CHICAGO —Garnier Whole Blends, Biofreeze, and Herbal Essences Bio:Renew led last year’s most succesful nonfoods launches, IRI reported today. The three H&BA brands had first-year sales of $122 million, $78 million and $75 million, respectively. IRI’s 2017 New Product Pacesetters report also listed the top-selling foods and beverages, and convenience store products. Halo Top ($324.3 million), Good THiNS ($87.0 million), and Dunkin’
NEW YORK — The escalating number of flu cases nationwide has hoisted sales of over-the-counter medicines and other products that help treat and manage flu symptoms, according to market research firm IRI. In a new report titled “Flu Fury: IRI Pinpoints How Flu Is Impacting U.S. Markets,” IRI spotlights areas hit hard by the spread
CHICAGO — Seeking lower prices and added convenience, more U.S. shoppers are going online to buy consumer packaged goods (CPG), according to market researcher IRI. Results from the latest IRI Consumer Connect survey, released this week, reveal that 28% of consumers bought grocery items online in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared with 23% making
CHICAGO and IRVINE, Calif. — IRI has allied with Time Inc. subsidiary Viant to provide “people-based” target marketing and measurement for consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail marketers. The companies said Tuesday that the IRI-Viant partnership will bolster Viant’s people-based data and analytics offerings for shopper marketers with IRI’s unique retailer data sets and in-store
CHICAGO — Food and drug retailer Albertsons Cos. has entered into an agreement with data and analytics specialist IRI for supply chain services. IRI said Tuesday that under the pact, Albertsons will integrate its supply chain data, including inventory and transactional shipment information, into the IRI Liquid Data and Unify visualization platform. The technology platform
NEW YORK — Food and drug retailer Ahold Delhaize plans to implement IRI’s sales and supply chain analytics platform for its Ahold USA and Delhaize America brands. Under a long-term agreement announced Tuesday, IRI will leverage its IRI Liquid Data platform to provide integrated point-of-sale (POS), frequent shopper program and supply chain data for Delhaize
CHICAGO — IRI has partnered with Symphony Health to launch IRI Illness Tracking, a solution that pinpoints consumers who suffer from cough, cold, flu and allergy symptoms over the course of the year. IRI said the new service will offer cutting-edge tracking capabilities for the U.S. population affected by respiratory and allergy symptoms, which can
Rapid advancements in technology have changed how shoppers live their lives, and this certainly includes how they shop. People are always connected, always on and always seeking — and finding — information. Immediate access to information is an expectation, not an added benefit. This need for immediate access to information has changed the face of
CHICAGO — The Hershey Co. has selected IRI as its preferred market insights and analytics provider. IRI said Hershey aims to leverage IRI Unify visualization capabilities on the IRI Liquid Data technology platform as a long-term solution to integrate disparate data sources for real-time, actionable insights. “The decision to partner with IRI was very strategic,
It’s well-known that when it comes to grocery shopping, the consumer is in charge, armed with knowledge from manufacturer and retailer websites, online and offline advertising, and a tsunami of social media. The same is rapidly becoming true in day-to-day health care — i.e., self-care. Greater access to over-the-counter products and vitamins, minerals and supplements
CHICAGO — IRI has announced the most successful consumer packaged goods launches in 2016. The IRI 2016 New Product Pacesetters report, released Monday, said thousands of new brands hit retail shelves last year, with 80% of the top-ranking brands from small and midsize manufacturers and accounting for 64% of dollar sales in the study. Overall,
Digital technologies are reshaping both consumer demand and competitive undercurrents in the U.S. consumer packaged goods marketplace. Digital innovations and the explosion of digital, mobile and social media are restructuring how consumers shop for and purchase CPG products. This framework has resulted in new shopping behaviors and purchase pathways, which are disrupting traditional business models
CHICAGO — Challenging conditions notwithstanding, advanced data science provides cause for optimism this year for consumer packaged goods marketers. That is the message of IRI’s latest Times & Trends report, “Taking Stock of CPG Past and Future: Gear Up Now for a Year of Growth.” “Advancing technology has really given retailers and manufacturers a distinct
CHICAGO — David Hoodis has joined consumer goods market researcher IRI as president of Americas retail. IRI said Thursday that Hoodis to work closely with Piyush Chaudhari, IRI’s president of the Americas, to spur expansion of the company’s services to the retail industry. Specifically, Hoodis will work with retailers to help them tap the opportunities
