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Nick Gallegos
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Wilson Farms Neighborhood Food Stores


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Within 10 Years, U.S. Healthcare Expenditures Will Nearly Double to $4.7 Trillion
According to the latest research from SymphonyIRI Group, “Healthcare III: Understanding the Age-Driven Health & Wellness Needs of Baby Boomers,” retailers and manufacturers that understand which ailments will be driving this growth and know how to link new and existing products to the treatment of these ailments will be in a position to capture more than their fair share of this enormous opportunity.
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Brand Advantage™ Solution Offers CPG Companies Comprehensive Platform to Efficiently Evaluate Effectiveness of Marketing Programs and Improve Planning Processes, While Adapting to Changes in Business Environment

SymphonyIRI Group Offers Core IRI Market Measurement Solutions and Next Generation Symphony Advantage Solutions including Shopper Marketing, Automated Analytics, Technology Platforms and Strategic Consulting for Maximum Impact
Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) today unveiled its transformation into SymphonyIRI Group, Inc. (SymphonyIRI), the world’s leading partner that enables consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail and healthcare companies to drive growth through innovation in insights, marketing and sales.
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Target Advantage Integrates Best-in-Class Targeting Capabilities with Flexible, Geo-spatial Mapping as well as Household and Retailer-level Information to Provide Improved Consumer/Shopper Insights and Marketing ROI
SymphonyIRI Group, Inc., formerly named Information Resources, Inc. (“IRI”), today announced the launch of Target Advantage™.  Developed in partnership with industry leaders Acxiom® Corporation and SRC, and brought to market by SymphonyIRI, the Target Advantage solution represents the first phase in a new generation of shopper segmentation and targeting solutions designed to provide more actionable insights to drive improved marketing effectiveness down to the individual household and retailer level.

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Next Generation Approach Leverages New Shopper Centric Platforms, Analytical Expertise and Consulting to Secure Better Insights and Drive Manufacturer and Retailer Revenue and Growth
SymphonyIRI Group, Inc. (“SymphonyIRI”) announced today an enhanced and holistic shopper marketing initiative, created to accelerate the collaboration between manufacturers and retailers to drive top-line revenue through improved results across the entire shopper experience, from initial shopper segmentation and targeting to enhanced execution at retail.
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IRI New Product Pacesetters™ Report Finds Leading Products Successfully Support Continued Trends in Personalized, Conservative Shopping
The most successful new consumer packaged goods (CPG) food and beverage brands and non-food brands of 2009 were released today by Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) at its “Summit 2010: Reinventing CPG & Retail Conference.” This year, IRI celebrates the fifteenth annual publication of New Product Pacesetters™—an industry-recognized benchmark analysis of exceptional first year CPG sales success for newly launched products. This year’s report highlights brands that have achieved stellar results, featuring innovations designed to cater to consumers’ needs and desires in a recessionary environment characterized by frugal habits and overall hesitance to try new products.
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Building on its reputation for raising and tackling the consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail and healthcare industries’ most pressing business issues, Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) is hosting IRI Summit 2010 at the J.W. Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa in Texas. This world-class conference features an impressive roster of keynote speakers, who are each distinguished leaders within their industries.
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IRI snacking expert, Sally Lyons Wyatt, will discuss the snack food industry’s performance in 2009 and present the latest industry trends, up-to-date snack food sales data, and consumer insights for the major snack food categories in her presentation, “State of the Snack Food Industry” at the 2010 SNAXPO.
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IRI Reviews 2009 CPG Industry and Highlights Key Trends That Will Continue in 2010
Though the economy has taken some steps toward recovery, 2009 was a difficult year for U.S. consumers. Financial, housing and employment markets are in less-than-favorable condition, and consumers are justifiably concerned. IRI has been analyzing the economic downturn and its effects on consumer shopping and consumption behavior during the last two years and identifies significant and long-lasting trends in its latest report, “Times & Trends: 2009 CPG Year in Review.”
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Dan Wandel Provides Overview of Beer Category Trends
The consumer packaged goods industry faced one of its most challenging years in 2009. All packaged goods were significantly impacted by the tough economic conditions, including the beer category. IRI’s beverage alcohol expert, Dan Wandel, will examine how the beer category and the craft segment performed during these difficult times and will also highlight key trends in his presentation, “2009 IRI Beer Category Overview and Craft Segment Review,” during the Brewers Association Power Hour interactive teleconference.
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