GfK expects moderate rise in Germans' 2013 purchasing power

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: The 'GfK Purchasing Power Germany 2013' study shows that in 2013, Germans will have around €554 more per capita in nominal disposable income than in 2012. However, there are strong regional variations in the consumption potential of the German population. For the first time, Baden-Württemberg will overtake the federal state of Hesse to take third place in the ranking. 31 Dec 2012 07:52

Boost website performance and retain customers

Riverbed study reveals online retailers need to increase website performance during holiday season to retain customers. 9 Dec 2012 16:41

1 in 8 European smartphone owners conducted a retail transaction on their device

LONDON, UK: comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an overview of mobile commerce usage across the five leading European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) using the comScore MobiLens service. 2 Aug 2012 13:52

Q1 2012: Robust start to the year for German TCG market

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: The results of the GfK TEMAX® Germany for the first quarter of 2012 show that the Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) market has experienced a stable start to 2012. The total sales volume in the first quarter of 2012 was just under €12.6bn, representing a positive growth rate of 0.6%. This is the result of GfK TEMAX® Germany for the first quarter of 2012. 24 May 2012 11:39

Upward trend of consumer climate ends

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: The largely stable development of the mood among German consumers continued in spring this year. Economic expectations improved slightly once again and willingness to buy almost remained at the same high level, but income expectations fell, reversing the strong improvement of the previous month. Following a value of 6 points in March, the overall indicator is forecasting 5.9 points for April. 28 Mar 2012 11:19

Global consumer confidence increases 1 point in Q4 2011

NEW YORK, US: Global consumer confidence increased one index point last quarter to 89, while Europe led confidence declines in 24 of the region's 27 measured markets, according to fourth quarter 2011 global consumer confidence findings from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy. 8 Feb 2012 12:14

Mixed results within technical consumer goods markets in Western Europe

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: The overall market for technical consumer goods in Western Europe recorded a sales volume of €44.4bn in the third quarter of 2011. This is a decrease of 4.1% compared to last year's figures. The individual countries are developing very differently. These are the findings of GfK TEMAX Western Europe. 2 Dec 2011 12:50

Germany: Father Christmas shops online

NUREMBURG, GERMANY: Books, clothes and toys are the bestselling Christmas presents. Around 92% of Germans plan to spend an average of €241* on Christmas presents this year, which is almost as much as in 2010. According to a current GfK study, retailers can expect sales volumes of €13.7 billion for Christmas presents and shoppers intend to make online purchases significantly more often than last year. 1 Dec 2011 07:19

German market for technical consumer goods maintains slight growth

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: According to GfK Retail and Technology, the overall market for technical consumer goods in Germany experienced a sales increase of 3.5% in Q3 2011 to reach a total of €12 billion* on a year-on-year basis. Thus, the growth trend from the first six months continues. 17 Nov 2011 10:22

Consumer Confidence Survey: Economy again top global concern

NEW YORK, US: Global online consumer confidence fell for the seventh consecutive quarter as confidence in 31 of 56 global markets measured declined, according to from Nielsen, a leading global provider of insights and analytics into what consumers watch and buy. 9 Nov 2011 09:36

Challenging climate for consumer electronics in Western Europe

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: The consumer electronics (CE) market has registered a significant deterioration in the first half of 2011. In the first six months of the year, sales in Western Europe declined by a total of 11.3% in comparison with the same period of the prior year. 8 Sep 2011 06:56

Difficult period for technical consumer goods in Western Europe

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: The overall market for Technical Consumer Goods (TCG) in Western Europe recorded a sales volume of €41.8 billion* in the second quarter of 2011. This is a decrease of 5.1% compared to last year's figures. 5 Sep 2011 12:23

Blu-ray sales up in Western Europe and Japan

NEW YORK, US: media control GfK International, a leader in international media and entertainment tracking servicing the global entertainment industry, has announced the release of its 2010 Year End Home Video Retail Sales Report. 28 Feb 2011 06:04

Technical consumer goods market at four-year high

NUREMBERG, GERMANY: The German market for technical consumer goods grew by 3.7% to €13.1 billion* in the fourth quarter of 2010. According to GfK Retail and Technology, the technical consumer goods market also recorded value growth of 3.7% for the year as a whole, with total sales of €44.3 billion. These represent the highest quarterly and full-year values since GfK TEMAX® Germany was introduced in 2007. 16 Feb 2011 11:02