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Market Research Sees Boost to UK Economy Due to Upturn in Manufacturing Sector
June 2012 - Industrial
A recent business survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has given new hope for economic recovery today by showing an unexpected improvement in orders and confidence within the manufacturing sector. A total of 7% of manufacturers who took part… Read more...
Market Research Finds UK Teachers Worried about Childrens Lack of Reading
June 2012 - Education
Market research carried out for publishing company Pearson, which questioned 410 secondary school English teachers in the UK, has found concern over how little pupils spend reading outside the classroom. An overwhelming majority of 94% of the UK teachers… Read more...
McDonalds Ranks Lowest Once More in Fast Food Satisfaction Survey
June 2012 - Food
The latest American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) has seen McDonald’s, which has 33,000 branches worldwide, get the lowest score among full-service or fast-food chains in a public survey. Nevertheless, while the fast food giant has historically… Read more...
Survey on Consumer Attitudes to Value Gives Retailers Wakeup Call
June 2012 - Retail
According to a new report from an independent agency specialising in shopper research, cheap goods are not the “be all” for UK consumers. The Shoppercentric survey called “WindowOn the Value Equation” looked at what ‘value’… Read more...
Survey Warns of Economic Danger from Banks Refusing Small Business Loans
June 2012 - Financial Services
A new study has revealed that UK banks are increasingly denying credit to small businesses. The Federation of Small Businesses' (FSB) survey, which questioned 2,800 small UK firms, found that more than four in ten such companies (41%) seeking a… Read more...