Press Releases

Cecilia Ogude Joins IRI to Lead Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

28 June, 2021

IRI today announced that Cecilia Ogude, former Firmwide Diversity and Inclusion Program Lead at JPMorgan Chase & Co., has joined IRI as senior vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

IRI Announces Diversity Advantage Program to Empower Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses

12 May, 2021

Leading retailers Ahold Delhaize USA Companies, Amazon and Kroger partnering with IRI to support first phase of innovative new program.

IRI Launches Most Comprehensive Omnichannel Platform With New OmniMarket and OmniConsumer Solutions

21 April, 2021

Solutions are bolstered by IRI’s recent acquisition of CoinOut, a 1.5-million-member receipt capture panel

IRI Announces Google Executive and CPG Advertising Leader Kirk Perry as Next President and CEO

30 March, 2021

Andrew Appel to transition to role as Board Director and Advisor

IRI Acquires Retail Consumer Insights Provider Intelligent Shopper Solutions (ISS) from Kognitiv Corporation

18 March, 2021

Acquisition Expands IRI’s Loyalty Solutions Capabilities for Enhanced Retailer/Supplier Collaboration

IRI Appoints Suellen Ravanas as Global Chief Financial Officer

14 December, 2020

IRI®, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, today announced that it has appointed Suellen Ravanas as global chief financial officer, effective Dec. 10, 2020.

IRI State of the Industry event lauded as huge success: Booked out with record number of attendees

30 November, 2020

The IRI annual State of the Industry event held in Auckland this week has been an outstanding success. The event booked out well in advance with attendees coming from all areas of the New Zealand FMCG sector.

IRI® Acquires Leading Supply Chain Analytics Provider, RSi

08 October, 2020

Transaction adds RSi’s best-in-class supply chain solutions to IRI’s leading technology, retailer data and broader suite of solutions

IRI Appoints Consumer Analytics Veteran Jeremy Allen as President, Market and Shopper Intelligence

01 September, 2020

IRI®, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, CPG, retail and media companies, today announced that it has appointed Jeremy Allen as president of Market and Shopper Intelligence (MSI), effective Sept. 1, 2020.

IRI C P G Economic Indicators for Europe: Cross Country Highlights – week commencing 20th July 2020

22 July, 2020

The following IRI CPG Economic Indicators, IRI Demand Index™ and IRI Inflation Tracker™, are available for France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK). There is also a global view that provides an overview of CPG demand and inflation across these countr...

IRI C P G Economic Indicators for Europe: Cross Country Highlights – week commencing 6th July 2020

09 July, 2020

The IRI C P G Economic Indicators, IRI Demand Index™ and IRI Inflation Tracker™, are available for France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK). Spain and Greece will be coming soon. These proprietary metrics measure weekly changes in C P G retail, prov...

Andrew Mitchell to join IRI’s International Senior Leadership Team

01 July, 2020

1st July 2020, IRI®, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, announced today that Andrew Mitchell has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Regional Client Growth Delivery (RCGD). In his new role, Mitchell will...

IRI launches CPG Economic Indicators to measure COVID-19 impact on consumer spending and pricing in Europe

26 June, 2020

IRI, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, has released two indicators for CPG retailers and manufacturers in Europe in the wake of COVID-19. The IRI Demand Index™ and IRI Inflation Tracker™ measure weekly changes and al...

Rick Kash and Dimitri Panayotopoulos Join IRI Board of Directors

12 September, 2019

Veteran Consumer Goods Professionals to Enhance IRI’s Ability to Drive Sustainable Competitive Advantage for Clients

IRI Appoints Chief Financial and Chief Human Resources Officers

24 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

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...