M6950 Market Research and Statistical Services

Bunnings undiminished, but the battle’s on for silver

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 15-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that more than nine million Australians aged 14+ shopped at Bunnings in an average four-week period in the year to June 2014. The survey also shows that in the last two years, the number of shoppers visiting a Masters hardware store has risen from 400,000 in an average four weeks to more than 1.2 million. However, the number of people shopping at Mitre 10 has fallen by an average of more than 100,000 annually since 2010

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, WESFARMERS BUNNINGS LIMITED, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, MASTERS HOME IMPROVEMENT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, MITRE 10 LIMITED, METCASH LIMITED – ASX MTS, HOME HARDWARE

Reality bites: national tooth decay rate falling, but not for everyone

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 12-Sep-14

A survey by Roy Morgan Research has found that 14 per cent of Australians aged 14+ have tooth decay. The survey, which was carried out in the year to June 2014, also shows that the two lowest socio-economic quintiles are over-represented. Some 17 per cent of Australians in the E quintile reported having tooth decay, as did 16 per cent of those in the FG quintile. In contrast, just 11 per cent of those in the AB quintile reported having tooth decay

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Will the new iPhone 6 be the Apple of our eye?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 9-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that almost 30 per cent of Australians aged 14+ own and use an iPhone. Some 700,000 Australian consumers bought an iPhone in the year to June 2014, compared with sales of about 1.2 million between 2010 and 2013. The survey shows that 8,045,000 Australians intend to buy or upgrade a mobile phone at some point in the future. This includes 2,672,000 iPhone users

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, APPLE INCORPORATED, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY LIMITED, HTC CORPORATION

Subscription the prescription for Father’s Day

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 5-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that "National Geographic" is the most popular magazine among Australian men whose children under the age 18 still live at home. The latest readership data from Roy Morgan shows that 153,000 fathers read an average issue of this title in the year to June 2014. This was followed by "Better Homes and Gardens" (120,000) and "Men’s Health" (111,000)

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED

Big four banks facing strong competition selling superannuation to their customers

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 4-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Research Consumer Single Source survey has found that National Australia Bank had an 18.4 per cent share of its customers’ superannuation wallet in the year to July 2014. This compares with 20.5 per cent in the year to July 2010. The Commonwealth Bank now has a 13.2 per cent share of its customers’ super wallet, followed by Westpac with 13 per cent. Meanwhile, industry super funds hold around 25 per cent of bank customers’ super wallet, while AMP holds about six per cent

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED – ASX NAB, COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA – ASX CBA, WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION – ASX WBC, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BANKING GROUP LIMITED – ASX ANZ, AMP LIMITED – ASX AMP

Game on: C7’s Million Dollar Minute vs C9’s Hot Seat

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 3-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that the Seven Network’s "Million Dollar Minute" game show is becoming more popular. Audience research from Roy Morgan shows that the number of Australians aged +14 who say they "really love to watch" the program rose from 292,000 in the December 2013 quarter to 437,000 in the June 2014 quarter. Meanwhile, 481,000 Australians now "really love to watch" the Nine Network’s rival "Hot Seat"

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, NINE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NEC, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM

Iced-coffee drinkers ‘Dare’ to be different

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 2-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 6.8 per cent of Australians aged 14+ consumed coffee-flavoured milk at least once in any given seven-day period during the year to June 2014. Some 4.9 per cent consumed a brand that only offers coffee-flavoured milk, while just 2.8 per cent consumed brands that offer coffee as well as other flavours. Dare is the most popular dedicated iced coffee brand of flavoured milk, with consumption rising from 0.7 per cent of the population in 2009 to 1.8 per cent in 2014

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LION-DAIRY AND DRINKS PTY LTD, FARMERS UNION FOODS

Satisfaction with financial performance of superannuation highest since GFC

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 1-Sep-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 55.7 per cent of Australians aged 14+ who are members of a superannuation fund were satisfied with the financial performance of their fund in the six months to July 2014. This is 6.9 per cent higher than in July 2013. Roy Morgan’s "Superannuation Satisfaction" report also shows that satisfaction with self-managed super funds was 77.9 per cent in July 2014, followed by industry funds (56.2 per cent) and retail funds (54.2 per cent)

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, BT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED – ASX BTT

Do bricks and mortar travel agents have a future?

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 27-Aug-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 4,715,000 Australians took an overseas holiday in the year to June 2014. Some 47 per cent used a conventionial bricks-and-mortar travel agent, while 16 per cent booked their holiday via an online-only agency. In contrast, 71 per cent of Australians booked an overseas holiday via a bricks-and-mortar travel agent in the year to June 2007, while just six per cent used an online-only agency

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Australia’s new car intenders hit the brakes

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 21-Aug-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 2.17 million Australians intend to buy a new car in the next four years. This is the lowest number since November 2012. The number of Australians who intend to buy a new car in the next 12 months has fallen to 608,000. Roy Morgan’s Helix Personas consumer segmentation tool shows that while the number of potential car buyers has declined across all seven Helix Communities, the most marked decreases have occurred among the "Getting By", "Today’s Families" and "Battlers" communities

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, KIA MOTORS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, SUBARU (AUST) PTY LTD, HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, HONDA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, BMW AUSTRALIA LIMITED