Analysis by global insight leader IRI indicates that the massive range reductions which UK supermarkets and grocery retailers had been expected to make in 2015 have not yet manifested. Data provided by IRI show that the average total number of individual products (or SKUs/stock-keeping
Although cider sales passed £1bn last year after several years of growth, the sector is struggling says IRI, the global leader in FMCG market and shopper intelligence. IRI’s market measurement and analysis of cider sales in UK off-trade retailers –
Global insight leader, IRI, has launched its Discounter solution, the most comprehensive and insightful data set in the market. In the first of its kind, IRI has entered into a joint agreement with Kantar Worldpanel to take the solution to manufacturers looking to
Martin Wood, strategic retail insight director at IRI, speaks about what retailers hope to gain from closer supplier collaboration Retailers and suppliers are no longer like two unwilling partners in a marriage of necessity. As margins come under increasing pressure, they
IRI has appointed Ignacio Marinas Monsalve as vice president of strategy international. Based at IRI’s office in Paris, France and reporting to IRI president of International, José Carlos González-Hurtado, Marinas Monsalve will develop and deliver IRI’s growth strategy and provide direction and leadership
Costco, the UK’s leading wholesaler together with its exclusive insight and technology partner IRI, has launched the Costco Collaborative Retail Exchange (CRX). This new collaborative platform will give Costco suppliers in the UK daily point-of-sale (POS) and inventory information directly
With the amount of marketing spend on digital media increasing every year, isolating, measuring and then leveraging its role in the path to purchase has become more essential for FMCG marketers. IRI, the global leader in FMCG, retail and over-the-counter
Analysis by global insight leader, IRI, of the FMCG price war in France has highlighted key lessons for both retailers and manufacturers in other European countries, including the UK, Spain and Italy, where they are currently experiencing deflation or stagnation in grocery products
Easter confectionery sales were up strongly this year, according to data just released by IRI, the retail and FMCG market intelligence company. The figures from IRI’s Retail Advantage solution, which measures sales across all of the major grocery multiples, show that UK retailers
IRI, a global leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and over-the-counter healthcare companies, has appointed Tim Dummer as its new UK head of grocery and health & beauty. Based at IRI’s European head office in Bracknell, UK,
Leading retailer, Marks & Spencer, has selected FMCG market and consumer intelligence firm IRI as its partner for a supplier collaboration programme. As a global leader in innovative solutions and services for major retail companies, IRI’s ability to provide fast accurate
Global market and shopper intelligence firm IRI, has received ISO 9001:2008 certification for its global Analytics Centre of Excellence (ACE), demonstrating its commitment to deliver high quality solutions and services and achieve continuous improvement. This certification covers the Centre’s operations around the
The popularity of coffee shop style coffee in the home led by brands such as Tassimo, Nespresso and Dulce Gusto is leading to a rise in sales of coffee pods claims FMCG market and shopper intelligence firm IRI. In 2014
Paul Hinds, senior vice president of retail at IRI, considers whether consumers will be loyal to discounters in the age of repertoire shopping It has become the norm to shop at Lidl and other discounters but all fashions do come to
With the highest share for private label FMCG sales in Europe, accounting for over half of the market in share, the UK has seen slight growth again this year. This is according to the new Private Label in Western Economies report launched today
Supermarket grocery sales finally ramped up in the final two weeks of the Christmas trading period (13-27 December 2014), bringing relief to retailers at the end of a difficult year. This is according to analysis by market and shopper intelligence firm
Sales are still having a sluggish start to the festive season in the second two weeks of Christmas trading, according to analysis by market and shopper intelligence firm IRI of sales data for the UK’s major supermarkets. IRI analysis of data collected for
Martin Wood, head of strategic insight retail client service IRI UK, claims range optimisation is critical for supermarket success Rarely have the supermarkets faced a fiercer battle to get their product mix right without damaging customer loyalty. They know that the
The Christmas trading period may have officially started for the UK’s major supermarkets (from w/c 17 November 2014) but the sales increases that the festive period usually brings are so far this year nowhere to be seen for most of the
Despite a continued period of price deflation (caused by the supermarket price wars and intensive price-based promotions on more than 50% of FMCG products), the average shopper saves just £1.56 per week. Yet the cost of funding shopper savings costs supermarkets
The nation’s booze and snack habit is official, according to a list of the UK’s top selling items, produced by global market and shopper intelligence firm IRI. The list compiled from sales data over the last 12 months (13 November to
More than half of all FMCG products sold in UK supermarkets are sold on offer. Despite this, the price of food in the UK is higher on average than elsewhere in Europe and the USA. A new analysis by global
Prevailing trends facing the grocery retail and shopper behaviour will not hinge on the result of the Scottish referendum, according to IRI. If Scotland votes ‘yes’ in today’s referendum it is inevitable that supermarkets will be faced with choices about how they cover
The popularity of beards, the hipster and three-day stubble look is taking its toll on sales of male grooming products across Europe, according to global market and shopper intelligence firm IRI. Overall, personal care products have been more heavily affected since
Usually reserved for summer parties in the garden, ice cubes sales are soaring as the ice bucket challenge for charity continues to gain momentum in the UK. According to global market and shopper intelligence firm IRI, value sales last week rose
