12 November, 2020
Having access to more accurate predictions of the demand for products is a competitive factor for CPG (consumer packaged goods) manufacturers and retailers at any time. But as brands and retailers are forced to adapt to new shopper behaviours in response to the COVID crisis an...
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27 August, 2020
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for many years to come, particularly in FMCG, where retailers and manufacturers have had to adapt, and in some cases transform, the way they meet the changing demands of shoppers. Patrick van der Zee, Senior Vice President Inte...
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09 July, 2020
Fruit is out; fry-ups are in.
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26 June, 2020
IRI has released two economic indicators for consumer packaged goods (CPG) retailers and manufacturers in Europe in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The IRI Demand Index and IRI Inflation Tracker measure weekly changes and also provide insights and key trends for brands and...
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24 June, 2020
COVID-19 Update, from ESM: European Supermarket Magazine, is a series that examines how retailers and consumer goods firms across Europe and further afield are tackling the Coronavirus pandemic.
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03 June, 2020
Keeping work and home life separate can be especially difficult while working remotely as a result of COVID-19. Get to know the CEO of IRI, Andrew Appel, and glean some insight into big data, and what leadership looks like in a pandemic.
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01 June, 2020
Among revelations from surveys taken in March and April, Australian shoppers and households are shown to
be pessimistic about the severity and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic's economic damage.
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01 June, 2020
Delivering annual sales of
$513 million and growth of 11 per cent, the on-the-go food category is one of the key drivers of growth for the P&C channel.
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01 June, 2020
Australian retail pharmacy scan sales exceeded $800 million in the four weeks to March 22 (up 26 per cent versus the same period in 2019) as COVID-19-induced anxieties drove a surge in store traffic, transactions and stockpiling of self-care products.
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22 May, 2020
Coles in partnership with IRI will provide suppliers with a great insight into customer needs, utilising data from more than 2500 supermarkets, Coles Express convenience and Coles Liquor stores.
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22 May, 2020
Supermarket giant Coles is investing in data insights for suppliers with the launch of Coles Synergy, an analytics tool created in partnership with market analytics provider IRI.
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18 May, 2020
Australia has the world’s largest Organic certified area of land, no surprise that 70% of Australians buy some form of organic food, contributing to the nation’s organic industry worth AU$2.6 billion. Half of Australians claim this motivation is based on personal health, being...
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15 May, 2020
Australians have changed almost all aspects of their lives due to COVID-19 disruptions. As the home became the centre of life, there have been some positive consequences of lockdown.
The obvious one is 58 per cent of us cooking more often, albeit out of necessity as restaur...
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07 May, 2020
Independent craft beer faces challenges according to data from the IRI, Big Data and Consumer Insights IRI Worldwide which has highlighted the move by consumers to larger packs and lower-priced beer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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01 May, 2020
To take our minds away from the global pandemic for a moment, Ishakya Gunaratne,
Consultant at IRI, provides a wrap of a successful Christmas 2019 and questions how
current events may shape Christmas 2020.
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28 April, 2020
In a blow to retailers hoping for a rebound in consumption when the COVID-19 crisis eases, only 15 per cent of consumers plan to return to their old spending habits.
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27 April, 2020
Almost 60% of Australians have bought Pet Food in the Supermarket which is a good reflection of pet ownership. Pet Food in grocery is a $2.4 billion category and includes cat, dog, birds, rodents, litter and pet accessories sales. Dog has the largest share of sales, worth $1.8...
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11 March, 2020
The world is changing at pace and our preferences as consumers are more complex than they were a decade ago. The next generation of consumers are more experimental and granular than those before them, which makes it harder for organisations to understand and predict their ever...
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09 March, 2020
Daniel Bone, Insights Director at IRI reflects on a decade of drinks trends
and offers predictions on which categories will show growth in 2020.
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09 March, 2020
Suppliers have a role to play in helping to close the gap between consumers’ sustainability ideals and practice.
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