We predict what shoppers really want.

Every day, our passionate, curious, fearless researchers and strategists study shoppers’ lives, make sense of patterns, explore and interpret sentiments to understand why, where, and how they buy, and what they will do next. To activate your retail future you must follow shoppers every day, always. It’s what we do.

Shopper Research & Insights

For three decades our How America Shops® research has successfully tracked shopper sentiments, lifestyles, attitudes and behaviors to buying across all types of retail – physical and digital. Predictive, actionable insights and customizable analysis show why shoppers do what they do, and how to boldly respond.

Retail Research & Innovation

We deliver retail and retailer insights and innovations from around the world. Our national surveys, in-depth interviews with retail executives, our global Retail Safaris®, and consulting advice, guide your relationships and strategies with retail partners to accelerate mutual growth.

Consulting & Activation

Our consulting services help you identify innovative growth opportunities and white spaces, for categories and retail. Then our activation resources enable your organization to envision, build and execute successful, differentiated, shopper-centric strategies to grow at every touchpoint, from the shelf to streaming.

The metaverse, smaller formats, mental health. These are among the trends that will guide the shopping trip in 2023, based on our How America Shops® shopper research.

 

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks with Dan O’Connor, founder of the Future Commerce Initiative and Executive in Residence at the Harvard...

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Retailers, brands and suppliers come to us for trustworthy shopper research, retail insights and consulting advice to build bold, courageous growth strategies