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IRI And NPD Rebrand As Circana, The Leading Advisor On The Complexity Of Consumer Behaviour

Following their merger in August 2022, Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) and The NPD Group (NPD) have unveiled a new combined company name and brand identi...

Dollar Stores Double Their Share In Rural Areas Of US: Study

Dollar stores are now the fastest-growing food retailers in the United States, and have doubled their share in rural areas, according to researchers at Tuf...

10 Things For Retailers To Consider Ahead Of Christmas 2023

While the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions means that this year's festive season has an element of normality about it, the cost-of-living crisis means that...

Return To '1980s Shopper Behaviours' Emerging As Cost Of Living Crisis Bites, Study Finds

A return to the shopper behaviours of the 'austere late 70s and early 80s' is on the rise, due to persistent inflation and the associated cost of living cr...

IRI's Euan Jarvie On How To Confront Retail's Challenges

ESM spoke to Euan Jarvie, EMEA President, IRI Worldwide, about the opportunities open to retailers and consumer goods firms amid escalating socio-economic...

Europe's Fastest-Growing Categories 2022, In Association With IRI

ESM's annual Europe's Fastest-Growing Categories report, in association with IRI, examines how the biggest grocery categories were affected by two years of...

An Imperfect Inflation: Will 2022 Be Different?

This current period of inflation is not the first, nor the last, but it is unique, writes Ananda Roy, International Senior Vice President – Strategic...

Convenience Retailers Likely To Be 'Less Affected' By New HFSS Rules In UK

Forthcoming restrictions on the marketing and advertising of high fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) products in the UK aren't likely to have that much of an impac...