Mother’s Day yields huge retailer opportunities Chicago (May 6, 2005) – Mother’s Day has become one of the top-grossing U.S. holidays, according to the 2005 Holiday Shopping report from Mintel International Group. Garnering more than $10 billion in sales last year, Mother’s Day is the second largest holiday in terms…
Latest research from MINTEL finds that in the UK last year Internet shopping overtook mail order catalogues as the most popular form of home shopping for the first time ever. While in 2004 one in three (32%) adults had bought products via the Internet in the previous 12 months, up…
A new report from MINTEL finds that when it comes to chatting on mobile phones, it is men and not women who are Britain’s mobile phone ‘spendthrifts’. This latest research finds that men are in fact considerably more likely than women to talk on their mobile phones without thinking about…
Men aged 25-40What they like best about being single: Making own decisions about how to spend money (71%) Freedom to come and go as I please (66%) Eat what I like, when I like (34%) Making own decisions about how home looks (31%) Enjoy own…
Latest research from MINTEL finds British men subscribing to the age old adage that ‘less is more’, when it comes to personal grooming. Today, just one in five (19%) men are enthusiastic about toiletries and use these products to improve their appearance, so fitting the much publicised ‘Metrosexual’ bill. In…
Latest research from MINTEL introduces generation SYLO, heralding a new way of life for today’s over fifties. Generation SYLO are Staying Younger LOnger by refusing to succumb to the image of the older consumer associated with their parent’s generation. In particular, British men over fifty are refusing to let go…
Latest research from Mintel finds British mums keeping a close eye on their children’s leisure time. While mums carefully limit the amount of time their children spend playing computer games or watching television, it seems that Britain’s men are taking more of a ‘hands off’ approach, when it comes to…
According to latest research from MINTEL British women seem most likely to grow old gracefully, accepting the natural signs of ageing. Amongst the French, Germans, Spanish and British, it is British women, who are by far and away the least likely to use anti-ageing or anti-wrinkle creams. Today, just over…
