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TNS Compete steps up focus on retail industry analytics

TNS Compete, a unit of TNS Media Group, has formed the Retail and Consumer Products practice to focus on providing web analytics related to online shopping across groups of rival retail e-commerce sites, shopping portals and search engines.

Posted 11/13/2008Paul DemeryPost a comment

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Sales will suffer in Q4, but less online than off, Retail Forward predicts

At 1.5% growth over a year earlier, holiday sales this year will be the weakest since 1991, when sales grew 1.2%, TNS Retail Forward projects. E-commerce sales, however, will grow 9%, low by industry standards but stronger than total sales TNS says.

Posted 09/19/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Consumers rely heavily on online reviews when purchasing products

Consumer reviews play a major role in the decision to purchase products or services, says Opinion Research Corp. In a recent survey, 61% of consumers say they consult online feedback before purchasing a new product or service.

Posted 07/14/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Consumers expect shopping will be a more connected experience by 2015

Most U.S. consumers expect that by 2015 they will be sharing ideas online with retailers, manufacturers and consumers and using their mobile phones more as a shopping tool, according to a survey by retail research and consulting firm TNS Retail Forward.

Posted 05/09/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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CIO departs 1-800-FLOWERS.com

Amid the process of implementing multiple information technology initiatives, 1-800-FLOWERS.com’s CIO has resigned to join London-based Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC

Posted 01/10/2007Bill BriggsPost a comment

Consumers peer into the future and see more ways to connect

By 2015, consumers expect more ways to connect with online retailers, including via mobile phones and online shopping communities. But consumer preferences for such options vary widely among international markets, TNS Retail Forward reports.

Posted 05/30/2008Internet RetailerPost a comment

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Compete and Cannondale to Offer New Insights Into Shopping Behavior From First Click to In-Store Purchase

Partnership Pairs Clickstream and Point-of-Purchase Data for In-Depth Look at Consumers’ Purchasing Behaviors Boston and Wilton, CT – (November 9, 2009) -- Compete, a Kantar Media company, and Cannondale Associates, a marketing and sales management consulting firm, today announced a partnership that gives marketers new insight into consumers’ shopping behavior as they move from researching goods online to in-store purchase. For the first time,...

Posted 11/11/2009

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Intellidyn Introduces I-Distinct, the Most Advanced 1-to-1 Database Marketing Platform to Fully Exploit the Power of...

I-Distinct Leverages the Nation’s Most Comprehensive Lifestyle, Behavioral and Attitudinal Consumer Data to Generate Higher Yield Personalized Marketing Campaigns BOSTON - September 16, 2008 IntellidynTM Corporation (www.intellidyn.com), an award-winning provider of the nation`s most complete direct response marketing and multi-channel database marketing services, today announced the introduction of I-Distinct, the industry’s first integrated...

Posted 09/19/2008