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ACNielsen Homescan & Spectra – the Nielsen unit that examines shopper attitudes – has unveiled its new Consumer & Shopper Insights Suite, promising in-depth syndicated analysis of actual consumer buying behaviour. More
Public relations veteran, Cheryl Pearson-McNeil has been promoted to the position of Senior VP, Communications, ACNielsen, from her previous role of VP, Communications & Community Affairs, Nielsen Media Research. More
VNU today continued its radical overhaul following its return to the private sector, by changing its name to 'The Nielsen Company'. The firm says the move 'emphasizes its best-known brand name and underscores its commitment to create an integrated, streamlined global organization'. More
ACNielsen has signed a new five-year agreement expanding its partnership with Dollar General, which operates more than 8,000 dollar stores. ACN will provide Account Level Services for the US retailer, including a Census level trade area which will be available to the vendor community. More
Most of the world has made New Year resolutions for 2007, according to ACNielsen. An online survey of more than 22,000 consumers in 46 countries found 56% of respondents resolved to do or change something, with exercising more and improving work–life balance topping the list. More
ACNielsen has announced a new classification system for the Middle East and North Africa region. The Living Standards Measurement (LSM) system will initially be introduced in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Morocco and Egypt. More
In the US, ACNielsen has announced a long-term alliance with NACS (the National Association of Convenience Stores), designed to provide comprehensive analysis of sales data for the convenience and petroleum market. More
World populations may be ageing, but consumers don't feel their age in the same way they used to, according to findings from ACNielsen. Majorities agree with the research firm's premises that 'your 40s are the new 30s' (60%), 'your 30s are the new 20s' (54%) and 'your 60s are the new middle age' (56%). More
ItemFinder, a new web-based service designed to satisfy customer "where to buy" needs for specific products, has been launched this week by ACNielsen in the US. The service provides access to over 38,000 stores across the food, drug, mass, dollar, and liquor channels. More
In a new acquisition move, ACNielsen has today acquired The Modeling Group (TMG), a leading marketing-mix modelling provider to the consumer packaged goods industry. The Modeling Group will become part of ACNielsen's Analytic Consulting global business unit. The financial terms of the deal have not been revealed. More
The USA's largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores yesterday signed a subscription agreement for the pilot panel of 'Project Apollo,' the single-source, national research service based on Arbitron's Portable People Meter system and ACNielsen's Homescan technology. More
New product development consultant ACNielsen BASES has this week launched introSCAPE(TM), described by President Mitch Barns as 'the most significant improvement we've made to our core services in years.' The analytical framework is based on a proprietary model that describes the process by which consumers adopt new products. More
VNU has announced results for the three months ended June 30, dominated by an adjustment of Euros 71m for costs relating to the sale of the company in May. Excluding this, pro forma operating revenue was up 6% year on year in constant currency to Euros 943m, and operating income up 11% to Euros 114m. More
Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, has signed an agreement designating ACNielsen as its sole provider of consumer panel services, with the aim of tailoring its offer at an individual store level. ACNielsen already provides Wal-Mart with Spectra segmentation and targeting applications and insight. More
ACNielsen U.S. has hired Edward Franczek to lead its Marketing function as Senior Vice President. He previously held similar roles at GOLIATH Solutions, Kraft Foods and facilities maintenance firm W.W. Grainger. More
ACNielsen announced yesterday that it has formed a new global unit, ACNielsen Loyalty. The unit will be headed by Tom Markert, currently Senior VP and CMO of VNU MI and ACNielsen; and Laurence Michael, currently Senior VP, Global Retailer Services Marketing. More
ACNielsen US has announced an expanded relationship with natural products sales data firm SPINS Inc. The two will share expertise, collaborate and optimize existing SPINS solutions, and jointly develop new products and services for clients in the health & wellness and natural & organic products industries. More
ACNielsen Global Services has launched Global Track in-sights, a multi-country reporting capability accessible via its Answers(TM) on-line platform. The service promises easy viewing and distribution of data throughout client companies. More
ACNielsen U.S. has acquired the assets of Beverage Data Network (BDN), supplier of wholesaler sales data to the wines and spirits industry. Nielsen says the buy strengthens its ability to provide clients with end-to-end coverage of the entire beverage alcohol industry. More
US radio measurement company Arbitron has promoted Joan FitzGerald to VP in its Portable People Meter (PPM) New Product Development Group. She will lead sales and development efforts for the Arbitron side of Project Apollo - the multimedia and purchase monitoring service being run in conjunction with ACNielsen. More
Increased sales of low-GI foods, innovations in the beer market, better customer service at small grocery stores, and dollar stores going upmarket. These are among the top retail trends for 2006, according to analysis from ACNielsen and fellow VNU company Spectra Marketing. More
Consumers' confidence in their local economies, job prospects and personal finances is on the rise across the world, according to the latest twice-yearly ACNielsen Consumer Confidence Index. Overall, confidence is highest in India and New Zealand, and lowest in Portugal. More
Project Apollo, the US trial of Arbitron's Portable People Meter media measurement tool together with ACNielsen's Homescan technology, is now up and running with 5,000 households participating. The project is using technology to collect details of consumers' multi-media exposure and resulting shopping behaviour. More
Arbitron and VNU have added the key name of Unilever United States to the list of subscribers to their 'Project Apollo' pilot panel, which was considered in the balance by some commentators but should now be back on track. The panel is a single-source, national research service based on the Arbitron PPM and ACNielsen's HomeScan. More
VNU expects its earnings per share and revenue growth for 2005 to fall below previous estimates, due to disappointing results in Europe, coupled with the costs of the aborted VNU/IMS Health merger. The company has also confirmed that it is currently evaluating approaches made by potential buyers. More
Shares in VNU, owner of ACNielsen and Nielsen Media Research, rose more than 4% on Friday after reports that two private equity firms were considering making bids for the Netherlands-based company. More
VNU has appointed John Lewis, CEO of Knowledge Networks, as President and CEO of ACNielsen USA. Lewis, who previously worked in marketing for ACNielsen, will report to Steven Schmidt, recently named President and CEO of VNU Marketing Information, on top of his existing role as global head of ACNielsen. More
VNU today announced that the European Commission has ended its investigation into the contracting and pricing practices of the company's subsidiary ACNielsen, and has found no evidence of wrongdoing. More
ACNielsen U.S. has this week announced the completion of the major program to expand its Homescan(R) consumer panel. In two years, the panel's size has more than doubled to 125,000 households providing insights and information for the CPG industry. More
ACNielsen U.S. has introduced what it describes as 'the first-ever census-based reporting on the status of in-store displays' for the CPG industry. Promotion Tracker reports across multiple categories at five leading grocery retailers representing 40% of US chain supermarket volume. More
One in ten of the world's population now shops online, according to a new global survey from ACNielsen. In separate studies, the National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts a 5% increase for US spending this holiday season, and GQ magazine finds US men increasingly succumbing to the pleasures of shopping. More
VNU has announced that Tim Callahan, President of ACNielsen North America, is leaving the company on October 3rd to become CEO of the consumer group at Berwind, a family-owned investment management company. The search for a successor is underway. More
Speakers from ACNielsen and the Asia Foundation told today's session at the ESOMAR Congress about the far-reaching implications of research to help voter education in Afghanistan. Other papers looked at MR's role in rebuilding democracy in the UK, and regenerating a South African township. More
Two new surveys from US MR firms examine the effects of soaring US gas prices. Synovate finds that consumers are looking at cars powered by alternative fuels, while ACNielsen finds the price rises are changing shopping habits, with many people combining errands, eating out less, and doing more at home. More
ACNielsen has introduced a new service to allow consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers to benchmark the progress of multi-country product launches, and to help them predict the likelihood of success. The service covers more than 90 countries worldwide. More
ACNielsen has announced the launch of a new Global Consumer Panel Services (CPS) unit to enhance its growing international panel capabilities. Robert Tomei, formerly the General Manager of the US Homescan panel, has been appointed as President of the unit. More
ACNielsen has joined the University of Arkansas' new RFID Research Center to study the impact of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology on the global CPG industry. The company is already involved in a number of activities surrounding development of the technology, which promises a wealth of new product data. More
ACNielsen U.S. and Secant, Inc. have this week announced a strategic alliance to develop next-generation marketing information solutions for the beverage alcohol industry. The solutions will use Secant's distributor depletion data, which measures the volume of beer, wine and spirits delivered to retailers and on-premise locations. More
ACNielsen US and SPINS have expanded their SPINSscan Conventional tracking service, which gives detailed coverage of sales of natural and organic products across grocery, drug, and mass merchandise retail outlets. More
ACNielsen US has this week announced the successful expansion of its LiquorTrack sales information service in three more markets: Boston, Minneapolis, and New Jersey. The store sample in each of LiquorTrack's 13 local markets is being expanded and refined to provide a more comprehensive view of the channel. More
VNU has today announced that the US District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed with prejudice all remaining claims in the antitrust case against its ACNielsen business unit by Information Resources Inc. (IRI). More
Continuing a long-term trend, consumers in the USA made fewer trips to traditional grocery stores in 2004 as they sought greater savings, variety or convenience in other retail outlets, according to a new study based on analysis of the ACNielsen Homescan consumer panel. More
ACNielsen US has added On-Premise Audits to its extensive range of information support services for the beverage alcohol industry. The new service measures and analyses the presence of distilled spirits in bars, restaurants, hotels and recreational facilities in major markets across the country. More
VNU is claiming an important win for its ACNielsen business unit in the antitrust lawsuit filed by Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) in 1996. The case continues but VNU described the suit as 'seriously impaired' by the judgement. More
ACNielsen has completed the first phase of its US Homescan MegaPanel initiative, expanding the panel by thirty thousand households to a total of 91,500 and launching the 'Shopper Trends' segmentation service and other new features. Nearly fifty companies have signed up as MegaPanel clients and the first results are due next month. More
ACNielsen US has launched LabelTrends(TM), a new service developed in association with Kraft Foods, that monitors sales trends in 13 of the hottest consumer packaged goods (CPG) product segments, using claims made on the labels. Segments include low-carb, low-fat, organic, and sugar-free. More
ACNielsen has formed an alliance with Internet-based b2b hub The WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE), aimed at improving the quality of data available to manufacturers and retailers. More
Responding to widespread changes in consumer shopping patterns, ACNielsen US this week announced a comprehensive retail measurement solution that offers significantly enhanced coverage of the complex US consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketplace. More
A new date has been set for trial in the antitrust lawsuit brought by Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) against ACNielsen. An original scheduling order was signed by the Court nearly a year ago, but the date was postponed in January. The new trial date is April 18, 2005. More
American retailers will soon be able to extend the sales information and category performance monitoring used in center store categories to their fresh foods / perishable goods counters, following a recent announcement by independent consultants The Perishables Group and ACNielsen US. More
Use of self check-out lanes in US stores is fairly widespread - 61% of US households have used them already, accordingly to research published by ACNielsen US. However, there are mixed feelings among those who have tried them and a hard core of people not planning to do so. More
NetRatings and ACNielsen US have announced the launch of Homescan® Online, a new service designed to improve the effectiveness of online marketing for consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketers and Web publishers. More
ACNielsen US has announced plans to greatly extend the coverage of its Convenience Track retail measurement service, boosting the sample used for sales projections to over 2,500 convenience stores across the US and in 30 local markets. More
Dollar stores, discount US retailers with a traditionally basic product range and layout, are experiencing strong growth in sales in the current difficult economic climate, according to recent research from ACNielsen US. More stores, better quality and more variety all add up to a widening appeal which now encompasses a new breed of wealthier shopper. More
Last week, a U.S. District Court judge set a trial date of September 20, 2004 in Information Resources, Inc.'s antitrust lawsuit against ACNielsen (now owned by VNU), The Dun & Bradstreet Corp., and IMS International, in which IRI is seeking damages in excess of $1 billion after trebling. The jury trial in this case is scheduled to last between ten and sixteen weeks. More
Last week the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued two key rulings for Information Resources, Inc. in its $350 million-plus antitrust lawsuit against Dun & Bradstreet, ACNielsen and IMS International. More
ACNielsen U.S. has this week announced the release of its most advanced merchandising software solution to date: Spaceman 7.0. This new version extends Spaceman's reach to new retail channels, while giving users important new merchandising design and sales analysis capabilities. More
ACNielsen U.S. has released new research findings showing that direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising is effective not only in generating initial sales of advertised prescription (Rx) medicine brands, but also in boosting patient 'compliance' -- that is, the degree to which chronic-condition sufferers refill their prescriptions in a timely manner. More
Consumers in the US are continuing to scale back their trips to the grocery store, opting instead for 'supercenters', dollar stores, and warehouse club stores, according to the latest 'Channel Blurring' study from ACNielsen U.S. More
On the other side of the Atlantic, Valentine's Day week generates more candy sales than any other holiday week, according to ACNielsen U.S. A review of one-week total candy sales in the combined grocery, drug, and mass merchandise channels (excluding Wal-Mart) shows Valentine's Day week topping all others in 2002. More
According to new research from ACNielsen U.S., half of all heads of household are too tired to put much time or effort into evening meal preparation, and nearly two-thirds are constantly looking for faster ways to do household chores. More
Procter & Gamble, one of the world's leading fmcg companies, has announced its intent to purchase US market share data from ACNielsen effective July 1, 2003. Financial details were not disclosed. More
ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, has recently announced the launch of New Product Qualifier (NPQ), a powerful new software tool to help consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies hone their lists of new product ideas to those with the greatest potential for success. More
ACNielsen U.S. and The Lempert Report, in conjunction with the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), has announced the launch of Facts, Figures & The Future, a monthly e-publication that provides food retailers with a comprehensive review and analysis of consumer trends, their impact on the retail environment, and future thinking. More
ACNielsen U.S. has announced that its Convenience Track service now reports on sales of numerous over-the-counter (OTC) remedies, making it the only information service to track sales of such products in convenience stores. More
ACNielsen U.S. and Lumina Americas Inc. have announced the launch of a joint service to provide clients with end-to-end Hispanic marketing solutions. The joint service, E2E Hispanic Market Solutions, will provide companies with a complete marketing package - from conducting market research and developing an integrated marketing plan to executing the plan and assessing the results. More
New research recently released by ACNielsen U.S. shows that organic food buyers are extremely loyal to the category, and intend to keep buying, while non-buyers have virtually no interest in organic products. More
ACNielsen U.S this week unveiled Sales Management Planner (SMP), a new Web-based sales management system accessed through the ACNielsen Answers Internet portal. More
ACNielsen U.S has announced a major upgrade to its industry-leading category management intelligence system, Category Business Planner. A new set of facts, known as 'baselines,' has been added to the system. Baselines are estimates of how much volume a product would have generated without in-store trade promotion activity, enabling clients to measure the incremental impact of their promotions. More
ACNielsen U.S. has announced that its category management intelligence system, Category Business Planner, is to be made available to more companies through an alliance with CROSSMARK, a leading sales and marketing agency serving clients in the consumer products industry. More
ACNielsen U.S. has this week launched a new prescription and over-the-counter medicines research service called Homescan RX/OTC Consumer Panel. More
ACNielsen U.S. has fully acquired the alcohol beverage information services it previously jointly-owned with Adams Business Research. The specialist research, known as LiquorScan, is to now be operated across the States by ACNielsen alone. More
ACNielsen Burke Institute and Burke, Inc. have entered into a joint venture to combine the ACNielsen Burke Institute and Burke's The Training & Development Center under one organization to be named The Burke Institute. This joint venture will bring together the faculty and course content from both organisations, combining over 70 years of marketing research knowledge. More
ACNielsen U.S. has released findings from its new Consumer Pre*View service that provide positive news for the domestic consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. More
ACNielsen U.S. has announced the release of Category Business Planner version 1.1, which incorporates numerous enhancements to its new Web based category management intelligence system. More
NetRatings and Jupiter Media Metrix have received a request for additional information from the Federal Trade Commission in the USA (commonly known as a 'second request') relating to the pending acquisition of Jupiter Media Metrix by NetRatings. More
ACNielsen U.S. and ACNielsen Canada have decided to combine their separate retail tracking services. SCANTRACK North America will now represent the combined system of ACNielsen's SCANTRACK in the United States and MarketTrack in Canada. More
ACNielsen U.S has delivered the first sales information and insights from its new Wal-Mart Channel Service. More
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ACNielsen in the USA has recently announced that it will add local market data for meat snacks to its convenience channel sales information service, Convenience Track. Information about the category will expand beyond a "Total US reporting" category and will be available for 30 major markets beginning in the first quarter of 2002. More
Source Interlink, the leading provider of magazine information and sales data in North America, has entered into an exclusive five year marketing agreement with ACNielsen. Under the terms of the agreement, ACNielsen will provide Source Interlink with weekly, scan-based magazine sales data from more than 200 of the nation's major retail chains representing over 25,000 stores. More
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