ‘some days'- leaving just 5% who claim to ‘never’ use it. Everyday usage on ...

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 ...