CHICAGO — IRI announced on Monday the release of its 2019 New Product Pacesetters™, the 25th annual report highlighting the most successful new product launches across food and beverage, nonfood and convenience store sectors. Both large and small companies were successful in 2019, thanks to consumers’ willingness to embrace an expanded range of product types and
CHICAGO — According to IRI’s latest Consumer Connect survey, dollar stores and digital retailers are the primary beneficiaries as consumers shift their shopping habits to save time, effort and money. IRI analyzes this shift in a January 27 report titled “Channel Trends in CPG Today,” which finds that consumers remain confident about their financial wellbeing.
CHICAGO — Although 57% of consumers say their financial health is good, fears of a recession are driving slightly less consumer confidence in Q3 2019, according to the latest IRI Consumer Connect Survey results released today. Expecting to face a recession — or, perhaps more likely, a “semi-recession” — consumers are increasing their savings as
CHICAGO — While 2019 got off to a rocky start, with a partial government shutdown and trade challenges attributed to tariffs, consumers at the close of 2018 were buoyed by their strong household financial health and were spending accordingly. The latest IRI Consumer Connect survey results find that nearly 55% of consumers report their households
