What's Hot around the Globe: Insights on Growth in Household Products (PDF, 587k)
This is the latest in ACNielsen’s series of reports on the fastest-growing product areas and the underlying drivers of category growth around the world. This edition focuses on Household Products – categories that contain products used around the home to keep it clean and running smoothly. Examples include dish, laundry and hand detergents; brooms, brushes and mops; bleaches and disinfectants; batteries; and plastic and aluminum wraps and bags.

Latest report on the progress of hard discounters
Hard Discounters provide consumers a compelling shopping experience; consumers are increasingly being presented with a core range of products at a discounted price with acceptable quality.

Shopper Trends
ACNielsen’s Shopper Trends report offers the most in-depth and complete analysis of the changing behaviour of shoppers in the Republic of Ireland and throughout Europe.

The Power of Private Label 2005 - A Review of Growth Trends Around the World  (PDF, 682k)

How big is the Private Label market globally? Why is Switzerland the largest market? Could the Private Label business become as big in the United States as it is in Switzerland? What's happening in the developing markets? Looking across categories, where is Private Label most prevalent? Is Private Label expanding into new categories? The Power of Private Label starts to answer these questions by looking at the latest Private Label information from across the globe.

ACNielsen Global Consumer Opinions Survey – Cost of Living, April 2006 (PDF, 350k)

The ACNielsen Global Consumer Opinions Survey regarding money saving strategies when the cost of living rises was conducted in 42 markets across North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Europe and South Africa. More than 23,500 consumers were surveyed online in November 2005 to gauge their approach to their budgets when times are tough. Download the data report (PDF, 4 MB) to see some of the interesting similarities and differences between regions and countries..

Consumer Insights Into Fuel Prices, February 2006 (PDF, 1.1MB)

While 70 percent of Internet-users worldwide claim to have a vehicle for which they must buy fuel, an even greater number are concerned about the impact of ever-rising fuel prices. As many as 82 percent of consumers on the world’s five continents claim to be feeling the hit to their wallets in a recent online
survey by ACNielsen.

Global Consumer Confidence Report, January 2006 (PDF, 1.4MB)

Consumers’ confidence in their local economies, job prospects and personal finances is on the rise globally, according to a recent survey by ACNielsen. The ACNielsen Consumer Confidence Index, introduced by ACNielsen earlier this year, grew from an average 92 points in May 2005 up to 98 points in November, with two thirds of countries experiencing an increase.

LifeChoices
ACNielsen | LifeChoices is a global ACNielsen study of how habitual out of home eating and drinking behaviour becomes established, the heuristics underlying them, and the impact of weight gain concerns in modifying choices.

Download PDF of Topline Report (PDF, 1.0MB)

Consumer Attitudes Towards Functional Foods & Organics, November 2005 (PDF, 380k)

‘Functional Foods’, fortified with added vitamins or supplements and promoting specific health benefits, as well as organic alternatives, are yet to convince consumers of their value.