07 October, 2019
Statistics show that Australians love their pets, writes IRI Account Manager Peter Mclaren. The ratio of pets to humans is 1:1, with over 24 million pets living in Australian homes.
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01 October, 2019
Prosecco has been wine’s shining star in recent years, outperforming
almost every other category and generating an additional $51.5m
in growth, but what does the future of the category look like?
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01 October, 2019
The can serve has always been contentious in Australian culture, but the format is shaking off its less-than-premium reputation, with the somewhat unlikely rise of canned wine.
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25 September, 2019
It is not unusual for data to have discrepancies in consistency, modes of measurement and coverage. This is a challenge when trying to get an accurate picture of the FMCG market and its consumers. Among the most long-standing and basic data in its vast library of data sets, IR...
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24 September, 2019
The can serve has always been contentious in Australian culture, but the format is shaking off its less-than-premium reputation, with the somewhat unlikely rise of canned wine.
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10 September, 2019
In the past year sales of garbage bags from supermarkets have increased by 23 per cent, according to IRI research. Daniel Bone, Insights Director at IRI, said retailers have encouraged the rise through discounting. “The major supermarkets have discounted those products quite s...
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10 September, 2019
The IRI Shopper Panel has boosted its numbers of shoppers nationally becoming the largest shopper panel in Australia. “The IRI Shopper Panel now consists of over 13,000 shoppers across the country making it the largest of its kind in Australia,” said IRI’s Managing Director, A...
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09 September, 2019
In further signs that consumers are tightening the purse strings, sales of non-food
groceries such as toilet paper and nappies are falling in supermarkets as shoppers
seek better value elsewhere or cut back consumption.
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09 September, 2019
IRI says its latest ‘Grocery and Pharmacy State of the Industry’ report reveals some “important” trends in the world of groceries. “Traditional grocery retailers have always offered a mix of food and non-food products and achieved growth across both areas,” IRI Chief Commercia...
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06 September, 2019
Health and beauty products at grocery retailers are struggling to keep upwith the growth of food products, according to the latest Grocery and Pharmacy State of the Industry report from IRI.
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03 September, 2019
Much has been discussed about the development of new technologies in retail and the way in which they are changing the way we shop and the way retailers engage with us. But emerging voice technology is set to revolutionise how retailers make decisions about category optimisati...
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02 September, 2019
As shoppers continue to move towards healthier options, retailers and manufacturers should
focus on the fruit/tea and water enhanced segments.
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01 September, 2019
Manufacturers and retailers need to rethink established strategies to make the most of the baby category
in Australian grocery.
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28 August, 2019
IRI has announced that its Shopper Panel, claimed to be one of the most trusted sources of independent food and grocery shopper behaviour data in the country, has become the largest shopper panel in Australia. According to IRI Asia Pacific Managing Director, Paul Hinds, the sh...
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26 August, 2019
IRI sponsored the Most Distinctive Brand category at the 2019 Australian Drinks Awards. “We were thrilled to be part of the Australian Drinks Awards and to sponsor the Most Distinctive Brand of the Year Award,” said Alistair Leathwood, IRI Chief Commercial Officer – Asia Pacific.
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22 August, 2019
IRI’s Insights Director, Daniel Bone recently identified four global trends on the rise in cider. Bone provided the following recommendations, consider canned vs bottled, target the health-conscious drinker, think beyond apple & pear, and pick pink.
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01 August, 2019
Products that are good for the customer and good for the world are fast becoming mainstream.
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01 August, 2019
The Australian over-the-counter pharmacy sector surpassed $8 billion in sales in 2019, with value sales increasing by two per cent per annum. Growth is more subdued than in previous years, although front-of-store sales have added an incremental $539 million over the past two y...
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24 July, 2019
Data from IRI shows sparkling canned wine accounts for more than two-thirds of canned wine dollar sales in Australia. According to IRI, over the last two years, canned liquor products have added more than $615million in growth to the Australian market, with overall dollar grow...
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09 July, 2019
IRI has launched a world-first, end-to-end analytics platform in London, which is expected to be available in Australia in the near future.
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