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New Insight On Shoppers’ Purchasing Priorities: Athletic Footwear, Active Apparel, Sporting Goods 19 Jun 2012 | 11:30 pm
When consumers are buying athletic footwear, active apparel, or sporting goods, they express varying priorities related to choosing where they shop. While buyers of footwear and active apparel tend to...
Global TV Replacement Cycle Falls Below Seven Years as Households Continue to Replace Older CRT TVs and Upgrade to Larger Flat Panel Sets 15 Jun 2012 | 05:31 am
Over the past year, the TV replacement cycle decreased on a global scale, from 8.4 to 6.9 years. The annual update of the NPD DisplaySearch Global TV Replacement Study found a variety of reasons for t...
An Average of 12 Downloaded Apps on Mobile Devices Used by Kids 15 Jun 2012 | 05:30 am
Mobile devices to which kids have access have an average of 12 apps, and 88 percent of them are acquired for free. Our new report, Kids and Apps: A New Era of Play, also shows children use mobile devi...
Deeper Information, Plus New Analysis Tools: Good News for NPD Clients and Partners 15 Jun 2012 | 05:26 am
The more relaxing summer months are upon us, but here at The NPD Group, we’re gearing up to introduce new innovations and enhancements that will benefit our clients and retail partners. Here’s a look ...
Foodservice Spend and Visits Around the World Post Modest Gains in Fourth Quarter Despite Rocky Global Economy 25 Apr 2012 | 05:10 am
Our CREST® service, which tracks commercial foodservice usage in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, shows China led the world wi...
Toys and Online Shopping: An Evolving Experience 21 Apr 2012 | 02:30 am
By Anita Frazier, Industry Analyst, Toys and Video Games Over the past few years, the toy industry has seen the online channel go from non-existent to now representing nearly 10 percent of annual toy...
Are Apps Whetting Our Appetites? 21 Apr 2012 | 02:12 am
With technology all around us and smartphones as close as our front pockets, it’s hard to imagine they wouldn’t influence food preparation and shopping. Our consumer information sheds new light on cou...
Consumer Smartphone Engagement Strongest in Week 1 of NCAA Men’s Championship Tournament 21 Apr 2012 | 02:12 am
Smartphone users were most engaged in tournament-related content during the first week of the 2012 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Championship, shown by our Connected Intelligence SmartMeter*. As th...
Research on Research – Understanding “Quality” and Improving the Panelist Experience 17 Feb 2012 | 09:38 am
By The NPD Group’s Chief Research Officer Steve Coffey and Senior Vice President of Global Panels Jean Davis Right now, the focus in the online research community is quality, quality, quality. It is ...
Nutrition: Identifying Where Americans Fall Short 14 Feb 2012 | 09:14 am
This article is an excerpt of our recent brief, “From MyPlate to America’s Plate,” developed to share our information and analysis with the public sector. To help Americans make smart food choices, i...
