Consumer Spend

Global Spend On Food To Be €540bn Higher This Year

Global spend on food is expected to total around $9 trillion (€8.1 trillion) this year, $600 billion (€540 billion) more than last year, new data...

Consumer Spend On Groceries Falls 6% In Ireland, Month-On-Month

Consumer spend on groceries fell by 6% in the month of June, compared to the previous month, according to the latest debit and credit card analysis by Bank...

German Consumer Sentiment Plunges To New Record Low: GfK

German consumer sentiment is projected to fall to another record low in July, as the Ukraine war and interrupted supply chains push up energy and food pric...

Sporting Summer Lifts Consumer Spending In UK

A variety of sporting events, coupled with the summer holidays, prompted a big increase in British consumer spending in July, new studies have shown. Pa...

UK Consumers Spent £150m More On Easter Treats, Says NielsenIQ

UK consumers spent £439 million (€509 million) on confectionary ahead of Easter in the four weeks to March 27, a 34% rise compared with the same...

Consumers Shifting Purchase Patterns To Online Across Europe, IRI Study Finds

E-commerce is showing strong growth in Italy, France and Spain, as shoppers shift their purchase patterns from in-store to online, according to the latest...

UK Supermarkets Need To Up Marketing Efforts Ahead Of 'Golden Quarter': Nielsen

British supermarkets will need to increase their advertising and promotional efforts to encourage consumers back into shops ahead of the so-called 'golden...

U.K. Consumer Pullback Sees Worst Year for Spending Since 2012

U.K. consumers curbed their spending for the first time in five years in 2017 as surging inflation and falling real wages took their toll on high street re...