In a Circana study, June retail sales revenues in the United States, combining discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods, increased by 1% versus the 2022 month as unit sales declined by 3%. The results included declines of 4% in dollar sales and 9%...
Consumers are reimagining rice cookers, and the evolution of rice cookers as a more versatile cooking appliance is driving steep sales growth, according to market research firm Circana. Sales of the “straightforward” rice cooker appliance are up 34%, and units sold...
Consumers remain wary of spending given the uncertain economy, according to Circana, which reported U.S. discretionary general merchandise retail sales revenue dropped 4% in February 2023 year over year while unit sales slipped 5%. Weekly declines have remained...
The market research and analytics company formed from the August 2022 merger of The NPD Group and IRI revealed its new company name and brand identity: Circana. Kirk Perry, president and CEO of newly named Circana, said the name conveys “two companies coming together...
When it comes to dollars and cents, and inflation, eating at home is the less expensive option and one more consumers are preferring, according to a study by the recently merged Information Resources, Inc. and The NPD Group, which provides some evidence that...
