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This is a subject that will inevitably scrape a political nerve or two, but it is vital for all consumer packaged goods (CPG) practitioners and suppliers to understand this basic premise: The disproportionate gains in income by the highest-income groups is the primary reason why CPG sales growth is lagging GDP growth for the past
SHELTON, Conn. — Walmart has the largest retail share in the $40 billion personal care market, but CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens are leading the way in driving deals for consumers, according to TABS Analytics. Walmart holds a 19.4% share of personal care purchases, followed by traditional supermarkets (such as Kroger Co. and Publix Super Markets
SHELTON, Conn. — Walmart holds the largest share of the personal care market among all retailers, according to TABS Analytics. Meanwhile, CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens have helped make rewards programs consumers’ preferred vehicle for getting deals on personal care items, the 2017 TABS Personal Care Study found. In the $40 billion personal care market, Walmart has
SHELTON, Conn. — TABS Analytics next week plans to release the results of its third annual TABS Analytics Beauty Study, shedding some light on the ever-changing buying habits of consumers in a core mass retail market. Surveying 1,000 women ages 18 to 75 in October, the study looks at what types of beauty products shopper are
SHELTON, Conn. — There has been a long-standing debate over the size of the vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) category. We started our Vitamin Study in 2005 with a simple goal: to get a more accurate measurement of the category size. With our 2016 study, we offered a broader and more robust set of data
Maybe there’s some stuff that people just don’t really want to buy online. That’s one of the undercurrents to the the TABS Analytics Fourth Annual Food and Beverage Study, which concluded that online grocery shopping hasn’t caught on. In TABS survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers ages 18 to 75, only 4.5% of respondents said they
Much has been written about the historic sluggishness of the consumer packaged goods industry. Since 2013 CPG industry sales growth has been below 2%, and that growth has been entirely driven by pricing. In response, we see companies merging, brands being sold and jobs being lost. The pundits in our industry sit on the sideline
Many retailer loyalty card programs don’t work because they’re “consumer unfriendly,” says Kurt Jetta, founder and CEO of TABS Analytics. In a blog post yesterday, Jetta spotlights several problems with current loyalty programs, namely the following: the offers are confusing, consumers have to jump through too many hoops to get the deal, shoppers often must
At long last, we have identified an area of our industry in which the reality actually matches — and indeed exceeds — the hype. I am speaking of the vaunted Millennials, the 18- to 34-year-old age group who one would think (based on the all of the articles in the press) accounted for the vast
SHELTON, Conn. — Highlighting its acumen in consumer packaged goods (CPG) analytics, TABS Group has changed its name to TABS Analytics. TABS said the new name, which goes into effect immediately, better represents its mission to simplify and improve sales and marketing analytics for CPG companies. “We are excited to announce this new chapter in
SHELTON, Conn. — Sales in the Vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) market rose 3% to about $11.8 billion in 2014, fueled mainly by mass retail chains, particularly Walmart, Costco and Rite Aid, according to the TABS Group. Also, 2014 marked the first time in eight years that Amazon and other online retailers saw a share drop in VMS category sales,
SHELTON, Conn. — Sales growth in the vitamins and dietary supplements market has slowed noticeably, but long-term demographic and health care trends hold promise for retailers, according to the TABS Group Annual Vitamin Study. The market analytics and intelligence firm said Thursday that the $11.4 billion vitamin and supplements industry saw 4% sales growth in
It’s time for the retail industry to wake up, open its wallet and ditch those loyalty cards. A little too strong? OK, then how about committing to some major out-of-the-box thinking on how to make these programs actually work — because it certainly is not happening now. For decades, loyalty cards have been pushed by
SHELTON, Conn. — TABS Group Inc. has formed a senior-level team to supporting internal and customer-related initiatives with Walmart. The consumer products marketing analytics firm said the new hires, who previously held positions at IRI Worldwide, will provide insights to help it obtain a comprehensive understanding of how the nation’s largest retailer operates on a
