Retailer Intelligence

Five businesses well known for their proprietary capabilities in shopper insights, sales and marketing consulting, and long-standing relationships with leading consumer goods manufacturers and retailers began integrating this week to form a powerful new identity.

As it marks its one-year anniversary as a grocery advertising network, MyWebGrocer (MWG) says it has grown to be the largest one in the United States.

The down economy continues to hit consumers, business and the stock market hard, as even Wal-Mart's value on Wall Street drops.

Kroger, Costco, Target, and Supervalu also made the top 10 on the annual list, which ranks all formats of retail by revenue.

The news dragged company shares down 57 cents in trading.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has named the NPD Group, Inc. Syndicated Supplier of the Year in the Insights and Customer Strategy Department.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. and CHICAGO -- Consumer intelligence provider Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) said yesterday it is working with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. to create a "new generation of consumer panel services" based on the retailer's defined customer segments.

CHICAGO -- The Nielsen Company business unit Decisions Made Easy, a provider of analytical software and services for business users at CPG companies, introduced a new solution yesterday called Nielsen Complete Coverage. The online reporting and analytic application provides a more robust and reliable analysis of a CPG company's market or category.