Market Research Insights and Research Findings

In this section you will find sector specific market research insights and headlines from across the industry. These insights are designed to provide interesting snapshots of happenings from across our profession in an accessible, quick to digest, format; entirely free to access, they make the perfect read with a cuppa. Our latest insights are listed below or you can click here to view insights by sector.

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Latest Market Research Insights

Slower growth in domestic and export sales has impacted Scottish manufacturing firms

October 2014 - Industrial

A recent British Chambers of Commerce survey has revealed a decline in manufacturing development in the UK. This year, a large broadening of the sample took place within the third-quarter survey as business and financial companies were included in the… Read more...

Should kids risk their career, 50% of women would consider not having any

October 2014 - Professional Services

The belief that having a child may pose a threat to a woman’s career is enough to make 50% consider not having a baby. The impact that having a child could have on their career is a worry to 67% and 50% of mothers, who are in work, admit to missing… Read more...

Scottish survey shows declining landline use

October 2014 - Telecommunications

A poll of over 2,000 participants uncovered that more than 1 in 3 people, in Scotland, do not answer their landline in favour of using their mobile phone. The poll also highlighted that 28% of those surveyed could not even recite their home phone number as… Read more...

Scotland’s retail sales figures plummet in September

October 2014 - Retail

Scottish retail sales have taken a fall by 2.9% in September which is the worst figures since 1999, when records began. It was also found that monthly like-for-like sales figures dropped by 4.2%. This figure was uncovered by the Scottish Retail Consortium… Read more...

Sales of Halloween products are predicted to reach £240 million this month

October 2014 - Retail

A study conducted by Mintel has unveiled that Halloween 2014 is expected to beat 2013’s sales figures by £10 million. The study highlighted that products and services for Halloween were bought by 43% of UK consumers, in 2013. As well as this,… Read more...

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