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Tax Rebates Unlikely to Help Restaurants
The tax rebate checks being mailed out by the federal government won't do much for the restaurant industry, according to a survey by Technomic. The foodservice research outfit found that about 10 percent of consumers plan to use their checks to indulge in a night out at a nice restaurant,...
Spending for Athletic Footwear Rises 5% in First Half of 2004
This paper gives a statistical analysis of the growth of the Athletic Footwear in the first half of the year 2004.Consumer spending for athletic footwear during the first six months of 2004 rose 5% over spending during the same period in 2003, according to research by The NPD Group. Spending...
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NPD Announces the Launch of Expanded Consumer Tracking Service for Wal-Mart and Sam's Club
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- The NPD Group, Inc., leading provider of market research, announces the launch of its customized Consumer Tracking Service for Wal-Mart and Sam's Club. The service is a collaborative effort between Wal-Mart and Sam's Club for vendors doing business with the retailers. As Wal-Mart's preferred provider...
Toddlers coming of digital age
Tot toy marketing giants from Disney to Fisher-Price are nudging preschoolers as young as 3 years old to put down their sippy cups and pick up digital cameras that can cost as much as $60. Disney is newest to the fray, set for a fall rollout of its...
Latest Industry Data Show Dramatic Gains by Oneida in Consumer Flatware Market Share and Volumes
Oneida Tops the Charts in Consumer Flatware Market ONEIDA, N.Y., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Oneida Ltd., a leading source of flatware, dinnerware, drinkware and cookware for both the consumer and food service industries worldwide, today announced major market-share gains, as reported by The NPD Group, the leading...
Two games will have a lock on spring sales
With the arrival in stores this week of long-awaited titles Grand Theft Auto IV and Mario Kart Wii, the already hot video game industry is headed for the stratosphere. For 24 months in a row, sales of video-game systems and software have grown over the previous year. That...
Top 10 food choices
Top 10 food choices When consumers visit restaurants for health-oriented reasons * Smoothies * Cold cut combo * Turkey/Turkey club sandwich * Snack bar (cereal, energy, granola) * Grilled chicken sandwich * Fruit *...
The NPD Group: U.S. Consumers Anticipate Spending Less on Entertainment This Year
37 percent of Americans anticipated spending less on entertainment products and devices in 2008, versus just 18 percent who said they would spend more PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- According to The NPD Group, a leading market research company, keeping consumers excited about devices and hardware may be the...
The NPD Group Releases Results of Second Study in a Series on U.S. Consumers and The Economy
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- The NPD Group, Inc., a leading market research company, released the results of its second research study in the series called: Fast Checks Study: Consumers Speak Out On the U.S. Economy. As 2008 continues, the results of this second study indicate that overall recession...
China YouTV's JV Partner Participates In Digital Music Download Market
China YouTV Corp. (OTCBB: CYTV), a publicly traded company that provides online video viewing services through its CnBoo website in China, reports that its Chinese Joint Venture Partner HuaJu has signed an authorization agreement with Beijing Melting Point Ark Cultural Development Co., Ltd. Melting Point Ark to promote its published...
Bare Knuckles: In a world falling apart, gamers get it together
You don't need me to tell you the job market is bad, the housing market is bad and the war is going bad. Heck, we can't even ride the subway in peace anymore. And politics? Folks are lying about run-ins with snipers, foreign trade deals, supposed racial revelations, and whose...
NPD Reports on the Economy's Effect on Consumers' Meal Strategies
Leftovers Again? Consumers make in-home meal adjustments to manage expenses ROSEMONT, Ill. -- With food prices increasing at the fastest pace in 17 years and gas prices soaring, a new study from The NPD Group, a leading market research company, finds consumers looking for value, making trade-offs and...
TRENDnet(R) Gains Channel Market Share as Other Top Tier SMB Networking Brands Stumble
TRENDnet, a best-in-class networkingmanufacturer of wired and wireless networking solutions, today announces a2.4% Channel market share gain for SMB wireless networking devices asreported by CRN, in their Channel Best Seller's Special Report for calendaryear 2007. CRN's Channel Best Seller's Special Report cites data gleaned from The NPDGroups' Distributor Track market...
Kyocera Mita America Launches TCO Tracker Printer Evaluation Tool for Its Highly-Successful EcoPro Printer Line
Kyocera Offers Businesses the Opportunity to Determine True Total Cost of Ownership of their Printing Options FAIRFIELD, N.J. -- Kyocera Mita America, Inc., one of the world's leading document imaging companies, today launched its innovative TCO Total Cost of Ownership Tracker for its line of black and white...
ITunes is top U.S. music retailer
LOS ANGELES -- Apple Inc.'s iTunes online music store vaulted past Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in February to become the top overall music retailer in the U.S., a market research firm said Thursday. Best Buy Co. was ranked behind Wal-Mart and iTunes, with Amazon.com and Target tied for...
iTunes Store Top Music Retailer in the US
CUPERTINO, Calif., April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AppleR today announced that the iTunesR Store (http://www.itunes.com/) surpassed Wal-Mart to become the number one music retailer in the US, based on the latest data from the NPD Group*. With over 50 million customers, iTunes has sold over four billion songs and...
Rocket XL Supports Successful Launch of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles based word of mouth marketing agency Rocket XL, announced today the success of its interactive media player and online influencer campaign in support of Activision, Inc.'s blockbuster hit game, developed by Infinity Ward, Call of Duty[R] 4: Modern Warfare[TM], the #1 best selling title in...
NPD: customers seek value during economic downturns
Changing consumer behavior will make this economic slowdown like none the restaurant industry has seen before, according to a new report from The NPD Group. Even as restaurants feel the pinch of slowed spending by skittish consumers, other trends--like the shift from meals to snacking, more ready-to-eat meal...
Denon Surround Receiver Ranks No. 1 in US Market
TOKYO, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE 1:6735) announced today that its Denon brand A/V surround receiver ranked No. 1 in sales dollars for the month of February in the U.S. with more than a 23% share of the surround receiver market according to the NPD Group's...
NPD Study Finds More Men Cooking Than Ever Before
Younger Men in Households Cook Most Often PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- There is a greater chance than anytime in history that the man of the household will be cooking dinner tonight, according to The NPD Group, a leading provider of consumer and retail information. While women still prepare...
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