Convinced that huge levels of COVID-driven FMCG growth in many countries were masking a larger, fundamental change, a team of Nielsen data scientists dug into the data to understand the nuances underneath the broader retail data. And they were right.

While most consumers today are fairly well connected and digitally savvy, the motivating factors behind connectivity aren’t homogeneous across consumer groups. For U.S. Hispanics, the reasons behind connectivity and what they’re seeking is different from the general U.S. population.

Christmas is an important time of year for the alcohol industry in the U.K., as off-trade alcohol sales over the 12 weeks of Christmas account for around a sixth of all Christmas fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sales and a third of total annual off-trade alcohol sales.