IRI and The NPD Group have completed our merger! We are thrilled to reach this milestone, which marks the coming together of our two companies to create an even stronger combined organization. The combined company will empower brands and retailers to collaborate, better service their customers, respond to trends and leverage more powerful insights to drive growth! Read more at the link below:
There always will be parts of a job you don't like; make sure that at least 80% of what you like overshadows the 20% you don’t. Darren Person is the Global CIO of The NPD Group Group and has more than 20 years of experience across a wide spectrum of industries He spoke to us this week about his career in tech so far and the evolution of the CIO role.
We are thrilled to announce that CT Lab Global Media and Dealerscope are honoring NPD's Brianca German Williamson with a Black Leaders in Consumer Technology Award. The awards shine a special spotlight on African-American leaders in the CT space who are driving the industry forward and making history in the process. Congratulations to Brianca and the other honorees!
We are proud to announce that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company has named NPD's Jana Sellers and Jenna Battles (Callery) to the highly respected Women of the Channel list for 2022. This annual list honors incredible accomplishments of female leaders in the IT channel. Please join us in congratulating Jana, Jenna, and the other honorees!
We are thrilled to announce that NPD and IRI Worldwide, a fast-growing global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, have plans to merge. The combination will create a leading global technology, analytics and data provider offering clients an innovative view of total retail purchasing and consumption trends powered by advanced, predictive analytics on the industry-leading IRI Liquid Data® technology platform. NPD CEO Karyn Schoenbart said, “We are excited about the prospect of combining our companies to give clients the tools and information they need to succeed amid changing consumer behavior. Both NPD and IRI share similar client-focused, innovative and collaborative cultures, making this combination a natural fit.”
Listen to Darren Person, NPD's Global Chief Information Officer, on Neil C. Hughes's Tech Talks Daily podcast, discussing NPD's operations/technology department and our next-generation platform evolution . Darren also covers where to discover opportunities and why Technology is a great career path.
Traditional price elasticity has been upended recently and, with so many factors at play, it can be difficult to say which shifts in buying behavior are due to pricing. And that means questions surrounding pricing will continue to be top of mind in retail. Read mor about The Pricing Conundrum below.
Darren Person, NPD's Global Chief Information Officer, dives into how visual software development platforms are essential in his most recent Forbes article. Check it out at the link below:
The NPD Group provides its employees with the opportunity to develop, collaborate and grow! Hear one of our team members story's below and check out our current openings at https://www.npd.com/about-npd/careers/ .
Last week The NPD Group's technology sector kicked-off 2022 at CES - live from Las Vegas and via a virtual event. Tim Bush, NPD's Global Chief Commercial Officer, moderated a panel on Experiential Retail which discussed how customers still love retail space, especially the ones that create a unique and personal shopping experience.
