Consumer Behaviour

Now it is not just bankers that the public mistrust: Chris O'Brien of Ipsos Loyalty on how the influential are viewed with suspicion by the public.

Financial Statement Blog: Ben Marshall blogs on what our research for Halifax tells us about how good the public are at predicting house price movements.

Chris O'Brien looks at the power of recommendation and why more people, when asked who they would switch to, do not mention the larger banks.

New research by Ipsos suggests that a permanent relaxation in the Sunday Trading laws may become inevitable sooner rather than later as the current younger generation of shoppers matures.

Ben Marshall analyses the latest Halifax Housing Market Consumer Confidence Tracker and explains what it tells us about the prospects for the housing market.

In March 2012, Ipsos conducted research into the experiences and attitudes of self-employed women with a specific focus on how and why they decided to start their own business.

Financial Statement Blog: Chris O'Brien suggests now is the time for financial services companies, and the Government, to encourage consumers to save for the future.

Why are Brits reluctant to use smartphone technology to make mobile payments? asks Suraya Randawa in The Financial Statement blog

The BBC's Panorama programme commissioned Ipsos to conduct research among consumers into their supermarket shopping experience.