Consumer Lifestyles offers valuable insights into key consumer attitudes and current thinking, and their impact on purchasing and consumption habits; quantifying behaviours, preferences and motivations, and aligning them with broader trends.
The Consumer Lifestyles in the United Kingdom report analyses factors influencing national consumer expenditure. Consumer lifestyles reports include coverage of: population, urban development, home ownership, household profiles, labour, income, consumer and family expenditure, health, education, eating habits, drinking habits, shopping habits, personal grooming, clothing, leisure habits, savings and investments, media, communication, transport and travel and tourism. Use this report to understand the factors influencing a nation's lifestyle choices.
Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
The Consumer Lifestyles in the United Kingdom report analyses factors influencing national consumer expenditure. Consumer lifestyles reports include coverage of: population, urban development, home ownership, household profiles, labour, income, consumer and family expenditure, health, education, eating habits, drinking habits, shopping habits, personal grooming, clothing, leisure habits, savings and investments, media, communication, transport and travel and tourism. Use this report to understand the factors influencing a nation's lifestyle choices.
Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report?
- Get a detailed picture of the Consumer Overview market;
- Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
- Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
- Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
Table of Contents
- Scope
- Consumer landscape in the UK 2024
- Personal traits and values
- Consumers in the UK feel concerned that the cost of everyday items is going up
- Personal time remains a top priority for British consumers
- Consumers say that expressing their identity openly with friends and family comes naturally
- British consumers open to exploring innovative products and services
- Voice of the consumer (1)
- Gen Z feeling the most positive about the future
- Personal traits and values survey highlights
- Home life and leisure time
Maintaining a clean and tidy house the most widespread home activity in the UK
- Socialising remains the top leisure activity, both in frequency and time spent online
- Voice of the consumer (2)
- Outside space of more importance for older generations compared to Gen Z and millennials
- Residing in a safe location is the most important home feature
- British consumers seek to maximise the benefits while minimising the cost when travelling
- Home life and leisure time survey highlights
- Eating and dietary habits
- Consumers frequently take vitamins or supplements to manage their weight and health
- Not having time to prepare a proper meal remains a major barrier to cooking
- Consumers prepare their own meals at least a couple of times a week, if not daily
- Voice of the consumer (3)
- Millennials most active in stating they are vegan or vegetarian
- Brits more willing to pay extra for products with health and nutritional properties
- Eating and dietary habits survey highlights
- Working life
- Working where health and safety is prioritised remains a top concern among employees
- Consumers want a job that enables a distinct separation between work and personal life
- Voice of the consumer (4)
- Gen Z especially driven by financial incentives in their careers
- British consumers want flexible start and finish times
- Working life survey highlights
- Health and wellness
- Weekly walks or hikes for exercise easy to maintain as most frequent exercise among Brits
- Meditation remains popular stress-reduction activity among all generations
- Brits consider health and nutritional properties to be the most influential product feature
- Voice of the consumer (5)
- Millennials much more likely to search health-related or medical sites for advice
- Health and wellness survey highlights
- Shopping and spending
- British consumers enjoy discovering the best deals
- Baby boomers most likely to browse without buying
- Older generations most generous in buying gifts for loved ones
- Brits open to extending product lifespan by buying second hand or previously owned items
- Baby boomers particularly conscious of extending product lifespans
- Voice of the consumer (6)
- Younger generations actively engage with businesses' social media content
- Highest level of trust placed in friends and family members for recommendations
- Voice of the consumer (7)
- Gen Z and millennials intending to build up their savings
- Baby boomers best positioned financially to cover unexpected expenses
- Shopping and spending survey highlights
