NPD Group

Yoga pants are currently top sellers in U.S. Fashion. Trend concepts such as 'soft dressing' or 'athleisure' and the longing felt by customers for casual comfort is helping this product group achieve huge sales growth. Can sweatpants really pose...

Workplace canteens are often considered to be far from innovative, and anything but boldly growing. Examining the role of workplace canteens for consumers in various countries around the world, NPD Group’s Bob O’Brien reveals striking differences in terms of relevance,...

The leading Paris-based fragrance and beauty products manufacturer, Coty, Inc, has taken over Calvin Klein's colour cosmetics license from Markwins Holding Co. Calvin Klein has turned to Coty, which is also the brand's fragrance licensee, to develop a colour...

Reflecting on the supermarket business today, you may think of the oft-quoted line from Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities”: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” In response to the current economic climate,...

It may take you by surprise, but most Americans entering a supermarket aren’t really looking for groceries. What shoppers most want is help pulling together meals. Not knowing that difference could cost U.S. grocers $11,000 in incremental sales for...

Computer Generated Solutions Inc (CGS) will host eighth annual Insight Customer Conference from March 8-10 in Las Vegas, where numerous industry professionals will discuss emerging industry trends and best practices. The event includes several keynote sessions, solution and product...

The back-to-school time period has long been linked with cheese. Whether included as slices in a homemade sandwich, added to a lunchbox as a stick or other fun shape, or enjoyed after school to tide a hungry young belly...

Nearly two-thirds of consumers shopping at retail outlets in the United States are giving the ultimate last-minute gift this year, said a poll released by the NPD Group Inc., a consumer and retail research firm based in Port Washington,...