On the eve of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand (FTAANZ) today urged big business to continue the fight against poverty through...

In times of uncertainty the common perception is that consumers will gravitate toward familiar food favourites, but new research suggests that this may not be the case. A study in the Journal of Consumer...

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...

Product of the Year, Australia’s largest independent consumer survey of product innovation, has attracted 44 entries this year, with nine judges set to narrow down the field today. The survey, initially...

Australians waste over $5 billion worth of food every year, according to research, and the problem is just getting worse. Fresh food is the major contributor as consumers bite off more than they can chew...

A major new report released last week in the UK reveals the sizeable opportunity which the retail sector can realise through improving data practices in the supply chain. The report, ‘Data Crunch’...

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...