18/05/2013 - http://www.economist.com

The middle classes are turning into keen bargain-hunters

16/05/2013 - http://www.guardian.co.uk

Sales of sliced, wrapped bread are down. But before consigning plastic bread to the dustbin, consider these five dishes that definitely go better with humble white bread

15/05/2013 - http://www.heraldscotland.com

The team tasked with giving Marks & Spencer's fortunes a makeover has unveiled the key fashion pieces they think will bring customers back to the ailing store.

14/05/2013 - http://www.brandrepublic.com

With a more competitive market than ever before, what can brands do to ensure they remain in consumers' shopping baskets? And most importantly, how can they look to grow, asks Tim Kidd, managing director UK, Ireland and USA at Kantar Worldpanel.

14/05/2013 - http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk

With a more competitive market than ever before, what can brands do to ensure they remain in consumers' shopping baskets? And most importantly, how can they look to grow, asks Tim Kidd, managing director UK, Ireland and USA at Kantar Worldpanel.

13/05/2013 - http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Britons are losing their taste for white sliced bread, with sales of pre-wrapped loaves falling by 31million last year.

05/05/2013 - http://www.guardian.co.uk/

As the horsemeat scandal reached its peak in February, the bosses of Britain's biggest supermarkets and suppliers were summoned to Whitehall to explain themselves.

02/05/2013 - http://www.mirror.co.uk

521 million Warburtons bakery items were sold in Britain compared with 320.7 million Hovis products, say analysts Kantar Worldpanel

02/05/2013 - http://www.marketingweek.co.uk

Warburtons is the UK’s most popular FMCG brand, according to a report by Kantar.

02/05/2013 - http://retailtimes.co.uk

Coca-Cola is the world’s most popular brand, chosen 5.3bn times a year, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s Brand Footprint ranking.

30/04/2013 - http://www.independent.ie

New data from research firm Kantar Worldpanel shows that Aldi's share of the market grew by over 28pc in the 12 weeks to April 14, giving it a 6.4pc share

29/04/2013 - http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Sales of Continental meats, like chorizo, have risen by 6.1 per cent to £208m over the past 12 months, far outperforming the wider cooked meats market, according to data from analysts Kantar Worldpanel

24/04/2013 - http://www.dailymail.co.uk

Shoppers resisted shelling out for new clothes and shoes during recent unusually chilly spring weather, a new retail report shows.

23/04/2013 - http://www.kamcity.com

Fiona Keenan, consumer insight director at Kantar Worldpanel, explained: “The supermarkets have had a really strong first quarter, driven predominantly by the huge success of [Bond film] Skyfall

23/04/2013 - http://www.independent.co.uk

Meanwhile, latest grocery figures from Kantar Worldpanel showed Asda's market share at 17.5% for the 12-week figure ending April 14, down slightly from 17.6% in the same period last year.

22/04/2013 - http://www.independent.ie

THE humble spud is fighting back against pasta and rice by taking a growing share of the dinner plate for the first time in years.

22/04/2013 - http://www.mcvuk.com

Kantar Worldpanel’s Entertainment Retailer Barometer report states that Amazon made the biggest market share gains for the 12 weeks ending March 17th 2013.

21/04/2013 - http://www.independent.ie

Supermarket giant choosing to focus on convenience stores and online shopping

20/04/2013 - http://www.thegrocer.co.uk

End of the line for cheap plonk? Fine wine sales lift off

18/04/2013 - http://www.musicweek.com

Amazon claimed more than 28% of the value of the UK retail music market in Q1 2013

18/04/2013 - http://www.thegrocer.co.uk

James Bond stirs up supermarket DVD sales

18/04/2013 - http://www.theretailbulletin.com

Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda all increased their share of the video, music and games sector in the first quarter of 2013 as the grocery market accounted for 32.2% of all entertainment sales, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel

15/04/2013 - http://retailtimes.co.uk

Canned food is outperforming other categories with UK sales up 4.6% in the last year, 1% higher than the total grocery market, according to figures from Kantar Worldpanel.

13/04/2013 - http://www.herald.ie

Fake tan sales are down by a fifth as the trend sparked by The Only Way Is Essex (Towie) wears off, according to new data

11/04/2013 - http://www.guardian.co.uk/

Britons spent £56.1m on pods between February 2012 and 2013, up 45.1% year on year according to Kantar World Panel.

10/04/2013 - www.guardian.co.uk

New cash-counting machines to replace 689 workers, six months after 165 jobs scrapped at supermarket's Bradford HQ

08/04/2013 - www.scottishgrocer.co.uk

Kantar Worldpanel figures, quoted by Highland Spring, show that two-thirds of GB households now buy it at least once a year, with regular customers buying bigger packs more often.

06/04/2013 - www.independent.co.uk

Restructuring firm hopes to challenge iTunes' dominance of digital market

05/04/2013 - www.thegrocer.co.uk

Supermarkets apologised to shoppers after many stores sold out of chocolate eggs two days before Easter

27/03/2013 - www.cityam.com

SAINSBURY’S was the only one of the big four supermarkets to grow its market share in the past 12 weeks, while Morrisons and Tesco lost ground, data released by Kantar Worldpanel yesterday shows

27/03/2013 - www.independent.co.uk

The supermarket chain Sainsbury's has emerged as the fastest-growing of the big four grocers so far this year, putting rivals Tesco, Asda and Morrisons in the shade.

25/03/2013 - www.telegraph.co.uk

Volume sales of kale have leapt to 3,048 tonnes with value up 38.4 per cent to £12.6 million in the year to February , data from analysts Kantar Worldpanel shows

22/03/2013 - www.meatinfo.co.uk

Figures from Kantar Worldpanel, cited in the report, proved that total supermarket organic sales had increased to their highest level in nine months

20/03/2013 - http://www.guardian.co.uk

Soil Association report says organic purchases are down 1.5% annually but are booming online, with Ocado sales up 6.4%

20/03/2013 - www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Sainsbury's posted better-than-expected sales figures after a quarter in which no horse meat was found in any of its products

19/03/2013 - www.metro.co.uk/

Recent industry figures from Kantar Worldpanel showed the chain was the only one of the ‘big four’ supermarkets to gain market share during the quarter to February 17 – up to 17 per cent from 16.9 per cent a year earlier.

18/03/2013 - www.heraldscotland.com

Sainsbury's and Next will be among the highlights this week as the retail sector remains in sharp focus.

04/03/2013 - www.thejournal.ie

Data from Kantar Worldpanel Ireland has shown the impact of the horsemeat scandal on sales of frozen burgers.

28/02/2013 - www.bbc.co.uk

Rising beef prices and a public preference for cheap food were contributory factors leading to the horsemeat scandal, food industry experts say.

28/02/2013 - www.independent.ie

TESCO chief executive Philip Clarke has admitted costs due to increased testing of its products for horse meat and other contaminants will hit margins this year.

27/02/2013 - www.guardian.co.uk

Supermarket also plans to install cameras in suppliers' factories

27/02/2013 - www.scotsman.com

According to the latest grocery share figures from consumer experts Kantar Worldpanel, sales of frozen burgers fell by 43 per cent in the first five weeks of the horsemeat scandal

27/02/2013 - www.independent.co.uk

Sales of frozen burgers have almost halved since the horsemeat scandal erupted as shoppers shun foods of uncertain provenance

27/02/2013 - www.cityam.com

SUPERMARKET sales of frozen burgers and ready meals have plummeted since the horsemeat scandal reared its ugly head last month, industry data shows

27/02/2013 - www.bbc.co.uk

Sales of frozen burgers have dropped by 43% after the horsemeat scandal, new figures show

27/02/2013 - www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Frozen burger sales are down by 43% and frozen ready meals by 13% in the wake of the horse meat contamination scandal – despite consumers suggesting they would be happy to eat the product in future, new figures suggest.

26/02/2013 - www.irishexaminer.com

Health-aware consumers, notably those who do not have children, are spending more money on fish, rising 5% in 2012 to €193m, according to industry analysis from Kantar Worldpanel and Bord Bia

26/02/2013 - www.mirror.co.uk

The shocking figures reveal the scale of shoppers’ mistrust in processed food as they are shunning the freezer staple in their droves

26/02/2013 - www.guardian.co.uk

Edward Garner from consumer knowledge group Kanter Worldpanel says 43% fewer frozen burgers have been sold in the four weeks leading to 17 February

26/02/2013 - www.guardian.co.uk

Data also shows decline in frozen ready meals as Whitbread calls for overhaul of how processed meat industry is regulated

25/02/2013 - www.retail-week.com

Marks & Spencer lost more ground to its fashion rivals Primark and Zara over January, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel.

21/02/2013 - http://www.independent.co.uk

Horse-free meat is on the menu at Sainsbury's and its shares were gobbled up as the rest of the stock market slumped

21/02/2013 - www.independent.co.uk

The chief executive of Asda has revealed the supermarket giant has seen a jump in sales of vegetable ready-meals

21/02/2013 - www.mcvuk.com

Kantar Worldpanel this morning told MCV that the device's hype and excitement will rekindle interest amongst gamers

21/02/2013 - www.retail-week.com

Today’s Sports Direct update shows it continues to be a clear winner with sportswear shoppers but its success is more about fashion than sport

20/02/2013 - www.marketingweek.co.uk

Scotland has an exciting time ahead with major sporting events bringing the world’s attention to its shores - and that is a golden opportunity for its national brands

20/02/2013 - www.dailymail.co.uk

Discount supermarket chains Aldi and Lidl have been voted as two of the three best supermarket chains in the UK, beaten only by Waitrose in a recent poll

18/02/2013 - www.themeatsite.com

According to a Kantar Worldpanel report on the fish market in 2012, Irish consumption grew during 2012 as consumers purchased within the category more frequently

17/02/2013 - www.independent.ie

Putting food on the table has never been a luxury. Yet the recession – along with the last six austerity budgets to hit this country

16/02/2013 - http://www.economist.com

Horse meat in the food chain is a wake-up call, not a calamity

15/02/2013 - www.bbc.co.uk

Women who are size 16 and over account for a quarter of the UK's womenswear market according to Kantar Worldpanel.

14/02/2013 - www.bbc.co.uk

Buying a gift for any occasion can be risky - especially on Valentine's Day when you could come across as stingy or overly-keen. Are food and drink the fail-safe options

09/02/2013 - www.thegrocer.co.uk

Supermarkets attract gamers and readers...

07/02/2013 - www.cosmeticsbusiness.com

The bath and shower market is enjoying significant growth but overcrowding in mature markets remains an issue. So how are brands standing out, asks Julia Wray

07/02/2013 - www.thecmuwebsite.com

A fifth of British music buyers have now “fully transitioned” to digital music, or so says a new report from UK record label trade body BPI on the digital music market

07/02/2013 - www.prweek.com

Cake has landed a brief to help Morrisons launch Nutmeg, its first own-label clothing range.

05/02/2013 - www.irishexaminer.com

Dunnes Stores continues to increase its share of the Irish grocery market as the largest player in the market, Tesco, saw its sales dip, according to the latest supermarket share data from Kantar Worldpanel

05/02/2013 - www.independent.ie

New data from research group Kantar Worldpanel shows that Dunnes Stores' share of the grocery market rose 4.6pc to 24.3pc

05/02/2013 - www.scotlandfoodanddrink.org

The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 20 January, show Tesco maintaining its market share and matching market growth for the first time since June 2011

04/02/2013 - www.irishtimes.com

Dunnes Stores has reported sales growth of 4.6 per cent for the 12 weeks ending January 20, the supermarket group's strongest result in four years.

04/02/2013 - www.scottishgrocer.co.uk

Mark Thomson, business unit director of Kantar Worldpanel, right, kicks off our latest analysis of the breakfast market and we also look at activity in some key breakfast sectors including bread and the developing opportunities in ‘breakfast to go’.

01/02/2013 - www.economist.com

STEP forward, CrackBerry Kevin. Many months ago Kevin Michaluk vowed not to cut his hair until BlackBerry 10

31/01/2013 - www.standard.co.uk

When Spy this week wrote how Sir Mike Rake will still be, er, raking it in despite giving up the £300,000 a year

31/01/2013 - www.bakeryinfo.co.uk

Tesco has managed to maintain its share within the grocery market, coming out on top amongst the big four, the latest statistics have revealed

29/01/2013 - www.mirror.co.uk

Meanwhile sales of basics such as bread and milk rose faster in discount stores as shoppers “traded down” for essentials

29/01/2013 - www.independent.co.uk

The trading woes of Morrisons have continued after Christmas, with its sales significantly trailing behind rivals Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury's.

28/01/2013 - www.dailymail.co.uk

The double-dip recession may have devastated the High Street, but it has provided a lift for supermarkets as customers turn to unbranded clothing in an attempt to save money

28/01/2013 - www.thegrocer.co.uk

Waitrose and Fortnum & Mason have both bucked the downward trend in marmalade sales. According to Kantar Worldpanel, shoppers at Waitrose bought 3.2% more marmalade by volume last year, while Fortnum & Mason said value sales had shot up 17.5%.

27/01/2013 - www.independent.ie

Recession, what recession? Things are flying for many industries as some businesses are thriving, finds Roisin Burke

26/01/2013 - www.thegrocer.co.uk

Shoppers are flocking to the Big Four

25/01/2013 - www.thecmuwebsite.com

The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel on entertainment retail in the UK show that Amazon continues to grow its share of the market

25/01/2013 - www.drapersonline.com

The high street giant has seen market share slip 55 basis points for the 24 weeks to November 25, compared with the same period in 2011, and 37 basis points for the 24 weeks to December 23.

25/01/2013 - www.cityam.com

Apple’s latest results were spectacularly good by any standard – except their own.

25/01/2013 - www.mcvuk.com

The collapse of HMV and Blockbuster is unlikely to have a massive impact upon the video games market

23/01/2013 - www.retail-week.com

Amazon outmuscled HMV in the run up to Christmas as it achieved a record market share, however the fight for the collapsed entertainment retailer’s share remains an “open ball game”, according to Kantar Worldpanel data.

22/01/2013 - www.telegraph.co.uk

Research from two sources indicates that Google search fell 3 per cent year-on-year and that growth in its Android mobile operating system may finally be slowing

18/01/2013 - www.bbc.co.uk

The first snow has fallen and bookmakers have shortened their odds for a white Christmas. So far, so seasonal - but distinctly unusual weather conditions earlier in the year have raised the price of a traditional Christmas dinner.

16/01/2013 - www.cityam.com

Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said Tesco and Sainsbury’s both posted identical gross sales growth rates of 3.9 per cent in the six weeks ending

16/01/2013 - http://edition.cnn.com

It's the place where countless teenagers have spent a Saturday afternoon meeting friends and browsing racks, but now one of the world's oldest music retailers is in difficulties after its management announced this week it was going into administration

15/01/2013 - www.guardian.co.uk

Despite HMV's inability to make high street music retailing pay, some independent record shops are seeing increased sales

15/01/2013 - www.cueentertainment.com

Private equity turnaround investor Endless, which successfully turned around book chain The Works, is reported to be interested in a bid for HMV

15/01/2013 - www.guardian.co.uk

Grocers report merry Christmas as sales of party food boost Co-operative Group and Ocado sees surge in online shopping

15/01/2013 - http://businessetc.thejournal.ie

The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show Dunnes and Aldi making ground, largely at the expense of smaller shops.

15/01/2013 - ww.mcvuk.com

The cost to the UK video games market should HMV fail to find a buyer could be as little as four per cent

13/01/2013 - www.independent.co.uk

Research from consumer expert Kantar WorldpanelUK, shows that almost half the country spent less on food this Christmas

10/01/2013 - www.dailymail.co.uk

One of the star performers of 2012 suffered a new year hitch today after disappointing the City with its Christmas trading update.

10/01/2013 - www.marketingweek.co.uk

As promotions become evermore prevalent, brand loyalty is becoming a thing of the past, so marketers need to get smart about the deals they offer.

09/01/2013 - www.independent.co.uk

Sainsbury's has posted its weakest sales growth for seven years

09/01/2013 - www.irishtimes.com

LONDON BRIEFING: Sales are falling at the grocery group, which has yet to set up a delivery service

08/01/2013 - www.independent.co.uk/

Festive season sales rise fails to match inflation, although online growth continues

08/01/2013 - http://retailanalysis.igd.com

The latest market share data from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks to 23 December, shows the market trend held steady with the previous period maintaining growth of 3.2%

07/01/2013 - www.telegraph.co.uk

Wm Morrison, Britain's fourth largest supermarket group, says it is looking "very closely" at launching an online food business after reporting a slump in Christmas sales

28/12/2012 - retailtimes.co.uk

Frozen food has achieved value growth in 25 out of the last 26 quarters, according to the latest figures released by Kantar Worldpanel.

24/12/2012 - www.scotsman.com

Research by retail analysts Kantar Worldpanel found that sales of smoked salmon have been increasing for the last four years and peak in the four weeks of December.

23/12/2012 - www.independent.co.uk/

Supermarket giant set to appoint long-serving executive as new head of its UK operation as it seeks to put the setbacks of 2012 behind it

20/12/2012 - www.theretailbulletin.com

Figures compiled by Kantar Worldpanel reveal that the market has achieved value growth in 25 out of the last 26 quarters

19/12/2012 - www.talkingretail.com

New figures from Kantar Worldpanel have shown that the frozen food retail market has achieved value growth in 25 out of the last 26 quarters

17/12/2012 - www.mcvuk.com

According to research firm Kantar Worldpanel, the two weeks ending January 1st will account for almost seven per cent of all games downloaded

12/12/2012 - www.independent.ie

THE recession has forced householders to make more frequent trips to the shops – but buy less

11/12/2012 - www.marketingmagazine.co.uk

The agency partnered with Kantar Worldpanel to devise a new approach to market-mix modelling, measuring emotional drivers of change

10/12/2012 - www.guardian.co.uk

Detailed data compiled for the Guardian by market research company Kantar Worldpanel, which analysed the buying habits of thousands of Britons

10/12/2012 - www.fashionunited.co.uk

According to data from research firm Kantar Worldpanel sales of clothing, footwear and accessories by volume increased by 0.7 percent for the 24 weeks to October 28, 2012

24/11/2012 - www.irishexaminer.com

IF you think the everyday tea, soup, and cheese you consume are made here in Ireland, it’s time to think again.

23/11/2012 - www.bakeryinfo.co.uk

The latest statistics from Kantar Worldpanel revealed that in the four-week period to 30 September 2012, more than 2.14 million packs of cupcakes were purchased

23/11/2012 - www.standard.co.uk

Hordes of consumers are buying less-traditional meats this Christmas, with venison, lamb and pork replacing turkey

19/11/2012 - www.dailymail.co.uk

Britons are facing a nutritional recession as households turn to 'cheaper' fatty foods to cope with a hike in food prices and shrinking incomes

16/11/2012 - www.irishexaminer.com

The cost of the weekly grocery shop is rising faster that inflation, increasing by 4.1%

16/11/2012 - www.mcvuk.com

Supermarkets have eclipsed specialists to become Britain’s No.1 games retailers.

14/11/2012 - www.marketingmagazine.co.uk

Sainsbury's has attributed its highest grocery market share for almost a decade to its 'Live Well For Less' positioning and Brand Match scheme.

14/11/2012 - www.telegraph.co.uk

Sainsbury's sales and profits ticked up in the first half of the year as the supermarket giant benefited from cost-conscious customers turning to its money-off coupons

13/11/2012 - www.independent.ie

DUNNES Stores managed to boost its share of Ireland's €9bn grocery market in October to 22.4pc

08/11/2012 - www.telegraph.co.uk

Sales at Wm Morrison slipped during the last three months as heavy discounts in the supermarket industry and fragile consumer confidence hurt the grocery chain.

08/11/2012 - www.standard.co.uk

Supermarket Morrisons revealed a further slide in sales today as its bigger rivals stepped up the pressure with money-off coupons and special offers

08/11/2012 - www.guardian.co.uk

Chief executive blames sales dowturn on failure to stand out from supermarket crowd that woos shoppers with money-off vouchers

08/11/2012 - www.bbc.co.uk

Supermarket chain Morrisons, one of the UK's big four grocers, has reported another quarterly drop in sales

08/11/2012 - www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

Morrisons revealed a further slide in sales today as its bigger rivals stepped up the pressure with money-off coupons and special offers.

06/11/2012 - www.dailymail.co.uk

Sainsbury’s attracted more shoppers through its doors in the last three months

06/11/2012 - www.bakeryinfo.co.uk

Two of the big four supermarkets are feeling the pressure of market share, as discount retailers continue to increase grocery sales.

05/11/2012 - www.independent.co.uk

But gloom still persists as M&S profits fall and suit sales plunge

31/10/2012 - www.cosmeticsbusiness.com

Following on from last year’s successful string of results, it has been a rather pallid year for the colour cosmetics category

30/10/2012 - www.dailymail.co.uk

A 15-year-old boy has inspired Tesco's next best-selling ready meal - on his first day of work experience

27/10/2012 - www.thegrocer.co.uk

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27/10/2012 - www.mirror.co.uk

Figures from Kantar Worldpanel show mushroom sales hit a record breaking £365 million - up almost 4% - year-on-year

16/10/2012 - www.irishtimes.com

TESCO HAS solidified its position as the dominant player in the Irish supermarket sector according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel, with almost 29 per cent of market share.

14/10/2012 - digitalguru.eventmagazine.co.uk

Reaching customers via their smart devices is more important than ever. Research released by Kantar Worldpanel earlier this year reported that over half of Britain’s population have a smartphone

13/10/2012 - www.thegrocer.co.uk

Sales of own-label alcoholic drinks have soared over the past 12 months - with growth exceeding that of brands in every part of the market.

12/10/2012 - www.meatinfo.co.uk

Recent figures from Kantar Worldpanel backed this up and showed that 48% of consumers were finding it harder to meet monthly budgets than one year ago

11/10/2012 - www.guardian.co.uk

Banks and miners were among the day's leading gainers as markets moved higher after three days of losses.

10/10/2012 - www.independent.co.uk

The grocer Sainsbury's struck "Paralympic gold" after its sponsorship of the event helped its sales

09/10/2012 - www.guardian.co.uk

The market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said sales at Britain's third-largest grocer rose 5.6% in the 12 weeks to 30 September

08/10/2012 - www.thepigsite.com

Figures from Kantar Worldpanel produced for BPEX show sales were up eight per cent in value and nine per cent in volume during the period

05/10/2012 - www.thegrocer.co.uk

The number of times blokes eat chocolate has risen 10.5% year-on-year compared with a 4.5% hike among women

05/10/2012 - www.retailgazette.co.uk

Supermarket chain Asda saw profits rise six per cent last year despite making a substantial loss

04/10/2012 - www.marketingweek.co.uk

The truly challenging aspect of the recession currently engulfing us is not its depth. It’s the width

03/10/2012 - www.itv.com

Market researchers Kantar WorldPanel says that more than 40% of groceries are bought on special offer

02/10/2012 - www.guardian.co.uk

New research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has found that low-cost phones from Nokia are driving up market share of Microsoft's Windows Phone

01/10/2012 - www.marketingweek.co.uk

Aldi’s Marketing Week Engage Award winning ad campaign ‘Like Aldi’ helped drive a rise in sales and profit at the discount supermarket

01/10/2012 - www.mcvuk.com

The number of gaming girls is on the rise, but firms expect this audience to seek out mobile and online titles over boxed ones

25/09/2012 - www.freshplaza.com

Tesco , the world's third-biggest retailer, said a recovery plan to recapture home market share was making an impact after a shock profit warning

25/09/2012 - www.kamcity.com

Tesco said yesterday that its recovery plan to recapture home market share was making an impact, backing up recent industry data showing evidence of success in its fight-back against rivals

22/09/2012 - www.thegrocer.co.uk

Celebrity chefs such as Marco Pierre White may castigate organic food as the preserve of the “smug”, over-privileged few

22/09/2012 - www.farmersguardian.com

THE latest Kantar Worldpanel report has revealed increases in expenditure on both beef and lamb across the UK

21/09/2012 - www.talkingretail.com

The frozen food sector is “continuing to succeed” despite difficult economic circumstances posting a 6% value growth for the year to 10 June, 2012, according to new data from Kantar Worldpanel

20/09/2012 - www.bbc.co.uk

As National Cupcake Week draws to a close, it seems love them or loathe them, cupcakes are here to stay

20/09/2012 - www.globalmeatnews.com

Shoppers in Ireland have tightened their belt

18/09/2012 - www.irishexaminer.com

The survey, by consumer research firm, Kantar Worldpanel, claimed the latest findings were evidence of shoppers adopting a "little and often" approach to grocery spending

18/09/2012 - www.independent.ie

New figures from research group Kantar Worldpanel show the average grocery shopping trip is costing the same now as it did in 2005

18/09/2012 - www.just-food.com

The average amount spent on grocery products in Ireland has fallen to its lowest level in seven years

17/09/2012 - www.marketingweek.co.uk

The supermarket’s share continued a recent decline in the latest Kantar Worldpanel market share data falling to 11.5% from 11.7% a year ago.

17/09/2012 - www.businessworld.ie

The average shopping trip for groceries in Ireland is now just E21.30, the lowest level since 2005

14/09/2012

The festive period is crucial for retailers, and the relatively good news is it won't be any worse than the rest of the year

12/09/2012 - www.retailgazette.co.uk

Figures released today on supermarket share reveal that the two-nation divide continues

12/09/2012 - Farmers Weekly

Retail beef sales remain buoyant, with consumer expenditure rising by 5% in the year to 5 August, according to analyst Kantar Worldpanel

12/09/2012 - www.cityam.com

GROCERS have continued to expand through 2012, Kantar Worldpanel revealed yesterday, with growth at the very top and bottom driving pace in the market

11/09/2012 - www.independent.co.uk

Supermarket Morrisons was under further pressure today

11/09/2012 - www.marketingweek.co.uk

Edward Garner, director at Kantar Worldpanel, says: “Despite ongoing pressures, things seem to be looking up in the grocery market

11/09/2012 - IGD retail Analysis

Kantar Worldpanel's latest market share figures, covering the 12 weeks to 2nd August 2012, show that the UK grocery retail market grew by 3.3%

08/09/2012 - www.thegrocer.co.uk

The Soil Association is aiming for a 10% rise in organic sales during Organic September

07/09/2012 - www.3g.co.uk

The latest figures released from Kantar WorldPanel show that Google's Android platform is continuing to dominate in the European smartphone market.

06/09/2012 - www.guardian.co.uk

Recent industry data from Kantar Worldpanel showed slower sales growth for Morrisons than its three main rivals

06/09/2012 - www.scotsman.com

Latest industry data from Kantar Worldpanel showed the company lagging sales growth of Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, and discounters Aldi and Lidl.

05/09/2012 - www.mobilenapps.com

Recent reports reveal that Android-powered smartphones account for a majority of devices in both European and South-East Asian markets.

03/09/2012 - www.telegraph.co.uk

According to figures from Kantar Worldpanel, the supermarket, which is part of the John Lewis Partnership, is the UK's fastest-growing grocery retailer

01/09/2012 - The Grocer

Sales of coffee-flavoured milk are in strong growth, having risen 34.7% to £8.9m

24/08/2012 - Brand Republic

Recent Kantar Worldpanel market share data for the 12 weeks ending 5 August shows Waitrose is out-performing the market with growth accelerating at 7.4%

24/08/2012 - www.retailgazette.co.uk

Department store John Lewis today reported a 14.5 per cent rise in total sales last week

23/08/2012 - www.freshplaza.com

New research from Kantar Worldpanel shows the biggest decline in the Irish grocery market since 2010, with strong growth for hard discounters

23/08/2012 - London Evening Standard

The Co-operative Group has blamed an “unrelenting consumer downtu

21/08/2012 - www.independent.ie

Latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show that the Dunnes Stores market share fell 5.5pc to 21.6pc

21/08/2012 - www.irishexaminer.com

Aldi has seen its market share increase by 25% as the surge in cash-strapped consumers through the doors of discount retailers continues to grow

20/08/2012 - www.rte.ie

The latest supermarket share data from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland shows that the grocery market has fallen by 0.9% compared with the same period last year.

18/08/2012 - The Grocer

News has taken a bit of a back seat in the past two weeks. Not at The Grocer, of course

17/08/2012 - The Independent

Asda has outperformed Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury's over the last 12 weeks, according to Kantar Worldpanel

17/08/2012 - www.bakeryinfo.co.uk

Earlier this week, Kantar Worldpanel highlighted Asda as one of the leading supermarkets in terms of share for the 12 weeks to 5 August 2012 with 6.2%

17/08/2012 - www.theretailbulletin.com

Industry data released by Kantar Worldpanel has shown that Asda grew its sales faster than its main UK rivals over the last three months.

17/08/2012 - Farmers Weekly

Retail sales of liquid milk increased by 1.1% in the year to 10 June, representing an additional 53.6m litres, according to analyst Kantar WorldPanel

16/08/2012 - www.scotsman.com

Scotland’s retailers missed out on any boost in sales ahead of the Olympics as figures released today showed the weakest food sales in 14 years.

16/08/2012 - London Evening Standard

Kantar Worldpanel figures earlier this week suggested Asda's good performance has continued after its sales grew 6.2%

16/08/2012 - www.scotlandfoodanddrink.org

The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 5 August, show the

16/08/2012 - The Grocer

The Olympic Games “changed the shape of trading” after the UK shopped during the day but spent the evenings “glued to the TV

15/08/2012 - www.independent.co.uk

Tesco has delivered the strongest sales of the big four supermarkets over the last month

15/08/2012 - www.telegraph.co.uk

Tesco's recovery plan looks like it is gaining traction after industry figures indicated an improving performance.

15/08/2012 - Talking Retail

The grocery market has bounced back and is now growing at 3.9%, compared with the 2.1% reported just a month ago, according to the latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel

15/08/2012 - City A.M.

GROCERS enjoyed a sunny summer with sales growth almost across the board, but led by discount supermarkets, said analyst Kantar Worldpanel yesterday

15/08/2012 - www.dailymail.co.uk

Lidl and Aldi have led the grocery market recovery as the necessary belt-tightening going on in British households is having a knock-on effect as to where people do their shopping

14/08/2012 - Marketing Week

Tesco’s turnaround plan is showing signs of working as industry data shows its sales performance improving in a month when the supermarket sector registers growth at a rate almost twice the previous period.

14/08/2012 - IGD

Kantar Worldpanel's latest market share figures, covering the 12 weeks to 5th August 2012, show that the UK grocery retail market rebounded in July with sector growth picking up to 3.9%

14/08/2012 - The Grocer

Asda and Sainsbury’s have emerged among the top performers in Kantar Worldpanel’s most upbeat assessment for some time of the UK grocery market.

14/08/2012 - Belfast Telegraph

According to retail analysts Kantar Worldpanel, men are scoffing 41% more crisps and 37% more chocolate outside the home than they did a year ago

13/08/2012 - www.meatinfo.co.uk

The latest Kantar Worldpanel grocery share figures for the 12 weeks ending 8 July showed growth of 26.1%

11/08/2012 - The Grocer

Kantar Worldpanel research found 86% of shoppers who buy budget drinks never trade up

09/08/2012 - Retail Week

The rules of grocery retailing are changing

07/08/2012 - City A.M.

SAMSUNG has become the dominant player in Europe’s mobile phone market, grabbing almost half of sales in the last three months, according to data from market research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.

07/08/2012 - www.dailymail.co.uk

Ross McKnight, consumer research analyst at Kantar Worldpanel told trade magazine The Grocer...

31/07/2012 - http://www.guardian.co.uk/

Budget supermarket to expand British operation after grabbing record market share from leading chains.

28/07/2012 - http://www.thegrocer.co.uk

Video games sales have crashed by a third - with shoppers buying seven million fewer games in the first half of this year than they did in 2011.

27/07/2012 - www.thecmuwebsite.com

Amazon accounted for a fifth of UK entertainment sales, according to the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel.

26/07/2012 - www.walesonline.co.uk

According to research agency Kantar Worldpanel, the Dragon brand grew more than 400%.

25/07/2012 - www.thecmuwebsite.com

Amazon now accounts for a fifth of the UK entertainment retail market, according to the latest stats from Kantar Worldpanel

24/07/2012 - www.kamcity.com

The latest share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 8 July 2012 show the grocery market growth rate falling back to 2.1% compared with 4.2% a year ago

24/07/2012 - Irish Examiner

The grocery market has fallen by 1.3% — the steepest decline since Aug 2010

24/07/2012 - www.thebookseller.com

E-book sales have helped Amazon to gain a 21.1% share of the entertainment market in the UK

24/07/2012 - www.retailgazette.co.uk

Pure play e-tailers Asos and Amazon have the highest levels of customer satisfaction, according to figures released today.

24/07/2012 - www.marketresearchworld.net

Eight out of 10 people identified a broadcaster they trusted but fewer than six out of 10 could name a newspaper they believed in, the study found

24/07/2012 - www.kamcity.com

Latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland for the 12 weeks ending 8 July 2012 show the grocery market has fallen by 1.3%

24/07/2012 - www.independent.ie

DUNNES Stores and Superquinn are the two biggest victims of consumer thrift

23/07/2012 - The Grocer

Tesco and Asda have both lost share in the entertainment market, as Amazon reinforces its dominance.

23/07/2012 - www.businessworld.ie

Grocery sales at Ireland's supermarkets fell by 1.3pc in the 12 weeks to July 8 compared with the same period last year

19/07/2012 - www.dailymail.co.uk

Frozen foods continues to be the top-growing food sector, as consumers look to reduce waste

18/07/2012 - The Independent

Kantar Worldpanel said that sales of premium own-label products are now falling by 6 per cent

18/07/2012 - Marketing Week

Facebook has urged marketers not to get “too hung up� on click through rates

18/07/2012 - City A.M.

The latest Kantar Worldpanel survey revealed that Lidl and Aldi have 2.9 per cent each of the UK market, a record for the budget chains

17/07/2012 - Marketing Week

The growth that premium own-label brands and supermarkets have enjoyed during the downturn is beginning to slow, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel figures

16/07/2012 - www.pcr-online.biz

Kantar data shows that Android took 57.2 per cent of the smartphone market in the UK during a 12 week sampling period.

13/07/2012 - The Telegraph

The latest data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows that for the first time Google Android has taken at least half of smartphone sales

12/07/2012 - www.mobile-ent.biz

The data published by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech says that the figures are largely driven by first-time smartphone buyers flocking to Android

11/07/2012 - Daily Telegraph

The latest data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows that for the first time Google Android has taken at least half of smartphone sales across Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, US and Australia

11/07/2012 - MCV

Kantar Worldpanel ComTech says that Android’s OS accounted for over 50 per cent of the sector in Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, US and Australia

06/07/2012 - www.talkingretail.com

Demand for olives continues to grow with sales up 7.9% year on year with volume up 3.2%

05/07/2012 - www.m2.com

UK consumers are increasingly taking on digital videos and games, with more people accessing them from their mobile devices

04/07/2012 - Cosmetics Business

According to Kantar Worldpanel overall growth was driven by prestige beauty, which rose 4.8% to over £2.1bn in the year to 13 May 2012

03/07/2012 - forecourttrader.co.uk

Kantar Worldpanel data reveals that hair care plays a major role in daily routines for men accounting for 14% of male grooming usage occasions.

29/06/2012 - Irish Independent

SUPERMARKET Tesco will be next in the firing line over pay and performance when it faces investors today

28/06/2012 - MCV

UK PS3 owners are more willing to pay for digital content than Xbox gamers.

28/06/2012 - Retail Gazette

Department store Debenhams has today reported a total sales increase of 3.9 per cent for the 16 weeks to June 23rd 2012.

27/06/2012 - The Cattle Site

The future for the Scottish red meat industry is bright, according to Quality Meat Scotland chairman, Jim McLaren.

27/06/2012 - Farmers Weekly

GB lamb consumption has dropped by 10% over the past year

27/06/2012 - Cellular News

­The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show more people using their smartphones and tablets to access digital content

27/06/2012 - www.mobiletoday.co.uk

The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show that more people are using their smartphones and tablets to access digital content

26/06/2012 - The Irish Independent

The number of Irish households grocery shopping in Northern Ireland has halved compared to 2009, according to new figures from Kantar Worldpanel.

26/06/2012 - The Scotsman

Recent figures from research firm Kantar Worldpanel showed discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl

25/06/2012 - The Guardian

Richard Pennycook joined Morrisons in 2005 after botched Safeway integration triggered five profit warnings and first loss

25/06/2012 - The Grocer

A record eight million people in the UK paid to download a movie or video game in the past year, new data from Kantar Worldpanel has revealed.

25/06/2012 - Telegraph & Argus

One of the driving forces behind supermarket chain Morrisons’ recovery from its controversial Safeway acquisition is to leave the business.

23/06/2012 - The Economist

Harder times have transformed a nation’s eating habits

20/06/2012 - Retail Gazette

Iceland, the frozen food & grocery seller has today announced scooping six awards at the British frozen foods ceremony.

20/06/2012 - City A.M.

Market researcher Kantar WorldPanel said supermarkets took an extra £213m in the tills in the week ending 3 June.

19/06/2012 - The Grocer

Grocery retailers got a £200m boost from the jubilee, the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel shows.

19/06/2012 - Marketing Week

Jubilee celebrations across the nation boosted supermarket takings by over £200m in run-up compared to the same week last year, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s latest supermarket share data

19/06/2012 - IGD Retail Analysis

The latest Kantar Worldpanel market share figures, covering the 12 weeks to 10th June 2012, show that UK market growth rose modestly to 3.2%

19/06/2012 - The Guardian

Sales up 11.3% on year ago, according to Kantar Worldpanel, with retailers hoping for similar boost from Olympics

19/06/2012 - bakeryinfo.co.uk

Gluten-free bakery brand Genius Foods has launched a new foodservice line, including a range of sweet and savoury baked goods.

18/06/2012 - scotsman.com

Genius has helped grow the market for gluten-free bread by 250 per cent since June 2009, according to figures from supermarket analysts at Kantar Worldpanel

17/06/2012 - Irish Independent

Tesco, Dunnes and SuperValu are swapping their '99 cent' labels for €1 and €2 price points instead, research by Kantar Worldpanel shows.

16/06/2012 - The Grocer

Sales of Chicken Tonight have fallen 8.5% to £14.4m year-on-year

13/06/2012 - Cosmetics Business

According to Kantar Worldpanel, the UK body care market was also heading in the right direction

12/06/2012 - Research

Kantar Worldpanel and its sister company, the political and social research specialists TNS BMRB, have been exploring consumers’ psychological reaction to the recession

10/06/2012 - The Independent

In 2010 sales of bottled water returned to their 2006 level, and I am informed by market researchers Kantar Worldpanel of a 5 per cent rise in sales for the 12 months to June 2012

07/06/2012 - Retail Gazette

Clarks is the UK’s leading footwear retailer with a market share of 10.2 per cent, according to recent figures from research group Kantar Worldpanel.

02/06/2012 - The Grocer

Turkey breast steaks and mince did especially well, with steak volumes rising 24.7% year-on-year to 295 tonnes and mince up 22.4%, to 265 tonnes

02/06/2012 - The Grocer

Over the past year, 50% of households have bought a WeightWatchers branded product

02/06/2012 - The Scotsman

Marmalade is consumed by 8.6 per cent of the Scottish population, compared with 5.8 per cent in the rest of the UK.

02/06/2012 - The Grocer

Dark clouds are hovering over the Scottish food and drink industry at the moment

29/05/2012 - Irish Examiner

Tesco’s dominance of the Irish grocery market has hit new highs with a record 28.4% market share

22/05/2012 - The Guardian

Investors looking for signs eurozone leaders can come up with strategy to counter continuing crisis

18/05/2012 - City A.M.

ASDA, the British arm of supermarket giant Walmart, said it continued to gain market share

17/05/2012 - Mobile News

Operating system retains top position in the 12 weeks to April 15

16/05/2012 - The Guardian

Samsung and Apple dominate sector but analysts say that turmoil could follow in UK

16/05/2012 - Market Research World

New flagship handsets from HTC and Samsung drive intense competition

16/05/2012 - The Guardian

Samsung and Apple dominate sector but analysts say that turmoil could follow in UK

08/05/2012 - TheTelegraph

The rapid increase in male demand for tanning, waxing and facial treatments is expected to help create 11,000 jobs in the £6.2bn beauty industry over the next 12 months, research by Kantar Worldpanel has found.

04/05/2012 - The Grocer

The amount Brits spent on fresh cut flowers around Mother’s Day on 18 March fell 1.9% to £110.4m

04/05/2012 - MCV

Consumer research firm Kantar Worldpanel has said that HMV and Asda are “best-placed” to gain from this year’s spate of GAME and Gamestation closures

04/05/2012 - Marketing Week

HMV is confident that changes to its business strategy, including a focus on technology, digital and games, will mean a return to profit next year, despite continued losses this year

03/05/2012 - MCV

The female gamer is in decline, research has found

03/05/2012 - Meat Trade News Daily

Some of the UK’s leading experts from the beef, lamb, pig and dairy sectors will be discussing the main issues

03/05/2012 - Farmers Weekly

Farmgate milk prices may be under severe pressure, but the retail value of all dairy-based products has grown for the seventh consecutive year says Giles Quick from Kantar Worldpanel

02/05/2012 - The Grocer

Asda was the leading supermarket retailer of entertainment products in the first quarter of this year

01/05/2012 - Marketing Week

HMV’s efforts to boost its multichannel business appear to have paid off as the entertainment retailer has gained market share

01/05/2012 - Irish Examiner

The growth of German discounters in the Irish grocery market continues unabated

01/05/2012 - Music Week

HMV increased its market share by 1.7% to 19.2% in the first three months of the year

19/04/2012 - You At Work

Kantar Worldpanel has announced it has seen an increase in the number of people who are signing up to its group personal pension (GPP) programme.

17/04/2012 - Marketing Week

Scotland has a poor reputation for diet, but research seen by Marketing Week reveals that consumers north of the border are putting a higher percentage of healthy produce in their shopping baskets than the rest of Britain.

17/04/2012 - Daily Telegraph

The UK’s largest dairy company plans to close one of its two remaining glass-bottling plants

13/04/2012 - The Grocer

TOWIE fans “well jel” of the show’s perma-tanned stars have helped send sales of fake tan soaring - as traditional suncare products are left languishing in the shade.

13/04/2012 - FoodBev.com

Britain’s home cinema and giant TV boom has helped create the highest ever UK demand for popcorn, according to new research.

11/04/2012 - The Telegraph

Embattled mobile phone manufacturer Nokia saw its shares slump more than 16pc on Wednesday after it warned it will make a loss in the first and second quarters, as it continues to cede ground to rivals.

05/04/2012 - MCV

The UK games market could be as much as £158m worse off due to the closure of 277 GAME stores.

04/04/2012 - The Telegraph

Tesco has abandoned its famous Value range of goods, in favour of an updated line of products, as it continues its fightback against rivals.

04/04/2012 - The Guardian

New Everyday Value label looks more upmarket, with colourful packaging featuring 1950s-style line drawings of kitchen equipment and food

03/04/2012 - Irish Examiner

SuperValu’s marketing campaign of its new, comprehensive "own brand" range of products has garnered market share for the retailer in a grocery market which contracted by 0.

29/03/2012 - Professional Beauty

The value of the professional beauty treatments market has grown 17% over the last year and is now worth £1.

28/03/2012 - Belfast Telegraph

Asda has closed the gap on Tesco after a report revealed that its share of the grocery market has grown to record levels

23/03/2012 - The Grocer

Pink Lady apples have overtaken Granny Smith to become the UK’s thirdmost valuable apple.

20/03/2012 - Irish Independent

NEW data reveals that the iPhone’s market share is rising, and Windows Phone is now outselling Nokia’s Symbian operating system

20/03/2012 - Mobile News

Nokia and Microsoft’s partnership showing signs of encouragement but Android continues to be the dominant OS player

16/03/2012 - Fresh Plaza

A lot of the traditional dietary items associated with Scotland don't immediately bring to mind the healthiest of options

15/03/2012 - Scotland Food and Drink

According to research consultancy Kantar Worldpanel the healthy eating gap between Scotland and England is closing

14/03/2012 - deadline

Scots Shoppers are buying more fresh produce than any other shoppers in Britain, a survey has revealed

08/03/2012 - Scotland Food and Drink

Three of Britain’s top culinary talents have come together this spring to champion Scotch Beef as among the best in the world

08/03/2012 - The Daily Mail

Morrisons said its sales strategy in an ongoing price war with rival supermarkets was paying off

08/03/2012 - Marketing Week

The next-generation tablet, dubbed “the new iPad”, will feature a high definition screen, faster processor and an improved camera

07/03/2012 - dairyreporter.com

UK dairy co-operative First Milk announces a £17m investment to redevelop its cheese packing and storage site

06/03/2012 - Irish Independent

German discount retailer Aldi has continued to boost its market share in Ireland

29/02/2012 - Belfast Telegraph

The dominance of market leader Tesco has continued to wane

29/02/2012 - The Independent

Families are still splashing out on the weekly food shop but increasingly headed online

28/02/2012 - Daily Mail

Pasta and pizza have overtaken British dishes such as shepherd’s pie to become the nation’s most popular ready meals

24/02/2012 - London Evening Standard

Tesco has landed another blow on the online grocer Ocado by opening a huge internet delivery facility

21/02/2012 - Metro

Landmark mobile phone industry figures have revealed that over half of all Brits currently own a smartphone

19/02/2012 - The Guardian

Shoppers flock to Waitrose and Aldi as mid-range supermarkets suffer

03/02/2012 - The Telegraph

Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 will support NFC and content sharing with computers and tablets, according to a leaked video.

01/02/2012 - City A.M.

SUPERMARKET giant Tesco has seen its market share fall under 30 per cent for the first time in almost seven years as it struggled to recover from its dire Christmas trading performance

27/01/2012 - The Guardian

Demand for low- and non-alcohol beers also attributed to health-consciousness, drink-driving awareness and lower tax

18/01/2012 - BBC

The Scottish government is giving an extra £300,000 to promote the export of Scottish beef and lamb in Europe

17/01/2012 - Irish Examiner

THE big three players in the Irish grocery market — Tesco, Dunnes and SuperValu — all increased market share over Christmas

12/01/2012 - The Grocer

Shares in Tesco tumbled this morning after the UK’s biggest retailer issued a gloomy assessment of Christmas trading.

11/01/2012 - The Mirror

Upmarket retailer Marks & Spencer sold a record £230million of its posh nosh in the week before Christmas.