All articles by GlobalData Consumer

Sweets and chocolates buoyed by consumer demand for new tastes

Growing consumer excitement about trying new products is driving innovation in the chocolate and confectionery sector. GlobalData’s consumer survey research…
Matcha tea looks beyond the herbal and health drinks market

Matcha is a type of green tea praised for its health benefits and which has the potential to become the…
What do UK smokers want from their tobacco products?

There's no accounting for taste when it comes to tobacco consumption. Philip Morris International's iQOS heat-not-burn device (a tobacco stick…
Can South Korea solve its birth rate crisis?

It is a problem that analysts looking into the demand for baby food have encountered time and time again: the…
Australia takes a big step towards supermarket automation

Coles Supermarkets has partnered with online grocer Ocado in order to build its online shopping and delivery capabilities. It represents…

Nestle looks to Japan as it unveils green tea KitKat in Europe

In response to consumer demand, Swiss food giant Nestle SA said it is poised to introduce the matcha green tea…
Babies’ taste buds are on the frontline in fighting obesity

Obesity levels are reaching pandemic proportions. According to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Obesity Update 2017, nearly a…
Could Lidl’s award-winning blended Scotch change the whisky landscape in the UK?

Lidl’s private label whisky, Queen Margot, has been selected as a category winner at World Whiskies Awards. What does this…
£90m takeover of Footasylum gets JD Sports off on the right foot

A decision by JD Sports, the UK's biggest sports retailer, to buy its smaller struggling rival Footasylum for £90m is…
Quality trumps price for home furnishings in the UK

Real wage growth helped UK consumers feel better off and an item's price tag was no longer the most important…

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