NPD: Health-Conscious Consumers Grew Food Storage, Water Bottles, Gadgets In 2015Thursday March 3rd, 2016 - 10:36AM | | | | | | | | | | |
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NPD, in a report released today, noted that retail sales of gadgets, food storage and portable beverageware rose in 2015. “Gadgets, food storage, and portable beverageware are three categories that represent longtime household staples and new-found consumer necessities,” said Lora Morsovillo, president, home, The NPD Group, Inc. “Today’s busy, health-conscious consumer is drawn to simple products that fit into their lifestyle and make life a little easier.” Portable beverageware sales were up 30% in 2015, according to NPD's retail tracking service for the 12 months ending December 2015. More than half of all portable beverageware items sold in 2015 were water bottles. Less than 15% were travel mugs. Blue was the top-selling color in the category. Nearly $1.5 billion was spent on gadgets in 2015, NPD reported. The most popular gadget categories, based on units, were: non-electric can openers, turners and measuring cups. The segments seeing the largest dollar sales increase in 2015 were ice buckets, peelers/corers/slicers and spiralizers. NPD also reported that food storage purchases generated $986 million in sales in 2015, an 8% increase compared to 2014, with rectangle and square the most popular shapes. Sales of traditional food storage that is collapsible are growing, as are sales of options that are divided, and those that have a handle, NPD said.
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