May 2006 Issue 42
Events
Third Annual
Cosmeceutical Conference
Strategic Research Institute
New York, NY
Senior Industry Expert, Beauty, Karen Grant, speaking
Event Web Site
June 20 - 22, 2006
Licensing 2006 International
New York, NY
Industry Analyst, Anita Frazier, speaking
Event Web Site
Insights Mission
BP Lubricants USA, Inc.
BP Lubricants USA, Inc. (formerly Castrol), has a diverse range of products: passenger car motor oils, heavy-duty engine oils, transmission fluids, automotive gear oils, hydraulic oils, greases and a host of other lubricants. BP Lubricants USA Inc., Customer Knowledge Manager – Retail Auto Parts, Matt DiPaulo, considers NPD consumer and retail information “the cost of entry” into his company’s competitive market.
Survival of the Fittest – and Most Informed – in the Music Business
Every business struggles with how to target consumers most effectively – and the music industry is no exception. Emerging legal digital models, such as Apple’s iTunes; illegal file sharing; diversions such as DVDs, video games, Web surfing and instant messaging – are all vying for the music consumer’s attention.
Consumer Perspective
Using Weekly POS Data to Revive Flagging Market Share in the Beauty Market
Believe it or not, the fragrance category in France has been struggling for the past few years. It is increasingly difficult for brands to build market share, as more and more fragrances enter this competitive market. Instead of increasing a brand’s share of the market, the new fragrances cannibalize the existing product range, and then suffer their own short lives.
NPD In The News
Associated Press (May 13, 2006)
Weber competes with WC Bradley Co., maker of the Char-Broil brand, for dominance in the U.S. grill market -- valued at nearly $2.3 billion last year, according to market researcher The NPD Group.
Sony's Universal Media Discs Not FlyingBusinessWeek Online (May 3, 2006)
In a new report by The NPD Group, titled PSP Functionality and Content Study, NPD surveyed 55,000 members of its consumer panel, ages 6 to 44, in an effort to examine consumer ownership, usage and attitudes toward Sony PSP functions and content such as games, movies, TV and music.
Teenage Boys are into Fragrances -- TotallyWashington Post Service (May 3, 2006)
Karen Grant, senior beauty industry analyst with the NPD Group, a market research company, said that when workers at her firm began analyzing the market in 2002, they were looking at trends among females, but to their surprise, they discovered teenage boys were also into fragrance.
NPD Reports U.S. Department Stores Post Strong Dollar Growth
In Women's Sportswear
The growing $16 billion women’s sportswear business is helping department stores see green. In the twelve months ending March 2006, women’s sportswear sales increased 7 percent, compared with the same time last year, according to leading consumer and retail information company The NPD Group.
The NPD Group Launches the Industry's Premier Athletic Footwear Weekly Point-of-Sale Tracking Service
Leading consumer and retail information company The NPD Group has announced the launch of its athletic footwear weekly point-of-sale (POS) tracking service. The new service tracks the sales of athletic footwear brands and styles sold in the U.S. athletic specialty/sporting goods channel, and reports results each week.
NPD Reports Women Are Becoming A Driving Force Behind Home Improvement Purchases
Men have traditionally been the driving force behind home improvement projects. While women may have been involved in the decision-making process, in most cases they would send men out to make the actual purchase. According to leading consumer and retail information company, The NPD Group, women are not only playing a larger role in the decision-making process around home improvement, they are actually making purchases more often.
The growing $16 billion women’s sportswear business is helping department stores see green. In the twelve months ending March 2006, women’s sportswear sales increased 7 percent, compared with the same time last year, according to leading consumer and retail information company The NPD Group.
Leading consumer and retail information company The NPD Group has announced the launch of its athletic footwear weekly point-of-sale (POS) tracking service. The new service tracks the sales of athletic footwear brands and styles sold in the U.S. athletic specialty/sporting goods channel, and reports results each week.
Men have traditionally been the driving force behind home improvement projects. While women may have been involved in the decision-making process, in most cases they would send men out to make the actual purchase. According to leading consumer and retail information company, The NPD Group, women are not only playing a larger role in the decision-making process around home improvement, they are actually making purchases more often.
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