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DIY retail group Kingfisher, the owner of UK store brands B&Q, Screwfix and TradePoint, has appointed former dunnhumby executive Jez Collins as its first Head of Data Monetisation.
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Global consumer intelligence provider NIQ is expanding its AI-powered Smart Insights offering across the whole of its gfknewron platform, which brings market, consumer and supply chain data together in a single view. The firm has also appointed Irina Stoian in the new role of Chief AI Commercial Officer.
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Nielsen is to discontinue its measurement of radio and TV audiences on Puerto Rico, from December, according to reports, leaving the island with no currency on which to buy and sell audio ads and reduced options for video.
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In Irvine, California, MR tech and managed services provider IntelliSurvey has promoted eight-year company veteran Matt Coldman for the new role of VP Global Strategic Growth & Partnerships. More

In Canada, Rival Technologies has become the latest in the sector to allow clients to use Model Context Protocol (MCP) to incorporate proprietary research data from its platform into GenAI applications. Rival also has a new syndicated intelligence offering, the Emerging Consumer Index. More

Toluna has appointed Chief Sales Officers for its two business units: Angela Morgans for Enterprise Business and Michael Dawson for its TolunaID offering. Both report directly to founder and CEO Frédéric-Charles Petit. More

STRAT7 has upgraded its proprietary AI hub Nucleus with a wide range of new features including a more context-aware AI assistant, quant analysis capabilities, an audio briefing option and improved collaboration. More

Pureprofile has reported record revenue and profit for its 2026 financial year: EBITDA grew 25% to $6.5 million and revenue rose 16% (at constant currency) to $AUD 65.0 million. More
Independent ad tech company The Trade Desk has appointed Vinny Rinaldi as Vice President of Client Strategy & Growth, reporting to COO Vivek Kundra. More
Harlow Consulting, a custom research agency based in Harrogate, Yorkshire, has appointed Mary Meredith as a Research Manager, supporting mixed-methods research and evaluation services. More
Marcoms group Stagwell has appointed former Omnicom / Annalect and WPP executive Dru Sil in the new role of Global Product Managing Director for its Stagwell Media Platform (SMP). More
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