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August 2008
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Shopping for Health: Don't Leave It to Chance
Obesity and its root causes has been a hotly debated issue in recent years. And the topic is back in the media spotlight this month following the release of the latest weight numbers and estimations by the Centers of Disease Control (CDC). Hopes of stabilizing or even declining obesity rates were high with educational campaigns underway on many fronts, both in the private and public sectors. read more
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Gourmet Cooks - Cooking Up Lots of Retailer Opportunities
In a survey fielded among nearly 27,000 Nielsen Homescan consumer panel homes in March of this year, we find about 19% of households claiming to have a gourmet cook in their home. At a time when consumers are dealing with high gas prices and inflation across store shelves, households with a gourmet cook have distinct shopping and buying behaviors, making them an attractive target for food and non-food retailers who are looking to maximize their sales in a soft economy. read more
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Most beverage powders attract higher consumption
Summer is the season of soft drink powders, when volume cycles to its annual peaks of $60 million and more in a typical four-week period. It is the time when category shelves abound with light and fruit flavors such as lemonade, cherry, punch and pomegranate, and when drinkers find many varieties refreshing under the blazing sun.
The roller coaster path of monthly sales falls lowest in December at around $30 million per month in U.S. read more
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Promotional sales rise in categories storewide
Retailers got the message early from consumers this past year: stay price-relevant to our household needs or we'll shop elsewhere to save. Operators have responded quickly and decisively with catchy price promotions storewide to stimulate traffic and keep categories on shopping lists despite consumers' frugal bent.
Less than wonderful for the latest quarterly results, deep promotions are the honey attracting many shoppers to come back to stores with savings strategies in mind. read more
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Granola and natural type cereals in major upswing
They may comprise a small drop in the bowl of the cereal market today, but granola and natural type products are bright spots in a $7 billion-plus category that is languishing otherwise, at levels barely higher than four years ago.
Because granola and naturals attract the wellness side of many consumers, and are available in both cereals and portable snack-like packages, often with tasty accompaniments (nuts, fruits, chocolate), they are increasingly palatable for more eating occasions throughout the day. read more
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Clinics, Rx-to-OTC switches, education rise in retail importance
America's health care turbulence has far-reaching implications for consumer behavior, and subsequently for the retailers supplying households with pharmaceuticals, clinic services, wellness foods and related goods. Today's health care model in the U.S. has physicians and hospitals less accessible and less reimbursable, and patients seeking solutions where they can find them.
Traditionally the retail pharmacy has been a place for free counsel, whether or not people buy medications or over-the-counter remedies during a particular store visit. read more
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To Connect With Hispanics, Address Them as Young, Passionate, Family-Driven
At triple the growth rate of the U.S. population overall, Hispanic shoppers who tend to pay cash and prepare family meals for home consumption are a coveted segment. Some 45 million U.S. Hispanics already comprise 15% of the nation, and will expand to 52 million by 2013, forecast the U.S. Census Bureau and Nielsen 2008 Universe.
Two-thirds of them are under age 35, and they're 10 years younger on average than the U.S. read more
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Spectra Tool Gets To The Roots Of Organic Consumers
Organic foods could soon become one of the last bastions of relatively free spending by consumers for a while, as they largely implement savings strategies throughout the store instead. To the extent that organic foods consumers stay true to their health-minded, Earth-caring principles, and spend accordingly, retailers and organic foods suppliers will benefit.
Sales of organics have doubled over the past five years, and are charted to continue that path, indicate Nielsen data. read more
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Have a drink, you may need one
The classic question, 'is the glass half empty or half full,' relates especially well to on-premise purchase trends of alcoholic beverages in 2008. Sales activity appears to be evaporating, as consumers opt to save their money rather than party freely or drown their economic sorrows in liquor shots, wine glasses, or beer mugs.
A new study of 500 bar managers, bar owners and bartenders, done in May and newly released by The Nielsen Company and Bevinco, suggests strongly that this recession may be different from the past. read more
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CHANNEL WATCH
The Nielsen Company estimates that during the 52-week period ending on December 29, 2007, over $6.3 billion was spent across all retail channels in the Coffee category which includes Ground & Whole Bean Coffee, Soluble Coffee, Flavored Soluble Coffee, Liquid Coffee, and Coffee Substitutes. read more
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Finally...a "fat tax" we should live with!
Over the years, nutritionists and consumer advocates have been talking about a tax that should be charged on those foods that fall outside the scope of a well-balanced nutritional profile (meaning less fat, sodium sugar, etc.) - and their efforts have gone basically ignored for a variety of good reasons. But now, a new program across the shores in England may offer a solution. read more
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The Food Retailing Industry Speaks 2008
FMI's Speaks is the annual state of the industry report ? a must-have for everyone in the food industry. The report reviews important market trends affecting food retailing and evaluates the industry's performance in sales, profits, margins and a wide variety of productivity measures. Click here for more information.
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Facts, Figures, & the Future Newsletter
Click here for your FREE subscription to Facts, Figures, & the Future.
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Shopping for Health 2008
This report examines shoppers' interest and attitudes, as well as in-store activities, regarding health and nutritional concerns and the ways in which these play out in purchase decisions at the grocery store. Click here for more information.
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Food, Nutrition & Science
We've just launched a brand new monthly newsletter: Food, Nutrition, & Science from The Lempert Report.
Our mission is to provide retailers and brands with the latest food news and the tools needed to better serve and empower our shoppers to make the best food choices possible. Each issue will contain interviews with leading researchers, nutritionists and trend setters. read more
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U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2008
FMI's best-selling report, U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends, is the industry source for data and knowledge of the grocery shopper to gain an in-depth understanding the role of food and nutrition in today's society. Click here for more information. read more
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