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Black Friday: The Story So Far (2017)
In this Ipsos Views white paper, updated and expanded for 2017, Tim Denison, Director of Retail Intelligence, takes us on a tour of the history of this prominent date in the retail calendar, identifies some successes (and failures) along the way, and offers some thoughts as to what the next few years might bring.
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The Curse of Cosy
The seemingly harmless Danish 'hygge' trend is now damaging our health, such is the way in which the British have interpreted it. It has been mistranslated as the 'easy life' and is often used as a justification for being a bit lazy.
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"So, it’s okay to share my financial data now?"
Open Banking has the potential to revolutionise the financial services industry by giving customers more control of their personal data. Here, Research Director Celine Ledbury examines how banks will need to communicate its worth to their customers – and to trust in its security.
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Open Banking – the friction paradox
Friction can help ensure that people don’t stumble into making unwise financial choices. With Open Banking on the horizon, how much friction is enough, and when might it not be as useful?
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Open Banking – are consumers ready?
With the forthcoming PSD2 directive, a new Ipsos survey has built a global picture on the future ‘Open Banking’ landscape and discovers that, while the UK is interested in new financial technology, it remains precious about its data.
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Workplace Pension: research into saving for retirement
Ipsos has undertaken survey research on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions to understand how people feel about saving for their retirement and the role of Workplace pensions.
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Sugar: What next?
Ipsos is today releasing a review of the public and legislators’ attitudes towards sugar, and its future control.
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Growing negativity among consumers about current levels of inflation in the UK
An Ipsos survey for Lloyds Bank finds that concerns about levels of inflation are at their highest point since January 2014.
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As apps become mainstream, what behaviours do they encourage?
Today marks the launch of a new report into apps and behaviour patterns. The report, commissioned by Google and produced by Ipsos, finds that different apps encourage different behaviours. News app users snack on content up to three times a day, whilst entertainment app users immerse themselves in programmes for up to seven hours a day.
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The Future of Agile Innovation
The world of innovation is phenomenally challenging. Here we present two case studies to demonstrate different innovation approaches which delivered positive impact, and then take a journey into the world of the military to understand how intelligence strategy can be applied to effect positive transformation.