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Circana Well Positioned For The Future, Says CMO

The launch of Circana last year helped transform two standalone data and research firms – IRI and NPD Group – into a company that &qu...

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...

Private-Label Sales Rise 11.3% In US To Hit New Record High

Sales of private-label products hit a record high in 2022, rising 11.3% to a total value of $228.6 billion, according to IRI Unify sales data, published in...

Alcohol Sales Slump In Europe As Consumers Seek To Mitigate Inflation: IRI

Sales of beer, wine and spirits fell 4% across the European retail channel last year, according to IRI, as consumers cut discretionary purchases to moderat...

Demand For Water-Based Drinks Up Despite Inflation, IRI Report Finds

A new report from IRI has found that inflation and sustained demand drove 8.9% value sales growth of water-based drinks in Europe in the year to end August...

IRI Hires Ex Amazon Advertising Leader To Grow European Media Business

IRI, a global provider of innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, has appointed Florian Clemens as vice president of ad...

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...