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In the UK, dunnhumby CEO Simon Hay is leaving at the end of the month to 'pursue new challenges', after 25 years with the business. More
Scientists at University College London (UCL) and consumer data giant dunnhumby have developed a model which they claim predicts when people are most likely to try switching to different products. More
International investment business LetterOne (L1) has launched a retail investment arm, L1 Retail, and appointed dunnhumby co-founder and data pioneer Clive Humby to its Advisory Board. More
US retail giant Kroger has announced that its Chief Digital Officer (CDO) Kevin Dougherty is to retire at the end of January, when he will be succeeded by Yael Cosset, who currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Information Officer of the company's analytics business 84.51 degrees. More
Consumer data giant dunnhumby has moved around 800 staff into a new global HQ building in Shepherds Bush Road, Hammersmith, London. More
Retail analytics company 84.51 degrees has announced two appointments and two promotions. Brandon Schweitzer joins as an Engineer and Andria Humpert as Senior Business Analyst, while Ben Thurber and Liz Yauch are both promoted to Analyst. More
Consumer data specialist 84.51 degrees has acquired predictive analytics company Market6, with which it will merge. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Mobile marketing platform Pulsate has closed a $1.5m round of funding from dunnhumby Ventures and PayPal, along with Enterprise Ireland and other private investors. The firm has also launched a suite of tools for mobile app engagement, analytics and location-based targeting. More
Cincinatti-based consumer data and engagement specialist 84.51 degrees has made three hires and announced three promotions. The latter are Meredith Ficks, promoted to Capability Director, Jeffrey Hetzel, who becomes Data Delivery Director and Ali Hodek who is now Client Lead. More
Consumer data specialist 84.51 degrees, the firm which grew out of dunnhumbyUSA, has appointed three people, and promoted Molly Hjelm and Lisa Barnes to Director level, strengthening its Brand Media offering. More
Customer data pioneer dunnhumby has bought a share of marketing management tech company Aptaris, three months after the firms announced they would integrate their software. More
Customer science company dunnhumby has appointed Symphony IRI veteran Rob Christian to lead business development across the US. More
Facebook has teamed up with Tesco's data business dunnhumby to tie ads on the social network in with off-line sales. More
Customer data pioneer dunnhumby has announced a partnership with Aptaris, whose software manages and integrates clients' marketing and promotions management. Clients will gain new tools for scenario planning, forecasting and response measurement. More
In the UK, social media analytics specialist Starcount has raised £5m from a group of investors which includes former Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy. More
Recently launched consumer data specialist 84.51 degrees, which was created from what was previously known as dunnhumbyUSA, has appointed six new members of staff at its offices in Cincinnati. More
Tesco data firm dunnhumby has renamed its price modeling and customer insight firm KSS Retail 'dunnhumby Price and Promotion'. More
UK supermarket Tesco has decided to abandon the sale of its customer data business dunnhumby, after its price tag dropped from an initial £2bn to around £700m. More
UK supermarket Tesco is reportedly close to giving up on the sale of its customer data business dunnhumby, which has seen bidders withdraw and its potential price plummet in recent weeks. Instead it is said to be discussing the sale of its businesses in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. More
According to reports in the press, WPP is the last remaining bidder for Tesco's data business dunnhumby. More
In the US, grocery giant The Kroger Co. has added to the responsibilities of its CIO Chris Hjelm, naming him EVP and putting him in overall charge of its recently launched data division, 84.51 degrees. More
A number of firms previously hoping to buy Tesco data firm dunnhumby have pulled out of the race amidst fears about future funding, according to a report broadcast on Sky News. More
Tesco customer data business dunnhumby has set up a joint venture with Chinese supermarket chain China Resources Vanguard (CRV), through which the latter will provide the former with data from its shoppers and twenty million loyalty card users. More
Lower than expected earnings and difficulties financing a deal are pushing down the potential price of Tesco customer data business dunnhumby to around £700m, according to reports. Earlier rumours had talked the price up to around £2bn, and a large number of potential bidders have been involved. More
Consumer data firm dunnhumby has upgraded its Behavioural Attitudinal Research (BAR) tool, to enable brands to measure themselves against their competitors based on chosen brand attributes. More
Analytics pioneer dunnhumby has launched a new division to bring its customer science techniques to the US healthcare sector. More
Potential buyers for Tesco's consumer data company dunnhumby will have to negotiate a new contract with the supermarket group within five years, according to reports from Sky News. More than half dunnhumby's current revenue comes from the deal with its parent. More
Berlin-based ad targeting specialist Sociomantic Labs has expanded into Greater China with the launch of an office in the SunYoung Center in Changning, Shanghai. More
Tim Mason, who as Chief Marketing Officer of Tesco introduced the firm's Clubcard, is working with private equity group BC Partners to join those bidding for the retailer's shopper data firm dunnhumby, according to a report by Sky News. More
According to reports in the press, dunnhumby founders Edwina Dunn and Clive Humby are 'considering involvement' in a bid to buy back the company from Tesco. More
Google is exploring the possibility of a joint bid for Tesco loyalty data firm dunnhumby, partnered by UK-based investment firm Permira, reports Sky News. More
In the UK John Browett, a former Tesco executive who also ran high street retailer Dixons, is in talks with private equity firm Apax Partners over a potential bid for dunnhumby, according to Sky News. Separately, the Sunday Times says US equity company Hellman & Friedman are also interested. More
Tesco's price tag for analytics pioneer dunnhumby may be reduced from around £2bn to something like half that following the dissolution of the firm's JV with US supermarket chain Kroger a month ago, reports Sky News. More
According to a report in the Sunday Times, Nielsen is preparing to make a bid for Tesco-owned consumer data giant dunnhumby, which has been valued at up to £2 billion. More
In Cincinatti, staff from dunnhumbyUSA, the joint venture between retail analytics pioneer dunnhumby and grocery giant The Kroger Co., are being moved into a new agency. To be known as 84.51°, this will be wholly owned by Kroger, will use dunnhumby's tools under licence, and will employ around 500 people. More
Reports say WPP has now made a bid for a majority stake in retail data powerhouse dunnhumby, with current owner Tesco apparently keen to retain a minority share. Separately, the media giant's CEO Sir Martin Sorrell is said to be 'in line for a £36m bonus'. More
dunnhumbyUSA has made six promotions in its Cincinatti office. Molly Pearson becomes Client Lead; Chelsea Oliver an Analyst; Neil Pharris Analysis Manager; Tim Stoll a Senior Business Analyst; Katie Vogt Senior Client Lead; and Sarayu Sarangan Senior Data Developer. More
dunnhumby Ventures has participated in a $1.2m seed investment in Dublin-based mobile marketing specialist Pulsate, which uses iBeacon technology to send customers messages and promotions relevant to their current location. More
In Cincinnati, retail analytics giant dunnhumbyUSA has appointed Michael Whynott as Senior Associate Custom Insights, and Liz Yauch as Associate Custom Insights. The firm has also promoted four members of the team. More
In the US, dunnhumby-owned price modeling and customer insight firm KSS Retail has introduced two features to help merchandising and category management teams integrate customer science and big data analytics into their pricing and promotions initiatives. More
Supermarket giant Tesco has confirmed it has appointed investment bank Goldman Sachs to explore options for its data analytics business dunnhumby - language which usually indicates a forthcoming sale. More
WPP is preparing a bid for retail data giant dunnhumby, according to reports. Troubled current owner Tesco is said to be considering the sale of the Clubcard operator, valued by analysts at up to £2bn. Separately, WPP has invested $250m in new sports marketing firm Bruin. More
In the UK, dunnhumby co-founder Edwina Dunn has been appointed as a patron of the Market Research Society (MRS), joining husband Clive Humby. More
Customer data specialist dunnhumbyUSA has announced two senior hires and three promotions in its Cincinatti, Ohio office. Elizabeth Wagoner joins as Associate Director, Operations; and Allison Hoffman as Director, Client Leadership. More
In Boston, Dave Balter is said to be leaving his role as Global Head of Investments at Tesco-owned data company dunnhumby, to become CEO of jobseeker skills testing service Smarterer - a company he co-founded. More
Retail data pioneer dunnhumby has launched BAR, a market research tool allowing users to identify customer segments using purchase data, then target surveys to them by means of the firm's Shopper Thoughts research panel. More
Retail analytics firm dunnhumbyUSA has announced six further promotions, as it prepares to move into its new corporate headquarters in downtown Cincinnati. More
Sky News has reported that venture capital firm TPG has approached Tesco with a c.£2bn bid to buy its data gathering and analysis subsidiary dunnhumby, the firm behind the Clubcard loyalty scheme. More
Investment vehicle dunnhumby Ventures has participated in a $4m Series A round of funding for eCommerce analytics firm Content Analytics, which will use the investment to scale its sales and marketing and expand its engineering team. More
Retail analytics giant dunnhumbyUSA says it will make the move to its new corporate headquarters in downtown Cincinnati in the first quarter of 2015. More
Retail analytics giant dunnhumby has acquired a 50% stake in consumer behaviour modelling firm Sandtable, and will create a joint venture through which to develop new ways of predicting and understanding consumer behaviour. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Customer data pioneer dunnhumby has teamed up with BSkyB's customer intelligence business Sky IQ to what the firms describe as 'the largest panel of viewing and shopping insight in the UK', offering clients new ad targeting possibilities. More
In the UK, Tesco has rolled out PriceStrat software created by US company KSS Retail, across the organisation, offering buyers and category planners analytical tools to help plan consumer offers and assess their likely impact. More
Retail analytics giant dunnhumby has confirmed it has acquired Berlin-based ad targeting and retail retargeting firm Sociomantic Labs. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Retail analytics giant dunnhumby is reportedly close to buying Berlin-based ad targeting and retail retargeting firm Sociomantic Labs for an estimated $175 - 200m. More
DVR and TV viewing data pioneer TiVo Research and Analytics, Inc. (TRA) has extended its two-year relationship with dunnhumbyUSA, signing an exclusive partnership agreement further integrating the firms' grocery purchasing and television audience data. More
Retail analytics giant dunnhumby has launched a seed-stage investment fund, dunnhumby Ventures, focusing on innovations in retail technology. The fund will support those 'embracing data for innovations along the consumer's path to purchase'. More
Social media analytics firm Starcount has acquired H&D Ventures, the company set up by Tesco Clubcard creators Edwina Dunn and Clive Humby, for an undisclosed sum. More
In the UK, retail data specialist dunnhumby is planning to relocate 1,000 staff from its two Ealing offices to a newly refurbished, 115,000 sq ft building in Hammersmith, in 2016. More
In the US, retail data specialist dunnhumby has acquired machine learning and advanced analytics specialist Standard Analytics LLC (SA), as it looks to expand its own technology portfolio. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. More
Edwina Dunn and Clive Humby, the creators of the Tesco Clubcard, have invested an undisclosed seven-figure sum in theatre analytics specialist Purple Seven in a move set to unlock an estimated £250m of unrealised commercial opportunities across the arts sector. More
In the US, dunnhumby-owned price modeling and customer insight firm KSS Retail has introduced a new business intelligence tool called PriceStrat Analyzer, to enable retailers to tap into their data for decisions about pricing and promotions. More
In Australia, supermarket giant Woolworths has taken a 50% non-controlling stake in customer data analytics firm Quantium, which in return will gain access to Woolworth's customer data and provide insights to the retailer's packaged goods suppliers. More
Customer analytics specialist dunnhumbyUSA, the joint venture between The Kroger Company and London-based dunnhumby, has announced six promotions to Vice President: Brian Higdon, Dawn Valandingham, Megan Moglia, Sean Hannon, Susan Visconte and Dawn Shirley. More
Retail data specialist dunnhumby has hired long-time Arbitron exec Lung Huang for its newly created role of Vice President of Digital Advertising, Global Partnerships. More
Retail data specialist dunnhumbyUSA is to extend its presence in Chicago by taking the entire twenty-second floor of the city's Merchandise Mart, where it has plans to add 30 or more new members of staff in the next eighteen months. More
UK-based supermarket giant Tesco is planning a new Clubcard scheme which will provide consumers with products and games offering 'simple, useful, and fun' personalised access to their own shopping data. More
Retail data specialist dunnhumbyUSA has promoted supermarket loyalty card specialist Rex Davis to the role of SVP, Head of India, overseeing the firm's office in Gurgaon, India. The firm has also promoted Dave Palm to the position of SVP, Operations. More
Retail data specialist dunnhumbyUSA has appointed former P&G marketer Allen Mason as Vice President of Analysis, Strategy and Planning; while ex-Pepsi insights exec Leslie Liss joins as Vice President of Manufacturer Commercial Solutions. More
Retail data specialist dunnhumby has hired former MicroStrategy exec Nishat Mehta to drive the global expansion and commercialization of its solutions as EVP, Global Partners, based in New York City. More
In the US, consumer goods and retail specialist dunnhumbyUSA has made six Vice President appointments: Gul Ahuja, Global Solutions; Tom Cox and Cara Pratt, Manufacturer Practice; Julian Farbstein and Rachael Hadaway, Client Solutions; and Allison Unkraut, Client Leadership. More
In the US, dunnhumby - the data firm behind the Tesco Clubcard loyalty scheme - has appointed Yael Cosset as Global Chief Information Officer (CIO), alongside his existing role as CEO of the company's price modeling and customer insight firm KSS Retail. More
In the US, dunnhumby's CIO Paul Hunter has moved across to its social media marketing agency BzzAgent to take up the post of Chief Operating Officer, with a remit to integrate the former's shopper insights with the latter's social media marketing practices. More
UK supermarket Waitrose is to introduce a loyalty card, almost two decades after rival Tesco. The up-market grocer will send cards to members of its myWaitrose online club, which has been gathering insights for around two years; and will also offer them in stores. More
US media measurement firm TRA has teamed up with retail research specialist dunnhumbyUSA to use the latter's data, expertise, and analytics to extend its Media TRAnalytics TV viewership/shopper purchase matching solution. More
In the US, price modeling and customer insight firm KSS Retail has updated its PriceStrat solution to include modeling and optimization features based on customer segments. More
German-based customer insight firm Emnos has opened a new office in Chicago, led by Adam Holyk who was previously Vice President Client Solutions at dunnhumbyUSA. More
In the US comScore, dunnhumbyUSA and Accenture have partnered to study the link between consumers' usage of brand web sites and their in-store brand buying behavior. More
In the UK, dunnhumby founders Edwina Dunn and Clive Humby are to step down as Chairman and CEO and take on non-exec roles, as company veteran Simon Hay takes on leadership of the firm next March. More
UK-based supermarket Tesco is Thailand's biggest grocery chain and is now one of four companies bidding for the Thai assets of Carrefour, after the French giant took the tough decision to pull out of a number of Asian markets. In part, Tesco's success is a victory for market research. More
UK-based Dunnhumby - the data firm behind the Tesco Clubcard loyalty scheme - has paid a £17.5m dividend to Edwina Dunn and Clive Humby, the husband and wife team who founded the business back in 1989. More
dunnhumby has acquired KSS Retail, which provides price modelling and optimization solutions for retailers worldwide. More
Retail research and brand specialist dunnhumbyUSA has announced senior changes as it continues its rapid growth. Stuart Aitken joins as COO and will assume management of dunnhumbyUSA from CEO Simon Hay; and Gary Cofer has joined as Global EVP / Manufacturer Practice Leader. More
Consumer insight firm DunnhumbyUSA has outgrown its existing Cincinnati headquarters and is moving to a 150,000 square-foot space that can accommodate more than 500 employees. More
Consumer intelligence specialist DunnhumbyUSA has opened a third office, adding Chicago to sites in Cincinatti and Atlanta. More
UK-based retail giant Tesco is working with partner firm dunnhumby to extend its consumer insight and analysis system to match its international footprint, minus the US. The Asian and East European roll-out includes tailored versions of its pioneering Clubcard loyalty programme. More
In the UK, The Royal Opera House's CEO Tony Hall has been charged with dumbing down the Covent Garden programme, by using research firm dunnhumby to help bring in younger audiences. More
UK consultancy dunnhumby is to use the ultimate consumer panel – data from the Loyalty Clubcards of 13 million households visiting its key client, Tesco – to offer evaluation of the impact of marketing activity on shopper behaviour. More
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