In the Media

• 09/12/2019 - Warc

  Chinese consumers keep spending on FMCG

  
  

  China’s GDP growth rate has fallen to 6.0%, its lowest level in 27 years, yet that has not deterred Chinese consumers from buying fast-moving consumer goods, least of all imports, which now represent 18% of China’s total FMCG consumption.
  
  This is according to Bain & Company, the international management consultancy, and consumer insights firm Kantar Worldpanel.

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• 09/12/2019 - Reatail Gazette

  3/4 of Brits grocery shoppers switch, avoid or boycott brands based on environment policies

  
  

  New research has revealed that 77 per cent of UK grocery shoppers have in the past year considered or actively switched, avoided or boycotted buying certain products based on brands’ environmental policies.
  
  Kantar, the data and insights firm that conducted the research, said it questioned over 1200 UK consumers between the ages of 16 and 65-plus about their concern over a range of environmental issues.

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• 28/11/2019 - Retail Times

  Kantar’s predictions for Black Friday: quarter of shoppers will spend more than £200 on deals

  
  

  Kantar is predicting that over 60% of people are expected to participate in Black Friday this year, an increase from 57% last year.
  
  The average Black Friday shopper is expected to spend over £60 in the sales this year, while a quarter of us say we will spend over £200, it adds.

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• 25/11/2019 - The Telegraph

  Retailers face £2.6bn festive bill as cost of returns soars

  
  

  UK retailers are facing a £2.6bn festive returns hangover, as Black Friday and the winter sales span several weeks, putting more strain on struggling brands.
  Shops will rack up the costs based on the amount they have to spend on processing and refunding returns as well as from the losses accrued on stock they will be forced to sell at a discount in January.
  

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• 22/11/2019 - European Supermarket Magazine

  E.Leclerc Outperforms Rest Of French Market In Latest Kantar Figures

  
  

  French retail market leader E.Leclerc posted a 70 basis point increase in the period from October 7 to November 3, according to the latest market share data from Kantar.
  The group now holds 21.1% of the market, with an increase of 350,000 customers in the P11 period.According to Kantar, Lidl also posted strong growth in the period, growing 60 basis points to put it on 6.2% market share.

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• 17/11/2019 - The Sunday Times Online

  Christian Härtnagel — the man with an eye on every Lidl thing

  
  

  Lidl is celebrating its 25th year in Britain, 10 of which it has spent wreaking havoc on rivals. Since 2009, it and fellow discounter Aldi have more than trebled their combined market share to 13.9%, according to the consumer data firm Kantar Worldpanel. Härtnagel plans to keep his foot firmly on the accelerator, with a target of 1,000 shops by 2023 — up from 770 today.

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