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March 4-7, 2007
COEX 2007 Orlando, FL
Chief Industry Analyst, Marshal Cohen, and President, Foodservice, Dave Jenkins, speaking
Event Web site March 6-7, 2007
Digital Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA) Conference 2007 Las Vegas, NV
Senior Imaging Analyst, Liz Cutting, speaking
Event Web site March 6-8, 2007 9th Annual DisplaySearch U.S. Flat Panel Display Conference San Diego, CA
Event Web site March 11 - 13, 2007
International Home & Housewares Show Chicago, IL
International Housewares Association
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Insights Mission

NPD Insights® is a newsletter of The NPD Group, Inc. NPD Insights presents vital information on key market trends and features the NPD services, which help our clients understand, anticipate and capitalize on these trends to build their businesses.
To empower your brands to compete more successfully on the international stage, it’s important to identify and leverage three overarching global consumer themes and trends.
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Market Level Information

Market Level Information – Helping Consumer Technology Companies Get Local

Frank Racioppi
Frank Racioppi

NPD’s new capability gives retailers and manufacturers the ability to analyze data based on geographic parameters such as state, region, census DMA, MSA, or custom-defined retailer and/or manufacturer trading areas.

With a more granular view, manufacturers and retailers can assess the variances between markets and gain a further understanding of how consumer purchase behavior responds to different marketing and sales strategies.View Article

International Corner

NPD Sizes Up the Global Sports Market with Study for WFSGI

By Renaud Vaschalde, Industry Analyst – Sports

SoccerCompeting in the global sports market – which includes athletic footwear, sports apparel, and sporting goods – is a game of strategy and opportunity. Until recently, sports marketers had no way to gauge the scope of the global sports arena. Through a study we conducted on behalf of The World Federation of Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), NPD recently estimated the actual 2005 global sports market size to be $235 billion.View Article
 

Consumer Tech Report

New! Special Report

Services: The Consumer Perspective on Warranties, Installations, & Tech Support Report

You know extended warranties, installations, and tech support are big business. Find out just how big – and what consumers think. Contact us today to learn more about this report.

NPD Experts Look ahead

Our Industry Experts are always on the watch for emerging trends and stories in their respective industries. Recently, we asked them to highlight the bright spots and interesting plotlines of 2006, and to give us a sense of what they’ve got their eyes on for the year ahead. Here’s what a sampling of them had to say. View Article
 

NPD In the news

The Genie in Every Bottle is Coco Chanel
New York Times

But in sales Chanel is taking a risk. According to the NPD Group, which provides market data on the fragrance business, Chanel No. 5 was second and Coco Mademoiselle sixth of the top 10 selling fragrances in 2006, with Chance in the top 20.

Apple vs. Apple: We Can Work it Out
Chicago Sun-Times

Opened in April 2003, iTunes has a catalog of more than 4 million titles, operates in 22 countries and has sold more than 2 billion songs at 99 cents each. The service has more than a 70 percent share of the market for music downloads, according to researcher NPD Group.

Speedy DVD-livery: TV Series Pick Up Slack in Maturing Entertainment Market
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Making their popularity all the more notable is the fact that TV DVDs cost twice as much as their theatrical cousins, costing on average $41 for a full season to the $17 cost of DVD movies, according to analysts at the NPD Group. Packaged multi-season sets of HBO dramas such as "Deadwood" and "The Wire" go for up to $199

Company news

Spending on Consumer Technology Products Increased in 2006 but at a Slower Rate, According to The NPD Group
U.S. consumers spent more money on consumer technology products in 2006, but just as we saw during the holiday, they did so at a slower pace.  According to The NPD Group’s consumer tracking service, U.S. consumer technology sales* increased 3.6 percent to $111 billion down from the 7.2 percent growth experienced in 2005. View Article Here Come The Brides!
The NPD Group, Inc., leading provider of consumer and retail information has just released the results of the 2006 consumer survey, "Segmenting the Bridal Market." The survey takes an in depth look at who today's brides are, and how this influences what they want and register for.View Article Was the Super Bowl a Touchdown for TV Sales?
Flat-panel versus projection, LCD versus plasma.  It could have been a match-up between any of the types and technologies, but no matter how you look at it, TV sales scored the week of the Super Bowl.View Article
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