Shoppers are likely to make a number of changes to their shopping habits in coming years with discount grocers and local food producers to be among the big winners, according to research from Britain. The...

Financial constraints are restricting ‘green and ethical living’, according to the British-based division of market researchers Mintel. Indeed, one in five consumers are not in a financial...

Shopper trust in brands and retailers is playing an increasingly important role in the purchasing process, according to new research from the UK . Shoppercentric, an independent agency specialising in...

A top European minister has warned that changes currently being debated on food labelling could force consumers to read more information than they can take in. Renate Sommer, the MEP coordinating the European...

A new global grocery shopping survey has revealed that six in ten grocery shoppers would go out of their way to shop ‘green’, 36% of shoppers want nothing more than to ‘get in and get...

Britain’s largest retailer has seen like-for-like sales rise 3.1 per cent in the second quarter as consumers steadily return to the premium end of the grocery market. Chief Executive of Tesco, Sir...

Market research firms Packaged Facts and The Hartman Group have discovered a close relationship between consumer perceptions of sustainability and food quality that could impact on shopping behaviour. Sustainability...

Consumers are spending again in developed economies, but they’re buying less with the change in behaviour to impact dramatically on retailers, suppliers and brands within the grocery sector. Playbook...

A new study from the UK has suggested that British supermarkets are more often rounding up their prices to the nearest pound, breaking away from one of the traditional tricks of the trade. Price comparison...

New research from Wegmans Food Markets – an American grocery chain – has shone light on the key issues that families face when deciding on the right meal for dinner. “Feeding the family...