Read our latest thinking, data analysis and insights on a range of topics including retail performance of online versus offline, trends in the global smartphone market, latest consumer confidence figures and what TV content we’re watching.
Welcome to Point of Purchase Episode 5: All in the Details -- How to Drive Sales with Better Product Data with Lloyd Wood of GfK and Andy Lee of Staples Canada
With 2018 being a milestone year for sports across the globe, we decided to take a look at how people intended to watch different sporting events, including the Winter Olympics, March Madness and the World Cup. Knowing the environment in which consumers plan to watch these events can greatly influence your ability to reach these consumers and their social circles, as well as their overall engagement with the content.
GfK’s annual FutureBuy study keeps you up to speed on today’s shopper experience, tracking essential trends such as omnichannel shopping, mobile purchase, "showrooming," and "webrooming."
Retail store closings in the US are making almost daily headlines with no projection of slowing down. What is going on here? Has the rise of online shopping finally tipped physical retail down a pathway of inevitable decline to eventual oblivion? The real story is not that simple, considering that nearly 90% of goods purchased in the U.S. are still purchased in a physical store, “oblivion” looks to be a long way off.
GfK FutureBuy® is your invaluable resource to win with shoppers all over the world. Winning shoppers starts with seeing the world through their eyes- profiling their rapidly evolving behaviors and attitudes. GfK FutureBuy® provides one of the most robust perspectives in the shopper space with an in-depth look at 16 product categories in 20 diverse countries. There simply is no more efficient way for you to “know before you go!”
It's time to think differently. Today's consumers are harnessing technology to reinvent themselves, their lives and their communities. They are changing the existing value system. Connected Consumers embrace freedom, acceleration and intimacy. Are you ready? The future is now.