Consumer Shifts

Intelligence only becomes valuable with context, so Five by Fifty analyzes Japanese consumer shifts – changes in the way people think, feel and act – through direct contact with consumers, ethnographic research, media analysis and good old-fashioned footwork. We create bespoke reports for our clients on insights we gather, and then work closely with them using our SEED™ and SPARK™ creative workshops to turn those insights into innovations and strategies that add long-term value.

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Consumer Shifts, Lifestyle Spending

Retail Therapy, Tokyo Style

Retail Therapy, Tokyo Style

Tokyo Girls Collection announces a theme for its next edition that encourages girls to shop their way out of the recessionary blues.

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Consumer Shifts, FMCG

McBrightening the Gloom

McBrightening the Gloom

The fast food giant’s Japan Rose-Color Project gives recession-weary consumers a reason to be cheerful.

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Consumer Shifts, FMCG

Low-Guilt Bottled Water

Low-Guilt Bottled Water

The new ILOHAS bottled water from Coca-Cola Japan cuts down on packaging and creates a new disposal ritual to make consumers feel good about going “green”.

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Consumer Shifts

Savvy Searchers

Savvy Searchers

Internet search data shows value-hunting Japanese will go to great lengths to find a smart service at the right price.

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Consumer Shifts

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Urban Chinese women in their late teens and early 20s look set to become the the most ambitious demographic over the coming decade.

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Beauty & Wellness, Consumer Shifts

The Real World Gym

The Real World Gym

Working out to look good isn’t enough for Japanese women, who are starting to set ambitious personal goals and making lifestyle-altering choices.

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Beauty & Wellness, Consumer Shifts

Update: Services for Multi Males

Update: Services for Multi Males

More and more businesses are responding to shifts in male consumer behavior, offering products and services for men that were once only for women.

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Beauty & Wellness, Consumer Shifts, FMCG

Crisis Busters: Korean Cosmetics

Crisis Busters: Korean Cosmetics

Japanese women have been flying to Seoul and bulk-buying cosmetics. But with a less favorable exchange rate, how can South Koreans keep selling?

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