Press Releases

Stay-at-home consumers indulge in cooking, but cosmetics sales suffer from work from home trend, new IRI COVID-19 impact report

19 November, 2020

FMCG value sales up +6.3% in Europe, but outpaced by the US market

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 partners with Diageo to provide the most comprehensive view of the South African TEG and traditional trade liquor market IRI TradeEdge™ Liquor reveals strategic opportunities for liquor brands

02 September, 2019

IRI has today announced a partnership with Diageo, the world’s largest producer of spirits, to co-create an auditing solution which will provide the most accurate and comprehensive view of South Africa’s combined Top End Grocer (TEG) and traditional trade liquor market.

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

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...

IRI E-commerce report reveals major growth opportunities for retailers and brands as online sales for FMCG accelerate

06 February, 2019

From disruption to growth: Eight key trends to leverage

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