Press Releases

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

IRI Reveal European Food Manufacturers at Risk of Losing Control on Nutritional Labelling

19 September, 2018

Food manufacturers need to get serious on nutritional labelling or risk losing control of the issue entirely according to analysis by IRI, the big data and technology expert for consumer industries.

Google Selects IRI to Join New Measurement Partners Program

18 July, 2018

IRI to Provide Marketing Mix Analysis Solutions That Boost Return-on-Marketing Investment by as Much as 12 Percent

IRI’s Emma Gillingham to present at Shop! Professional Development Series on the Path to Purchase.

11 June, 2018

IRI’s Emma Gillingham to present at Shop! Professional Development Series on the Path to Purchase.

IRI appoints Craig Irwin as Managing Director for New Zealand

25 May, 2018

IRI, the big data and technology expert for consumer industries, has announced the appointment of Craig Irwin as Managing Director for New Zealand.

IRI Recognised by Independent Research Firm as a Strong Performer in Marketing Measurement and Optimization Solutions

23 May, 2018

Independent Research Firm Cites IRI for Strong Technology Foundation, Impressive Data Assets and Industry Expertise

‘On-the-go’ consumers driving sales of snacks across Europe – IRI 2017 top selling FMCG categories

04 April, 2018

Demand for convenience and food and drink ‘on-the-go’ is helping to drive sales of snacking products, particularly crisps and salty snacks, across Europe.

IRI’s Nicole Barry to explore the cross-channel themes shaping Australia’s $6.7bn OTC pharmacy retail marketplace at the ASMI Member Forum.

26 March, 2018

On April 12, IRI’s Nicole Barry will take ASMI members through the cross channel themes that drove the performance of Australia $6.7bn OTC pharmacy retail marketplace in 2017.

IRI’s David Shukri to explore the growth drivers behind Australia’s $17.5bn liquor channel

18 March, 2018

On March 28, IRI’s David Shukri will highlight the key drivers of performance within the Australian retail liquor industry during 2017.

IRI to present at the New Zealand Food & Grocery Council conference.

29 October, 2017

David Shukri will present “Understanding The Changing Retail Landscape in Australia and Abroad”.

IRI and Clavis Insight form alliance to offer e-Commerce intelligence & optimisation for brands in Australia’s growing online market.

25 October, 2017

The alliance enables brand owners to optimise their online channel representation, drive profitable e-Commerce growth and protect brand equity.

Product range rather than price or convenience drives consumers in-store – IRI European Shopper Insights Report

23 October, 2017

For 60% range is main reason for store choice when grocery shopping in supermarkets/hypermarkets, while price is key for discounters and online shopping

Healthy eating trend boost for vegetarian, free-from and organic food producers

02 October, 2017

IRI survey of shoppers across Europe finds more than two thirds are buying healthy food German shoppers most likely to buy organic food (versus half of Europeans) 39% of shoppers buying vegetarian food options ‘Free-from’ food on the shopping menu of one third of shoppers

European grocery shoppers become digital Infoseekers as the cost of shopping continues to rise

21 September, 2017

1 in 3 shoppers uses the Internet to seek information before shopping Smartphones assist 65% of digital infoseekers with in-store savings 84% of shoppers prepare a shopping list and 1 in 10 do this on their phone Southern Europeans more focused than Northern Europeans on...