August 2004 Issue 24

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Coffee Pods: A Consumer Perspective

Pain at the Pump: Consumers' Reactions to Record High Gasoline Prices

The Dieting Monitor

NPD Eurotoys' new U.K. License Tracker service reports sales of licensed products within key children's markets during the fourth quarter of 2003.
NPD's Industry Experts review what's happening in their industries and try to anticipate what kids will want and what parents will buy for Back-to-School 2004.

 

  Events

Here's a guide to events where NPD is presenting or exhibiting during the coming months.

NPD AUTOMOTIVE

November 2-5, 2004
Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX)
Las Vegas, NV
www.aapexshow.com
Larry Moore, president, NPD Automotive, speaking

NPD BEAUTY

September 28-30, 2004
2004 Health and Beauty America Conference
New York, NY
Karen grant, NPD Beauty senior account manager, speaking

NPD FOODWORLD

August 27, 2004
Gordon Foodservice National Sales Convention
Fort Wayne, IN
Harry Balzer, vice president, speaking

Sept. 30, 2004
American Meat Institute Annual Convention and Innovation Showcase
Nashville, TN
http://www.meatami.com/Template.cfm?Section=AMIMeetingsProducts&template=

ConferenceDescription.cfm&ConferenceID=50
Harry Balzer, vice president, speaking

NPD FUNWORLD

August 9-10, 2004
iHollywood Gamemaker
Los Angeles, CA
www.ihollywoodforum.com
Richard Ow, NPD Funworld senior account manager, speaking

NPD TECHWORLD

September 7-10, 2004
RetailVision
San Diego, CA
www.retailvision.com
Ross Rubin, NPD Techworld director of industry analysis, speaking

January 6-9, 2005
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
Las Vegas, NV
www.cesweb.org
Stephen Baker and Ross Rubin, NPD Techworld directors of industry analysis, speaking

February 18-19, 2005
Digital Imaging Marketing Association (DIMA) Annual Conference
Orlando, FL
http://dima.pmai.org
Liz Cutting, NPD Techworld senior account manager, speaking

March 14-15, 2005
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) Wireless 2005
New Orleans, LA
www.ctia.org
Ross Rubin, NPD Techworld director of industry analysis, speaking

NPD WORLDWIDE


September 22, 2004
Food and Beverage Strategies for the Leisure Sector
Birmingham, UK
www.agra-net.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=agra/showEvent&id=20001019555
Ian Scholan, NPD Worldwide senior account manager, speaking


   


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