Pizza/pasta restaurants risk losing market share in the UK, both to home cooking and to other cuisines. While more than four in five consumers report eating in a restaurant at least once in three months, only two in five have eaten in a pizza/pasta/Italian restaurant.
Read the full report at Mintel (you will need to log in using your Single Sign-On – select “Athens/Federated login” on the top navigation bar, then “UK Federation login”.)
The future of the UK newspaper industry remains fairly uncertain following a period of long-term decline.
The declining value is due to a drop in circulation, with fewer consumers buying titles, while newspaper advertising revenue — which makes up a large proportion of the industry’s value — has also decreased. Only digital alternatives seem to offer any way out of this slump.
Read the full report in Key Note (Oxford members only).
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17% of the adult population currently have gym membership but after almost a decade of expansion, the Gyms and Fitness Centres industry has hit a rut. Established gyms are competing with new low-cost entrants to the market.
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The UK spectator sports market is currently enjoying a rapid rise in value and profile thanks to London’s forthcoming hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games.
Read the full report at Mintel (Oxford members only)
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