Citation
(2012), "Consumer survey", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 42 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2012.01742caa.013
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Consumer survey
Article Type: Food facts From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 42, Issue 3
The downturn is still having its effect:
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over a third of consumers (41 per cent) are giving up luxuries, such as beauty treatments and takeaway coffees, in order to save money;
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the majority of consumer (89 per cent) spend less than an hour in the supermarket, reflecting the on-going trend for smaller basket shops, and the growth in online shopping; and
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only a fifth (22 per cent) of consumers are spending more time in the supermarket than they did two years ago.