Easter 2016 Summary Easter is a time for family and jobs around the house with consumers eliciting strong feelings when it comes to how they spend the Easter seasonal period. Consumers egg on sales of sweet things with Hot cross buns and Easter eggs dominating non-gift food and drink purchases. Disc ...

Mother’s Day 2016 Summary This year saw an increase in those not celebrating Mother’s Day, yet there was also an uplift in those spending more on the occasion. More than half of consumers see Mother ’s Day as an important occasion, while over a third enjoy shopping for it. Grocers remain key destina ...

Valentine’s Day 2016 Summary While this year saw more consumers do something to mark Valentine’s, the percentage of those that spent less than last year was still higher than those that spent more. Furthermore, while just under half of all consumers purchased a card/wrap or gift item, views on Valen ...

What Britain Wears Casual Wear Summary The casualwear market has seen in a boom in people seeking fitness wear, this is leading to the reduction of space in store for more conventional casualwear options as retailers invest into fashionable fitness ranges. Fortunately retailers are often able to cro ...

What Britain Wears: Active wear Capsule Report 2016; Product analysis, Retailer developments, Consumer data Summary The last 18 months have seen an unprecedented influx of interest in the health and fitness sector, resulting in heavy expansion from non-specialist retailers. Heightened competition in ...

Children’s Homewares Summary The children’s homewares market grew by 1.6% in 2015 to reach £1,612m, predominantly driven by the maturing ‘mini baby boomers’ group, a result of the spike in birth rates across 2010-2012. As these babies have grown into toddlers and young children, their parents have i ...

Baby Equipment Summary The baby equipment market has remained resilient amid the challenging economic backdrop, with parents and wider family and friends committed to spend on their young ones. However, demand is highly dependent on the UK birth rate, which fell in 2013, leading to a drop in sales. ...

Bedroom Furniture Summary The bedroom furniture market grew by 2.3% in 2015, representing a robust furniture category within the overall Homewares market. The purchasing of bedroom furniture is generally replacement driven, with 62% of consumers looking to replace an old, broken, or ineffective prod ...