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The NPD Group, founded in 1967, is the leading global provider of consumer and retail market research information for a wide range of industries. We provide critical consumer behavior and point-of-sale (POS) information and industry expertise across more industries than any other market research company. Through our consumer panel, retail sales tracking services, special reports, and custom research, we help our clients understand and profit from consumer and retail trends. Our data tells them who is buying, what, where, and why at the international, national, and store levels. NPD market research products and services are available for the following industry sectors: Automotive, Beauty, Commercial Technology, Consumer Technology, Entertainment, Fashion, Food & Beverage, Foodservice, Home, Office Supplies, Software, Sports, Toys, and Wireless.
Chief Executive Officer
Tod JohnsonPeer Companies
NAICS Code Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling: 541910
Recent Events
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Piper Jaffray: October sales suggests Apple will sell 2.9 million Macs this quarter
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Video Games Sales Down In October: NPD
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The NPD Group Taps Mark Turim as President for Asia Pacific Region
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September 2009 PC Sales: Aion, Champions Online Launch Strong
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Notebook PCs a Bright Spot in Back-to-School Sales
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EA under pressure to boost performance
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Video game industry looks for comeback
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Apple's iTunes Increases Its Lead In The Music Market
A year-and-a-half after surpassing Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) as the biggest music retailer in the United States, Apple’s iTunes now accounts for a quarter of all music sales in the U.S., up from 21 percent a year ago, according to the NPD Group. And it likely has lots of room...
Consumers Intend To Spend But Remain Cautious of Where
Consumer intent to purchase is rising a study by research firm NPD Group suggests, but the sales benefit from that may be limited to the very same bargain retailers that have been most successful in the recession thus far. NPD’s Retail Response Indicator, which measures consumer spending...
Consumers May Spend Again as Job Worries Lighten
Consumers may not be ready to beat down the doors of their local retailers yet, but they are a little more convinced they’ll hold onto their jobs, which may set the stage for a turn around in purchasing intention. In February, 26 percent of people responding to...
Holiday Relief May Emerge as Mirage
Chicken Little might be right this time. Every year, after the National Retail Federation makes its annual prediction about holiday season sales, which this year were pegged to gain about 2%, some one or more statistics alarm observers who immediately predict that the sky is falling on...
Tax Rebates Unlikely to Help Restaurants
A survey finds that most Americans won't be using their rebate checks to eat out at a nice restaurant. by Dan Mitchell
NPD Group: Canada Getting Flatter; Consumers rush to upgrade their television sets.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 27, 2007 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- More Canadians believe that thinner is better when it comes to their televisions. According to The NPD Group, in the eight months ending July 2007, flat-panel television sales doubled. The tr TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 27, 2007 (CCNMatthews...
"Boometrics" Study Sees Billion Dollar Market Potential for Music Sellers
New consumer survey conducted by The NPD Group for NARM and AARP shows that baby boomers now account for one-third of all CD sales in the U.S. PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. & MARLTON, N.J. & WASHINGTON -- More than 70 percent of the 76 million baby boomers in the U.S....
The NPD Group Announces Overall Sales and Traffic Data for U.S. Restaurant Industry
Information Beginning with December 2006 Data Represents the First Time NPD Issues Industry Results and Insights
Are we there yet? Smart-phone uptick detected.(Metrics)
Byline: Phil Carson One well-worn mantra has it that long-awaited growth in data-driven revenue depends on smart-phone uptake, a notion that keeps this market segment under the microscope. Thus, when NPD Group detected more than 4-percent gro Byline:...
Black Friday Consumer Technology Sales Post Double Digit Increase but Growth Slows, According to The NPD Group
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. -- Consumers were out in full force Black Friday to get the best deals possible, and sales trends indicated that they certainly did. According to leading consumer and retail information provider The NPD Group's weekly point-of-sale POS data* for the week ending November 25, consumer technology retail...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Tod Johnson | Chief Executive Officer |
| Bill Lucas | Group President, Retail Business Group |
| Dennis Brown | Group President, Home, Consumer and Commercial Technology |
| Karyn Schoenbart | President & Chief Operating Officer |
| Michel Maury | Group President, Europe |
| Randall Smith | Group President, Food/Automotive/Canada/Latin America |
| Rupert Walters | Group President, Entertainment & Communications, Fashion & Sports |
| Avi Halutz | Chief Information Officer |
| Tom Lynch | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The NPD Group, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| The NPD Group, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
| Advertising Research Foundation | Officer | Former |
| Advertising Research Foundation | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The NPD Group, Inc. | Group President, Retail Business Group | Current |
| Acnielsen Corporation | Officer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The NPD Group, Inc. | Group President, Home, Consumer and Commercial Technology | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The NPD Group, Inc. | President & Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Casro | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The NPD Group, Inc. | Group President, Europe | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The NPD Group, Inc. | Group President, Food/Automotive/Canada/Latin America | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The NPD Group, Inc. | Group President, Entertainment & Communications, Fashion & Sports | Current |
| Popsicle Company | CEO | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | MBA In Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The NPD Group, Inc. | Chief Information Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The NPD Group, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| KPMG Corporate Finance LLC | Partner | Former |
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