Press Releases

IRI Consumer Connect Survey Finds CPG Non-Edible Sales Trends Mixed Despite Consumer Confidence at All-Time High

31 July, 2019

Consumers focused on saving money; non-edible unit sales down, while dollar sales up

IRI Appoints Chief Financial and Chief Human Resources Officers

25 July, 2019

Mike Eklund appointed chief financial officer; Evan Swidler to join IRI as chief human resources officer

IRI Launches New Solutions to Democratize Decision-Making

10 July, 2019

IRI today announces the launch of new solutions to automate the process of identifying insights, removing the need for complex data mining. The new tools enable augmented decision-making, whereby the technology analyses vast amounts of data and makes suggestions on the best co...

IRI CEO Andrew Appel Advises Clients Must Take Risks on the Technology of Tomorrow to Win

09 July, 2019

Appel Examines How Data and Technology are the Next Enablers of Growth at the Inaugural IRI International Growth Summit in London

FMCG brands benefit from IRI’s end-to-end Always-On Marketing Mix Effectiveness platform – faster planning, measurement and optimisation

04 July, 2019

FMCG manufacturers now benefit from always-on access to market data, analysis and insights with the launch of IRI®’s, end-to-end analytics platform, the first of its kind in the market.

IRI Launches FMCG’s First Agile Media Measurement Application for Improved Digital Media Decisions

02 July, 2019

IRI Media Profilers Application helps brands easily and accurately measure their digital campaigns’ ROI

Only five percent of Australians eating enough fruit

24 June, 2019

Latest Insights Reveal That While the Majority of Australians Feel Healthy and the Health Food Segment is Growing, Only Five Percent of People are Meeting Fruit Intake Guidelines

IRI and Priceline announce partnership to strengthen the retailer-supplier collaboration process

03 June, 2019

IRI, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies today announced a significant expansion to its partnership with Priceline. The expanded partnership will allow Priceline to leverage IRI’s industry leading insight and analytics...

IRI's Alistair Leathwood to present at 2019 Naturally Good Business Summit & Naturally Good Expo

17 May, 2019

IRI has been invited to participate in two sessions at the upcoming Naturally Good Business Summit in Sydney.

Australian FMCG retailers facing unprecedented change to meet shoppers’ demands

13 May, 2019

Alistair Leathwood, Chief Commercial Officer, Asia Pacific, IRI has outlined the challenges facing the retail sector, largely fuelled by advances in technology which have led to an explosion of consumer touchpoints in the market space.

IRI's Alistair Leathwood to Present at AFGC's Food & Grocery Australia Conference

08 May, 2019

IRI is facilitating the concurrent session with YouFoodz, Koala Eco and Dr Vincent Candrawinata at the AFGC’s “Food and Grocery Australia” conference on Health & Wellness on 30th May 2019.

IRI Announces New Managing Director for Asia Pacific

01 May, 2019

IRI®, the big data and technology expert for consumer industries, has announced the appointment of Paul Hinds to the role of managing director for the Asia Pacific region.

Nervous Australian shoppers giving up favourite brands to save money

15 April, 2019

Sydney, Australia – 11 April 2019 – IRI today announced the results of their recent research into understanding the economic needs of shoppers. Early results indicate that Australians are feeling more concerned about their financial situation, with 51 percent of respondents fe...

IRI Appoints Alistair Leathwood as Chief Commercial Officer for Asia Pacific Region

06 March, 2019

IRI, the big data and technology expert for consumer industries, has announced the appointment of Alistair Leathwood to the role of chief commercial officer for the Asia Pacific region.

IRI Appoints Baljit Dail as President of IRI Global

13 February, 2019

CHICAGO — Feb. 13, 2019 — IRI®, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, today announced the appointment of Baljit “Bal” Dail as president of IRI Global, effective April 1, 2019. In this role, Dail will lead and support I...

New Mountain Capital and Vestar Capital Partners Close Investment in IRI

03 December, 2018

New Mountain Capital (“New Mountain”) and Vestar Capital Partners (“Vestar”) announced today that they have closed the transaction through which Vestar will lead a new investment in Information Resources, Inc. (“IRI”).

Vestar Capital Partners to Lead New Investment in IRI

15 November, 2018

Transaction Supports Next Phase of IRI’s Growth, Fueling Further Innovation and Capabilities Expansion

Rise of Plasticphobia in Europe highlighted by three-quarters of grocery shoppers wanting to buy products with environmentally friendly packaging

14 November, 2018

IRI’s European Shopper Survey reveals Italian shoppers care most about this issue while German shoppers are less likely to worry about packaging on the groceries they buy

Premium prices pose a barrier to the rise of ‘conscious consumerism’ among European shoppers

22 October, 2018

IRI’s European Shopper Survey reveals consumers in Italy, Greece and Spain relate more closely to retailers who claim to care about the environment

Millennials maintain their ‘amore’ for big brands

22 October, 2018

IRI’s European Shopper Survey reveals younger generations of consumers prefer global brands to local when shopping for groceries Two-thirds of younger millennials use the internet for new grocery product research