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Demand in the tourism industry recovering

March 09, 2010 - Vacation demand has stabilized for the 2010 summer season in Germany and in the UK in particular, two of the largest tourism source markets in Europe. The greatest growth has been recorded for vacations in Turkey and Egypt. Additionally, cruises are currently popular across Europe. more >>

Consumer Confidence Barometer in CEE
February 2010

March 08, 2010 - Questions concerning Consumer Confidence Barometer in CEE - February 2010 more >>

Germany: Internet shopping continues to gain ground

March 03, 2010 - Last year, German consumers spent around EUR 15.5 billion on goods and services online. Overall, e-commerce sales recorded a significant increase of 14%. These are the findings of the WebScope panel, through which GfK Panel Services Germany continuously surveys the purchasing of products on the world wide web. more >>

Western Europe’s Technical Consumer Goods Market improves slightly despite crisis

March 02, 2010 - In the fourth quarter of 2009, consumers in Western Europe spent almost EUR 55 billion on technical consumer goods, which means an increase of 0.5% compared to the same quarter of 2008. After three quarters of continuous but alleviating decline in 2009, the fourth quarter shows pleasing growth despite the crisis and many markets become positive. more >>

GfK Group exceeds target margin with successful fourth quarter of 2009

February 25, 2010 - With a pleasing performance in the fourth quarter of 2009, GfK continued the positive trend of the two preceding quarters. Based on the preliminary figures, GfK achieved sales of EUR 324 million in the fourth quarter, after EUR 282.7 million in the third quarter of 2009. more >>

Germany: Economic expectations dampen the consumer climate slightly

February 24, 2010 - The GfK consumer climate in Germany will remain virtually stable in March, with a marginal loss of 0.1 points. Economic expectations have recorded a considerable decline, and income expectations and the propensity to buy have dropped back slightly. The overall indicator is forecasting a value of 3.2 points for March 2010, following a revised value of 3.3 points in February. more >>

Ukraine: Holidays put consumer mood on hold

February 23, 2010 - The end of the New Year holidays seemed to dampen the mood among Ukrainians. In January 2010, the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) continued to rise, but an almost insignificant 0.8pp to 74.3. This was largely due to a shift in estimations of their own current standing among Ukrainian consumers. more >>

Czechia: Majority of the Central and Eastern European retail markets is showing increasing consolidation of FMCG chains

February 17, 2010 - Recent study Shopping Monitor CEE 2010, based on the representative international shopper survey of company INCOMA / GfK, shows that market concentration in most of the monitored Central and Eastern European countries is still increasing. more >>

Czechia: In crises modern retail formats lead in the Central and Eastern Europe

February 17, 2010 - The international shopper survey SHOPPING MONITOR Central & Eastern Europe 2010 shows the stable popularity of the modern retail formats in the region despite the economic crises. According to the study, hypermarkets, supermarkets and discounters together are the leading retail channels in the CEE region; 68 % of shoppers claim them as the place where they spend most on their groceries. more >>

Ukraine: Share of mobile users continues to grow

February 11, 2010 - During the fourth quarter of 2009, quantity of mobile users grew up to 80% of total Ukrainian population over 16 years old, which is 7 p.p. more than in the Q4’2008. In the fourth quarter of 2009, share of users of fixed-line phones was 57%. more >>