Abstract
Mintel' s Leisure Intelligence series is currently divided into three sectors:
- Leisure Pursuits
- Catering
- Travel
These three complementary sectors combine to give you ultimate flexibility, whether you want an industry-focused base of information, or a complete picture covering a wide range of consumer-based markets. Within each sector, every report provides a thorough analysis of the market, looking at:
- Market Factors
- Market Size and Trends
- Market Segmentation
- The Supply Structure
- Advertising and Promotion
- Distribution (when applicable)
- The Consumer
- The Future
- Forecast
Combining exclusive consumer research with key trade interviews, these reports provide an up-to-date overview of the leisure marketplace, looking at changing trends in an industry constantly developing to suit the modern consumer. Backed up by formal desk research from trade and government sources, the Leisure Intelligence series looks at each sector with a fresh impetus, underlining the importance of the entertainment factor in leisure but establishing new trends such as the sporting mix and other special interests.
Table of Contents
- Issues in the Market
- Main issues
- Definitions
- Abbreviations
- Market in Brief
- Image is everything...
- ...as consumers splash the cash
- Competitive market
- Looking good is top priority
- Men interested but still playing hard to get
- Youngsters stay cool about tanning
- Tan shops bask in glow of fake tan
- Lines blur between beauty and cosmetic surgery
- Hair and specialist beauty salons most attractive
- Moving forward
- Internal Market Environment
- Key points:
- Voluntary regulation must come
- Tans still seen as attractive
- Figure 1: Usage of suntan/self-tanning lotion, oils and creams in the last 12 months, by women, 2002-06
- Figure 2: Types of suntan/self-tanning lotion, oils and creams used, by women, 2002-06
- Skin message hits home with men
- Figure 3: Usage of suntan/self-tanning lotion, oils and creams in the last 12 months, by men, 2002-06
- Figure 4: Types of suntan/self-tanning lotion, oils & creams used, by men, 2002-06
- Figure 5: Usage of face creams and lotions in the last 12 months, by men, 2002-06
- Figure 6: Types of face creams/lotions used, by men, 2006
- Treat yourself mentality still strong
- Figure 7: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, 2002 and 2006
- Men and women looking for different things
- Figure 8: Agreement with selected lifestyle statements, by gender, 2002 and 2006
- Cosmetic surgery increase underlines importance of good looks
- Figure 9: Estimated UK market for cosmetic surgery, by number of procedures and value, 2001-06
- The cult of celebrity -- a godsend for salons
- Figure 10: Average net circulation per issue (UK and Republic of Ireland) of popular women' s weeklies, 2004 and 2006
- Health and fitness clubs market slows
- Figure 11: The UK market for health and fitness clubs*, 2001-06
- Broader Market Environment
- Key points:
- More money to splash out on looking good
- Figure 12: Trends in personal disposable income and consumer expenditure, 2001-11
- Youngsters want a real tan
- Figure 13: Trends in the UK population, by age, 2001-11
- Population going upmarket
- Figure 14: Trends in the adult population*, by socio-economic group, 2001-11
- Seasonality -- still important
- Competitive Context
- Key points:
- Figure 15: Consumer expenditure on selected leisure goods and activities, 2001-06
- Strengths
- Greater emphasis on appearance
- More makeover-style TV programmes
- Harley Street comes to the high street
- Advances in technology
- Weaknesses
- Greater competition
- Risk of bad publicity
- Backlash against appearance obsession?
- Growth of DIY products
- Market Size and Forecast
- Key points:
- Market performance
- Figure 16: UK health and beauty treatments market size, 2001-11
- Present market performance
- Future market performance
- Health and beauty industry bodies
- Industry publications
- Figure 17: Average net circulation per issue (UK) for selected business-to-business beauty magazines, 2003/04 and 2005/06
- Segment Performance
- Key points:
- Specialist beauty outlets
- Complementary and holistic therapies gaining ground
- Suntanning studios
- Health spas
- Pricing
- Figure 18: Average treatment prices across all types of beauty salon, 2006
- Availability of treatments
- Figure 19: Availability of beauty treatments, by type of salon, 2006
- Companies and Products
- Key points:
- Industry structure
- Figure 20: Number of VAT-based enterprises in hairdressing and other beauty treatment sector, 2005 and 2006
- Specialist operators
- Figure 21: Selected specialist health and beauty operators, by number of UK health and beauty outlets, 2003-07
- Beauty treatment specialist
- Regis International
- Saks Hair & Beauty
- Clarins
- Serve Health & Beauty Limited
- Swansilver
- Renew Medica
- Tanning studios
- Blue Tanning & Beauty Ltd
- Meridian Health & Beauty
- Premier International
- Nail specialists
- Nails Inc
- New York Nail Company
- Health and fitness clubs
- Figure 22: Leading health and fitness clubs, by number of locations with dedicated health and beauty salons/treatment rooms, 2003-07
- Fitness First
- LA Fitness
- Virgin Active
- Bannatyne Fitness
- David Lloyd Leisure
- Esporta
- Cannons
- Hotels and day spas/health farms
- Figure 23: Selected hotels and day spas/health farms, by number of health and beauty facilities, 2003-07
- Hilton International
- InterContinental Hotel Group
- De Vere Group
- Marriott Hotels
- Ramada Jarvis
- Health spas
- Champneys
- Brand Communication and Promotion
- Key points:
- Press coverage
- Loyalty cards
- Sales
- Online, magazines and TV
- Lifestyles and Habits Relating to Health and Beauty
- Key points:
- Figure 24: Agreement with statements about lifestyle and habits, January 2007
- Emphasis on healthy living reflects shifting priorities
- Lifestyle and habits related to health and beauty treatments -- detailed
demographics
- Figure 25: Demographic characteristics of consumers agreeing with selected statements about lifestyles and habits, January 2007
- Figure 26: Demographic characteristics of consumers agreeing with selected statements about lifestyles and habits, January 2007
- Usage of Health and Beauty Treatments
- Key points:
- Figure 27: Health and beauty treatments had in past 12 months, January 2007
- Beauty treatments more popular than health treatments
- Consumer usage groups
- Figure 28: Frequency of health and beauty treatment usage, January 2007
- Still an occasional treat for the majority
- Strong bias towards women, younger, more affluent
- Occasional and holiday users skewed towards men
- Usage of health and beauty treatments: detailed demographics
- Figure 29: Most popular health and beauty treatments had in past 12 months as part of everyday life, by detailed demographics, January 2007
- Figure 30: Next most popular health and beauty treatments had in past 12 months as part of everyday life, by detailed demographics, January 2007
- Usage groups: Detailed demographics
- Figure 31: Frequency of health and beauty treatment usage, by detailed demographics, January 2007
- Location of Health and Beauty Treatments
- Key points:
- Figure 32: Where health and beauty treatments were used, January 2007
- Natural affinity with health and beauty reaps dividends
- Low entry costs stimulate home treatments and nail bars on the up
- Hairdresser beauty customers -- younger and classless
- Environment needs to be right for men
- Location of health and beauty treatments: detailed demographics
- Figure 33: Most popular locations where health and beauty treatments were used, by detailed demopgraphics, January 2007
- Figure 34: Where health and beauty treatments were used, by detailed demographics, January 2007
- Attitudes Towards Health and Beauty Treatments
- Key points:
- Figure 35: Attitudes towards health and beauty treatments, January 2007
- Looks are important...
- ...but is there a backlash on the way?
- Feeling and looking good most important to women...
- ...but men feign indifference over looks
- Attitudes towards health and beauty treatments: detailed demographics
- Figure 36: Most popular attitudes towards health and beauty treatments, by detailed demographics, January 2007
- Figure 37: Next most popular attitudes towards health and beauty treatments, by detailed demographics, January 2007
