the rate of Western Europe since 2000Latest research from MINTEL finds retail sales in the 9 emerging Central and Eastern European (CEE) markets growing some 75% between 2000 and 2005. This is over 5 times the 14% growth experienced by their developed counterparts, including the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary…
Endless queues of stressed Christmas shoppers, cheesy Yuletide anthems on a constant loop and over heated shop floors – we all know that Christmas shopping on the high street can be a real chore. But latest research from MINTEL shows that the Internet will be the true shining star this…
the consumer really can be King Latest research from MINTEL finds Britain moving towards a retail world where the consumer really can be King. Consumers are now striving for ‘perfect information’, where all prices are transparent and the Internet is the ideal information medium for this. As a result almost…
Latest research from MINTEL finds a definite air of caution amongst this year’s Christmas shoppers, as they tentatively get ready for the festive season. While last year well over half (54%) of British adults said that they ” usually spend more than they plan to ” at Christmas, this has…
Latest research from Mintel finds the majority of British simply don’t like shopping. Today, almost six in ten (57%) shoppers aim to get what they want and get away as quickly as possible. In fact, just 16% of British actually view shopping as an enjoyable pastime and women are only…
