IRI and NPD Rebrand as Circana, the Leading Advisor on the Complexity of Consumer Behavior

March 14, 2023 Circana

Following their merger in August 2022, Information Resources, Inc. (“IRI”) and The NPD Group (“NPD”) today unveiled a new combined company name and brand identity: Circana.

New IRI Report Reveals at-Home Food Spend Remains Strong, Despite 13% Increase in Inflation

February 23, 2023 IRI

IRI®, which recently merged with The NPD Group to create a leading global technology, analytics and data provider, today released its Impact of Inflation on Consumer Behavior report, offering new insights on purchasing behavior and key CPG trends to note in 2023.

IRI Releases Insights on August Food Inflation and Impact on Consumer Shopping Behavior

September 13, 2022 IRI

Information Resources, Inc. (IRI®), which recently merged with The NPD Group to create a leading global technology, analytics and data provider, today released a new report, August 2022 Price Check: Tracking Retail Food and Beverage Inflation, with insights about food inflation and its impact on consumer shopping behavior. The insights leverage the latest point-of-sale data for August 2022 and include data covering all U.S. food channels, including e-commerce.

Consumers Eat More Meals at Home, Bargain Grocery Shop, Use Restaurants Less to Offset Rising Costs, Reports IRI and NPD

August 25, 2022 IRI and NPD

While inflation is more moderate for food away-from-home (7.6% versus a year ago*) compared to food-at-home (13.1% versus a year ago*), the typical away-from-home eating occasion still costs 3.4 times more than in-home food sourced from retail. To offset rising food costs, consumers are bargain hunting when grocery shopping, eating more meals at home and cutting back on restaurant visits, reports Information Resources, Inc. (IRI®) and The NPD Group (NPD),

New IRI Integrated Fresh Solution Provides Complete Food and Beverage View for Retailers and Manufacturers

IRI®, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, today announced the launch of IRI Integrated Fresh, a new solution that tracks sales of random-weight as well as traditional UPC items that can be shared across the industry with retailers and manufacturers to give a more holistic view of the store.