I, Robot: saving backs in the future
It looks as if households of the not-too-distant future will not just be weighing up how to save money on cleaning…
View ArticleBatteries: Kantar Worldpanel
The batteries market has been in value decline for some time now and is still declining…
View ArticleEver smarter phones raise demand for mobile juice
Half of all adults in the UK now own a smartphone [Ofcom] and the number of households with a tablet computer has more than doubled…
View ArticleBatteries: NPD
Panasonic’s entry into the burgeoning portable charger sector comes in the form of a three-strong range…
View ArticleFocus on batteries: Not a happy bunny
Battery sales are running on empty, with market leader Duracell looking particularly sluggish. So how can sales be re-energised?
View ArticleHousehold: Dettol on the attack (and not just on germs)
With innovative brand extensions and hefty ad spend, the likes of Dettol and Domestos are thriving…
View ArticleLaundry: Conditioners bring comfort to detergent category
As value and volume sales of detergents drained away, fabric conditioners enjoyed a renaissance…
View ArticlePaper products: Brands lose out in nappy sales stinker
We may have seen a 23% hike in births over the past decade but that hasn’t stopped the nappy market from having a stinker…
View ArticleShoppers on ‘green wave’ to cleaner households
Shoppers don’t just want clean undies these days. They want their consciences to be spotless too. Hence the rise in environmentally friendly household brands.
View ArticleAllergy-free NPD: a new household opportunity?
Consumers are not just interested in what goes into their food, they also want to know what is - or isn’t - in their cleaning products.
View ArticleAre we becoming a bunch of Hyacinths?
Britain is becoming increasingly house proud, with volumes up in all bar one of the household subcategories…
View ArticleVileda to add trio of electrical cleaners
Household cleaning brand Vileda is ramping up its presence in the electrical goods market…
View ArticleSHS Sales and Marketing adds Vileda and Zip to its portfolio
Distributor SHS Sales and Marketing has added household brands Vileda and Zip to its portfolio…
View ArticleLaundry: Comfort flies as sector goes soft on scents
Brits bought 12 million fewer kilos of detergent from the supermarkets in 2014, a fall of 3.6%…
View ArticleHousehold: posh brands clean up in household category
The household aisles in the supermarkets are under fire, with discounters and pound shops rounding on the sector…
View ArticlePremium candles burning up the market as retailers smell success
British shoppers spent £78m on scented candles in grocery alone over the last year
View ArticleHomecare equipment supplier Minky rolls out new look
A new logo and design will roll out from September
View ArticleRoundup: retailers pull weedkiller over glyphosate fears
Several retail outlets have pulled Roundup weedkiller from shelves over fears its main ingredient…
View ArticleLeading the charge: batteries category report 2015
The battery market overall is rather flat but Panasonic and Energizer are powering ahead
View ArticleLenor does different with thoughtful online odes
We’re going online this week, where Lenor is building up a series of poetic odes to clothing…
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