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Circana

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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Founded
September 28, 1966; 59 years ago (1966-09-28) (as National Purchase Diary Panel Inc.)
Industry
Market research
Owner
Hellman & Friedman
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Formerly
National Purchase Diary Panel Inc. (1966–1975) · NPD Research Inc. (1975–1988)

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NPD Group legacy history

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Circana

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples15
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
Components1

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Circana

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related to M&A activities · 3
Circana → In August, NCSolutions, Nielsen's Marketing Mix Modeling
Formerly · 2
Circana → National Purchase Diary Panel Inc. (1966–1975), NPD Research Inc. (1975–1988)
Products · 2
Circana → Business analytics, Market intelligence
Area served · 1
Circana → Worldwide
Founded · 1
Circana → September 28, 1966; 59 years ago (1966-09-28) (as National Purchase Diary Panel Inc.)
Headquarters · 1
Circana → Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Industry · 1
Circana → Market research
Key people · 1
Circana → Stuart Aitken (CEO)
Owner · 1
Circana → Hellman & Friedman
Type · 1
Circana → Private

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npd market inc research data marketing technology business panel services new industries chicago formerly consumer tracking company private group iri

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CircanaArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
CircanaFormerlyNational Purchase Diary Panel Inc. (1966–1975)1.00infobox
CircanaFormerlyNPD Research Inc. (1975–1988)1.00infobox
CircanaFoundedSeptember 28, 1966; 59 years ago (1966-09-28) (as National Purchase Diary Panel Inc.)1.00infobox
CircanaHeadquartersChicago, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
CircanaIndustryMarket research1.00infobox
CircanaKey peopleStuart Aitken (CEO)1.00infobox
CircanaOwnerHellman & Friedman1.00infobox
CircanaProductsMarket intelligence1.00infobox
CircanaProductsBusiness analytics1.00infobox
CircanaTypePrivate1.00infobox
CircanaWebsitecircana.com1.00infobox

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