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Global consumer intelligence group NIQ has launched a new feature called Survey Groups, within its NIQ Discover platform. The upgrade promises users more insight into the reasons behind changes in their markets. More
Atlanta, GA-based CX specialist Stord has raised $250 million in funding. The Series F round values the company at around $3 billion and will be used to boost software development and expand operations. The firm has also opened Stord Labs, dedicated to advancing physical AI and robotics. More
Retail data and customer loyalty pioneer dunnhumby is getting a new Chief Executive: Jamie Samaha will take over from 20th July, succeeding Josh Bottomley, who has decided to step down. More
Ohio-based Prosper Insights & Analytics has launched an automated version of its Prosper Model Factory, built on Amazon SageMaker and promising to dramatically simplify and accelerate predictive model development. More
Global consumer intelligence firm NIQ has announced revenue of $1,072.7 million for the first quarter, a reported increase of 11.1% increase, with organic growth of 5.1% at constant currency. Adjusted EBITDA rose 19.1% to $224.8 million. More
Albertsons Media Collective, a division of the US grocery chain, has this week launched a 'Lifetime Value' (LTV) measurement framework, to help advertisers assess the long-term value of retail media campaigns. More
Walmart Data Ventures, the retail giant's insights and analytics division, is launching Scintilla Media Data Feed, a new API allowing advertisers to securely share Walmart first-party operational and retail data through scalable API access with their agency and tech partners. More
Ipsos has unveiled a new 'vision' for qualitative research, combining AI and human inputs and delivered via three modules within its qual division Ipsos UU: Dynamic Digital Twin Communities; AI-Powered Moderation; and the EDGE Framework, which investigates extreme and unusual behaviour. More
Ipsos has reported first quarter revenue of EUR 554.9 million, down 2.4% from a year earlier and representing organic decline of 1.4%. Despite this, it has confirmed its targets for growth in 2026 as a whole, with a number of positives including a strong order book and recoveries in key sectors. More
Former BBC Studios Business Intelligence Director Sylvain Foucat has joined publisher Hearst UK as Head of Revenue Optimisation. More
NIQ is promising clients monthly visibility into packaging performance across materials, formats and pack configurations with the launch of Packaging Strategic Planner Global Solution (SPG). More
Israel-based digital data firm Similarweb has launched a suite of digital retail shelf analysis tools, combining its Amazon IQ (formerly Similarweb Shopper Intelligence) and Cross-Retail IQ products, the latter covering more than 650 online stores and marketplaces. More
In the US, supermarket chain Kroger has appointed Milen Mahadevan, currently President of its analytics unit 84.51, in the new role of Chief Data and AI Officer, overseeing the group's adoption of agentic AI capabilities. More
Retail and consumer intelligence provider Circana has unveiled Complete Why, an analytics solution based on POS data and giving CPG manufacturers rapid insights into the true drivers of sales performance. More
In Ghent, Belgium, EyeSee has launched a predictive pack screening solution called PackSee.AI, promising users the ability to move faster, test more options and reduce risk before full validation. The tool delivers predictive insights in around 48 hours. More
In Chicago, consumer intelligence provider NIQ has announced the launch of 'Early Market Read', a new US market intelligence product giving data on weekly sales performance as little as two days after the week's close. More
US-based point of purchase insights specialist Behaviorally has launched Studio B, a new pack design intelligence solution combining consulting expertise, Generative Design and Predictive AI, to help accelerate and optimize the creation of packaging. More
Global consumer intelligence company NIQ has announced revenue of $4.2 billion for the full year 2025, representing organic, constant currency revenue growth of 5.7%. Adjusted EBITDA rose 23.8% to $916.5 million. More
Accenture Ventures, the consulting giant's investment arm, has given its backing to Profitmind, an agentic AI decision intelligence platform built for retail teams, as part of a $9m seed round. The funds will fuel global scaling of the platform, recruitment and further extension of platform capabilities. More
US-based ad platform Infillion, the company that bought MediaMath in 2023, has announced the acquisition of veteran purchase intelligence company Catalina. Financial terms were not disclosed. More
Manchester, UK-based MR operations support specialist Omnisis has enhanced its data collection capabilities with an upgrade to its PackSpin survey question type. The tool now allows participants to move, zoom in, and annotate 3D shapes and packaging. More
In Chicago, consumer data giant Circana has appointed new Board members: Brian Cornell, Executive Chair of Target Corp.; Lauren Cooks Levitan, ROOT co-founder and Lead Independent Director at e.l.f. Beauty; and Rohit Prasad, former Head of Artificial General Intelligence at Amazon. More
YouGov has launched an AI-powered qual tool called BrandIndex Voices, which collects and analyses consumer conversations on a quant scale to reveal why brand perceptions change. More
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