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Bold brands win with consumers according to NielsenIQ’s Consumer Outlook: Guide to 2026

Consumer behaviour has become more mindful and intentional over the past year.

NielsenIQ published its annual Consumer Outlook: Guide to 2026, offering a strategic roadmap for brands navigating a fast-evolving market.

NielsenIQ (NIQ) has published its annual Consumer Outlook: Guide to 2026, offering a strategic roadmap for brands navigating a volatile and fast-evolving market. The findings reveal that consumers in Saudi Arabia have become more adaptive to ongoing change, with growing emphasis on values-driven purchasing. Features such as environmental sustainability, organic certification, cruelty-free testing, and the absence of artificial ingredients are playing a more significant role in purchase decisions.

Saudi Arabian consumers (44 per cent) expressed that their household finances better of than a year ago. And, in terms of financial outlook, 71 per cent expect their household financial situation


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the authorHiba Faisal
Hiba Faisal is a Junior Reporter at Campaign Middle East, part of Motivate Media Group. She handles coverage on influencer marketing and the luxury industry, and is also tasked with the brand’s social media presence. Alongside her daily reportage, she produces and edits video content for Campaign’s digital platforms — including Reels, interviews, and behind-the-scenes features. She specialises in capturing how brands build emotional connections with their audiences by prioritising relevance and authenticity through co-creation and storytelling.