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Circana, Inc., formerly known as Information Resources, Inc. and the NPD Group (previously National Purchase Diary Panel Inc. and NPD Research Inc.), is an American market research and technology company headquartered in Chicago.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circana | Area served | Worldwide | 1.00 | infobox |
| Circana | Formerly | National Purchase Diary Panel Inc. (1966–1975) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Circana | Formerly | NPD Research Inc. (1975–1988) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Circana | Founded | September 28, 1966; 59 years ago (1966-09-28) (as National Purchase Diary Panel Inc.) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Circana | Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | 1.00 | infobox |
| Circana | Industry | Market research | 1.00 | infobox |
| Circana | Key people | Stuart Aitken (CEO) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Circana | Owner | Hellman & Friedman | 1.00 | infobox |
| Circana | Products | Market intelligence | 1.00 | infobox |
| Circana | Products | Business analytics | 1.00 | infobox |
| Circana | Type | Private | 1.00 | infobox |
| Circana | Website | circana.com | 1.00 | infobox |
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