Meeting the disruptors: what happened when we opened Mintel’s offices to start-ups Start-ups and indie brands are creating a huge buzz across all industries, with inspiring backstories and products that truly resonate with consumers. This has put pressure on established ... Read More
The Interest Rate Rise: Not a game-changer, but another drag on consumer sentiment in the UK There is a whole generation of homeowners who have only ever known interest rates to fall. The last rate rise was back in July 2007, back in the ... Read More
Market Research: The challenges of data Earlier this year, an article written by Toby Clark, Director of Research EMEA at Mintel, on the benefits of market research, was featured in the Chartered Institute of ... Read More
Market Research: What’s the point? Earlier this year, an article written by Toby Clark, Director of Research EMEA at Mintel, on the benefits of market research, was featured in the Chartered Institute of ... Read More
Election 2017: What does it mean for consumer confidence? Consumer confidence weakened in the run-up to the election, and concerns over Brexit have intensified. Consumer confidence rebounded after both the 2010 and 2015 elections, but the boost was ... Read More
Article 50: Consumer confidence is holding strong, but the income squeeze is back on It’s taken almost a year, but the UK has finally started its journey towards leaving the EU by triggering Article 50. From a consumer perspective, the triggering of Article ... Read More
Brexit: The EU, the UK economy and the referendum Mintel has commissioned new research to analyse how Brexit has impacted UK consumers’ financial confidence and how key consumer markets are likely to be impacted. Here, Toby Clark, Director of Research ... Read More
Why we’re still a long way from being able to bask in the feelgood factor When it comes to the state of the UK economy, recent statistics on the UK labour market gave people on both sides of the debate plenty of ammunition ... Read More
Bitcoin, the cashless society and privacy Much of the debate around new payment methods is centred upon security and privacy. But I'm not sure it's nearly as much of an issue to people as ... Read More
Financial services research – Lloyds, the Co-operative Bank, and LIBOR Financial services research - Lloyds, the Co-operative Bank, and LIBOR Back in December 2011, I wrote a piece about the potential impact of the Co-operative's bid for a sizeable ... Read More
