Where business is.
Where business wants to be.
Where business wants to be.
June 2006 Issue 43
Consumer Perspective
Events
DisplaySearch Japan Forum
Tokyo, Japan
Event Web Site
July 11-13, 2006
VSDA Home
Entertainment 2006
Las Vegas, NV
Vice President and Senior Industry Analyst, Russ Crupnick, speaking
Event Web Site
Insights Mission
BUNN Corporation
BUNN Corporation manufactures beverage equipment designed to increase foodservice operators’ beverage program profits. Foodservice manufacturers and operators, unlike manufacturers and retailers in other industries, do not widely share their data across the industry. BUNN Corporation Vice President, National Accounts and Strategic Marketing, Margaret Heery, told us that dearth of information means it is difficult to know “how many cups of coffee or any other beverage were served through any of the chain restaurants or other foodservice segments.”
E-Mailing NPD Solution Folders
Reports to Co-Workers
Did you know that there are two ways to e-mail NPD reports from Solution Folders to your co-workers?
Reports to Co-Workers
Did you know that there are two ways to e-mail NPD reports from Solution Folders to your co-workers?
Mobile Consumer Track
NPD’s wireless information products are comprehensive and easy to understand and use. Our growing list of product offerings report on who’s buying mobile devices, what mobile applications and services they are using, and why they are using them. One of the products in our Wireless suite is Mobile Consumer Track, the industry’s most comprehensive tracking service. It delivers detailed market size, market share, channel, and category information for mobile services and content.
A New Game Plan:
Europe’s Sports Apparel and Athletic Footwear Industries Benefit from Growing Online Sales
NPD In The News
The Washington Post (June 7, 2006)
We asked Harry Balzer, vice president of the NPD Group research firm, to look at 30 years of data on what Americans eat. “Every day, since 1976, we have asked 3,500 people if they have gone to a restaurant and what they ordered,” Balzer said. The most common thing women order? French fries.
Ultradata’s Operations, Stock Go Separate WaysSt. Louis Post-Dispatch (June 7, 2006)
Ultradata's current product, the Road Genie, sells for about $50. Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis at NPD in New York, says it "was probably sandwiched in between the less expensive end of the car-navigation market and the free capabilities of Yahoo Maps and Google Maps."
Curbside Fare Lifts Restaurant FirmsInternational Herald Tribune (June 6, 2006)
"Cooking, as it's traditionally defined, is in a long trend of decline," said Harry Balzer, who has been tracking American eating patterns for 20 years at NPD Group, a research firm. "We're outsourcing our food preparation."
Does Cingular's Southern Charm Skew "American Idol" Results?
Ever wonder why all of the "American Idol" winners have thus far hailed from Southern states? According to information released today by The NPD Group, a leading consumer and retail information company, the results of text-message voting on the popular Fox Network talent show, "American Idol," might actually affect the final voting outcome. After all, Cingular Wireless has a dominant share of its subscriber base in the South and significantly more of those subscribers use text messaging, than do Cingular subscribers in other regions of the U.S.
More Loyal Customers Driving Upscale Markets Says NPD
Americans’ appetite for luxury and the corresponding impact on the upscale retail market is capturing plenty of attention these days, with several upscale retailers reporting record sales. Now new information from NPD’s AccuPanel reveals that increasing loyalty among upscale retailers’ core customer base is driving the sales gains.
NPD Reveals Consumers Eat Trans Fats at Restaurants Despite Awareness and Concern
Americans continue to hear about how potentially dangerous trans fatty acids are to their health. According to new research by leading consumer and retail information company The NPD Group, consumers already have a high awareness of trans fats. Despite this, they have not changed their behavior when it comes to the foods they eat at restaurants. They also remain unclear about which foods contain trans fats and whether restaurant foods contain more than foods at home.
Ever wonder why all of the "American Idol" winners have thus far hailed from Southern states? According to information released today by The NPD Group, a leading consumer and retail information company, the results of text-message voting on the popular Fox Network talent show, "American Idol," might actually affect the final voting outcome. After all, Cingular Wireless has a dominant share of its subscriber base in the South and significantly more of those subscribers use text messaging, than do Cingular subscribers in other regions of the U.S.
Americans’ appetite for luxury and the corresponding impact on the upscale retail market is capturing plenty of attention these days, with several upscale retailers reporting record sales. Now new information from NPD’s AccuPanel reveals that increasing loyalty among upscale retailers’ core customer base is driving the sales gains.
Americans continue to hear about how potentially dangerous trans fatty acids are to their health. According to new research by leading consumer and retail information company The NPD Group, consumers already have a high awareness of trans fats. Despite this, they have not changed their behavior when it comes to the foods they eat at restaurants. They also remain unclear about which foods contain trans fats and whether restaurant foods contain more than foods at home.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
Copyright The NPD Group, Inc. 2006. All rights reserved.
Contents may not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission from The NPD Group, Inc.
TRADEMARKS NOTICE:
The following names and terms which may be used in this newsletter are registered trademarks or service marks of The NPD Group: Aftermarket Industry Monitor, BeautyTrends , CREST, FragranceTrack, National Eating Trends, NET, npd.com, NPD Insights, SalesTrac Weekly, Solution Folders, NPD Sports Tracking Europe.
Contents may not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission from The NPD Group, Inc.
TRADEMARKS NOTICE:
The following names and terms which may be used in this newsletter are registered trademarks or service marks of The NPD Group: Aftermarket Industry Monitor, BeautyTrends , CREST, FragranceTrack, National Eating Trends, NET, npd.com, NPD Insights, SalesTrac Weekly, Solution Folders, NPD Sports Tracking Europe.