NPD   NPD Fashionworld   NPD Foodworld   NPD Funworld   NPD Houseworld   NPD Techworld NPD's industry-specific reports are available for purchase, covering everything from Americans' lunchtime favorites to women's thoughts about swimsuit shopping. NPD Funworld Wal-Mart In-Depth Reports 18th Annual Report on Eating Patterns in America NPD Houseworld Annual Reports   insights@npd.com   View Past Insights Issues Insights is a monthly newsletter of The NPD Group, Inc. 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. NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2003 ISSUE 17W   Holiday 2003: Will it be "ho, ho, ho" or ho-hum at the cash register? NPD's Holiday Buying Intent Survey results are in! Find out whether consumers are ready to open their wallets this holiday season.   From assessing market share to developing and repositioning products, Gold Eagle Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, Marc Blackman, looks to NPD for data and industry insight that make a difference to his bottom line.   NPD's recent client survey shows on average, NPD clients rely on NPD market information for five important uses! Learn how to put NPD information to work for your company.   Strawberry Shortcake dolls, retro-inspired color palettes on housewares products and bohemian fashions straight from the 1960s - what's old is new again, and it's happening across the industries NPD monitors.   Christine Tartanson of NPD's Foodservice Information Group Europe gets to the bottom of French dining-out habits with a review of CREST foodservice information.   EMI Music Taps The NPD Group for Digital Music Data The NPD Group’s Annual Eating Patterns in America Report Finds Americans Lost Weight for the First Time in Years!   Here's a guide to events where you can learn more about NPD products and services. To find out how you can put NPD's exciting Dashboard feature to work for your company, e-mail insights@npd.com. TO UNSUBSCRIBE OR SUBSCRIBE: To manage your subscription, click here. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Copyright The NPD Group, Inc. 2003. 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, NPD Fashionworld, NPD Foodworld, npdfoodworld.com, NPD Funworld, NPD Techworld, NPD Houseworld, Solution Folders.