High Q2 Coupon Redemption Reflects Price-Conscious Consumer Trend

Via CPGMatters:

CPGMatters’ August 2010 issue contains coupon redemption information for the second quarter of 2010. So far, Q2 marks the seventh consecutive quarter of growing coupon redemption.

Key findings include:

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• Overall, redemption has increased 6% during the first half of 2010
• Average coupon value hovers around $1.59 during the first half of the year
• Marketers have offered 18 billion CPG coupons so far this year, up 11.4% from 2009
• Among retailers, the largest increase in redemption value has been in convenience stores, warehouse clubs, and discount variety stores (as a whole, 36.6% increase)

The high coupon redemption trend echoes consumer sentiments from a July study published in Brandweek.  81 percent of the surveyed agree that “It’s fun to see how much money I can save by using coupons or my shopper loyalty card.”  And based on the chart at right, 61% are more price conscious now than they were a year ago.

“People who share such sentiments likely aren’t longing to return to freer-spending ways once an economic recovery signals that it’s safe to do so. That’s surely true of the 44 percent who agreed that “I can’t believe how wasteful I used to be when I shopped.” The chart indicates some shifts in consumers’ approach to purchasing.”

These new behaviors are determining what will be the new “normal” in consumer purchasing.  With the end of the back-to-school shopping season drawing near, and the winter and holiday shopping season approaching, are your marketing campaigns addressing the shift in consumer purchasing behavior?