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MRM Research Roundup: Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day 2024 Edition

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Highlights from this year’s study, which surveyed more than 1,100 consumers in November of 2023, included: Gift Card Spend Returning to Normal – Consumers said that gift card spending is bouncing back, with 69 percent of consumers purchasing the same amount of gift cards or more in 2023 compared to 2022. percent in 2023.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-January 2020 Super Bowl Edition

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Ethical Sourcing : Food labels go beyond nutritional information. Eating Out Equals Poor Nutrition. Published in The Journal of Nutrition, the study analyzed the dietary selections of more than 35,000 U.S. Published in The Journal of Nutrition, the study analyzed the dietary selections of more than 35,000 U.S.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2020-COVID-19 Effects Edition

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” Frequent users adjusted their purchase behavior. ” Safety, hygiene and the food supply chain. Respondents across all countries said their top food-related concerns were: safety and hygiene, access to healthy foods, and nutrition. In the U.K., In the U.S. Health and Safety is Top Consumer Concern.