EXPLORE THE LATEST TRENDS BY CATEGORY

Updated on a regular basis, these trend updates provide snapshots across the different categories and preview the bigger trends investigated in our core reports 

KITCHENS

Kitchen Purchasing Trends, Consumer Insight Report 2018

UK Integrated Major Domestic Appliances Market 2017

Fitted Kitchen Market UK Overview 2018 Edition

Kitchen Worktop Performance Report, Consumer Insight 2018

Introducing Trend-Monitor Interactive

Love food hate waste

Kitchen Trends Spotted at Eurocucina 2018

Luxury Kitchen UK Market 2017

Global Megatrends and their influence on the KBB Market 2018

Retail Trends and their influence on the KBB Market 2018

Kitchen Brand Tracker Report 2018

Design and Innovation in the Kitchen Market 2018

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BATHROOMS

Introducing Trend-Monitor Interactive

Bathroom Trends Spotted at Salone del Mobile 2018

Design and Innovation in the Bathroom Market 2018

Bathroom Product Purchase Process, Consumer Insight 2018

Bathroom Behaviours and Product Usage Report 2018

Bathroom Brand Tracker Report 2018

Global Megatrends and their influence on the KBB Market 2018

Retail Trends and their influence on the KBB Market 2018

Latest research into adding value to a home

What happens behind the closed bathroom door?

Top 10 Innovations for the Bathroom of the Future

Wellness and the Home

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SURFACES

Kitchen Worktop Performance Report, Consumer Insight 2018

Global Megatrends and their influence on the KBB Market 2018

Retail Trends and their influence on the KBB Market 2018

Latest research into adding value to a home

Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2018

Why are experiences more valuable than possessions?

Trends Shaping the Future of the KBB Industry

Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2017

Bespoke Research commissioned by Wilsonart

Spotted at ISH 2017

10 Kitchen Surface Trends for 2017

Spotted at The Surface Design Show 2017

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SOCIAL

What happens behind the closed bathroom door?

Ikea launches furniture range for pets

How much living space do we really need?

The Rise of Home Workers

Designing Homes for Multigenerational Living

The Structure of Families and Households in the UK

Building Places That Work for Everyone

Woman twice as likely to take charge of building projects

Bathroom habits are keeping us awake

The Pet Pound

In-balance in Homecare

Is the customer always right?

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DEMOGRAPHIC

What homes do the over-55’s buy?

Kitchen Purchase Behaviour, Consumer Insight Report 2016

Designing Homes for Multigenerational Living

The Changing Shape of the UK Population

The Structure of Families and Households in the UK

The Changing Consumer podcast from the KBB Conference

The Pet Pound

Meet our Kitchen Consumers

Cohousing is set to become mainstream

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CONSUMER

Kitchen Purchasing Trends, Consumer Insight Report 2018

Kitchen Worktop Performance Report, Consumer Insight 2018

Love food hate waste

Bathroom Product Purchase Process, Consumer Insight 2018

Wellness and the Home

Why are experiences more valuable than possessions?

Kitchen Purchase Behaviour, Consumer Insight Report 2016

Ikea launches furniture range for pets

Consumer Trends and their influence on the KBB market 2018

Bathroom Purchase Behaviour, Consumer Insight Report 2017

Trends Shaping the Future of the KBB Industry

Video: Bathroom Purchase Behaviour report trailer

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RETAIL

Take 50 Pop-Up Shops

Retail Trends and their influence on the KBB Market 2018

Ikea launches furniture range for pets

Welcome to the Home of the Future

The trend for augmented reality hits the bathroom industry

Will 2017 be the year of the Smart Home?

The Changing Consumer podcast from the KBB Conference

Global Retail Trends to think about for 2017

A Cashless Future

John Lewis Retail Report for 2016

Trend Report: The Empowered Consumer

Experiential Retailing

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ENVIRONMENTAL

Love food hate waste

What will the UK’s homes look like in 5, 10 and 20 years’ time?

Wellness and the Home

The Latest Outdoor Living Trends from Glee 2017

Building Places That Work for Everyone

The Changing Consumer podcast from the KBB Conference

A Vision of the Eco-Future

Sustainability Nudging

Hydrao by Smart & Blue

The UK Timber Construction Market Reaches New Heights

Ikea Explores the Future of Urban Living

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ECONOMIC

The Rise of Home Workers

The trend to ‘improve not move’ continues

Post Brexit Luxury Boom

How Loyal Are ‘Sharing Economy’ Customers?

Austerity Fatigue

Is the customer always right?

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DESIGN & INNOVATION

Smart speaker ownership doubles

What will the UK’s homes look like in 5, 10 and 20 years’ time?

Top 10 Innovations for the Bathroom of the Future

Kitchen Purchase Behaviour, Consumer Insight Report 2016

RIBA House of the Year 2017

Joseph Joseph’s new bathroom accessories range

Six Design Trends Spotted at Sleep 2017

Design Trends spotted at 100% Design 2017

Four Smart Home Trends Spotted at IFA 2017

Furniture trends spotted at Salone del Mobile 2017

Tile Trends Spotted at Cevisama 2017

Report: Global Kitchen, a study about the kitchen of the future

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GLOBAL

Global Megatrends and their influence on the KBB Market 2018

Consumer Trend: Simplicity

Report: Global Kitchen, a study about the kitchen of the future

Global Retail Trends to think about for 2017

Experiential Retailing

Pantone Colour of the Year 2017

Dulux Colour of the Year 2017

Sustainability Nudging

Ikea Explores the Future of Urban Living

Social Good Hotels

Homes designed for Millennials

PANTONE Colour of the Year 2016

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