ICLP report, commissioned by Survey Sampling International (SSI), reveals that Baby Boomers, though often retailers’ most affluent audience, aren’t loyal customers because they feel overlooked and under-rewarded The research reveals that despite Baby Boomers (age 55+) often being the most affluent customers out of all the generations, as many as 93% aren’t fully loyal to their favorite brands because they[Read More…]
Over the last few weeks a few things have happened that should scare the living daylights out of those people who devise Government policy. None of events should be surprising for those of us who study the Ageing Business. It is tragic that politicians, of all sides of the political spectrum, are not so well informed. By Dick Stroud. Founder of 20plus30,[Read More…]
To uncover perceptions, emotions, attitudes, and behaviors of empty nesters, Life Reimagined commissioned a survey. This report presents findings about current empty nesters (whose last child moved out within the last 5 years) and soon-to-be empty nesters (whose last child will move out within the next two years) who are at least 40 years old and have a child who[Read More…]
Mid-life and older cinema-goers — in particular, those aged 50-plus are a powerful force at the box office. Moviegoers age 50+ make up thirty-one percent (31%) of all moviegoers over age 14 and are more likely to go to the movies than the general population. This white paper, conducted by Movio on behalf of AARP, examines the movie-going habits of[Read More…]
Most EU Member States have carried out substantial pension reforms over the last decades in order to enhance fiscal sustainability, while maintaining adequate pension income. The intensity of pension reforms has been particularly strong since 2000. In an European Economy Discussion Papers; Giuseppe Carone, Per Eckefeldt, Luigi Giamboni, Veli Laine and Stéphanie Pamies Sumner discuss about impacts of Pension Reforms in[Read More…]
Most Millennials have an unrealistic view of their retirement prospects according to a new report from HSBC. The latest report in The Future of Retirement series, Shifting sands, finds that on average Millennials expect to retire younger than other working age generations. Millennials expect to retire at 59, two years younger than the working age average of 61. The survey[Read More…]
Following the seminar series ‘Art, Museums, Wellbeing & Ageing’, and building upon the work to date carried out by the Age Friendly Museums Network (formerly Age Collective, funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation), the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and the British Museum began discussions regarding a project to explore the impact of demographic ageing on the museum and gallery[Read More…]
The outlook for the Asia-Pacific region remains robust—the strongest in the world, in fact—and recent data point to a pickup in momentum. The near-term outlook, however, is clouded with significant uncertainty, and risks, on balance, remain slanted to the downside. Medium-term growth faces secular headwinds, including from population aging and sluggish productivity. Macroeconomic policies should continue to support growth while[Read More…]
A new luxury lifestyle concept is set to offer exclusive, high quality accommodation to the elderly, on the Kings Road in Chelsea. The developer Auriens has secured its first site in London, with a view to developing a new ‘later life lux’ addition to the care home category. The company is currently working with Tenhurst on its planning application and[Read More…]
The over-50s are creating more jobs and contributing to the growth of the UK’s economy at a faster rate than any other age group, according to a report by Hitachi Capital UK and CEBR (Centre for Economic and Business Research). Contrary to popular belief, the over-50’s are playing an increasingly important role in our economic growth. Rather than being a[Read More…]
