Transforming your syndicated data into business insight
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the benefits of retail sales data for CPG manufacturers. And I summarized the four types of retail sales data which are formed by a combination of two parameters: data source (syndicated vs. retailer direct) and data focus (store vs. shopper). In this post, I’ll discuss data source in […]
CPG Data Tip Sheet focuses on education and best practices for analyzing syndicated retail sales data from IRI and Nielsen (and SPINS for those of you in the Natural/Organic sector). But syndicated data is not the only type of CPG data you’ll encounter. In fact, it’s not even the only type of retail sales data! […]
Every company and every analyst wants to looks at their retail data a little differently. And Nielsen and IRI are both happy to deliver customized views of their information (for a price). This is the option chosen by most large CPG companies: a custom database. But to provide a cost effective option, Nielsen and IRI […]
