With retail rents on the rise due to record - low vacancies, and e-commerce continuing to generate more sales, more stores going dark is inevitable, said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst
at NPD Group.
Steam has about 20,000 game titles on its platform, noted Mat Piscatella, industry analyst for U.S. games
at NPD.
However, «we still see much more video streaming from Netflix on the Xbox 360, Roku and connected televisions than we do on tablets,» Ross Rubin, executive director
at NPD, told TechNewsWorld.
Bean counters
at NPD announced the Microsoft exclusive to be Rare's best selling game ever and eight best selling in 2018.
It doesn't look like many people picked up fresh new copies of Super Street Fighter IV or Splinter Cell: Conviction, because the industry trackers over
at NPD Group are saying the sales dropped a whole 26 percent from last April's.
«They haven't grown exponentially but that's a healthy gain post the Kindle Fire,» said Russ Crupnick, senior entertainment industry analyst
at NPD.
«If you look at the tablet market without Apple there are a number of high - profile brands vying for that number two spot,» said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis
at NPD.
No photos to go with on this one, but the source for this gossip comes from Richard Shim, an analyst
at NPD DisplaySearch.
The larger screen and Wi - Fi connectivity make this particular e-reader attractive to corporate users, according to Ross Rubin
at NPD Group Inc..
«Tablet PC demand in 2014 is being affected by falling demand for the 7» class in emerging regions and in China, where many local white - box brands have experienced lower - than - expected shipment growth,» said Hisakazu Torii, vice president, smart application research
at NPD DisplaySearch.
«Momentum for the tablet PC market is in full swing as it has become the dominant mobile PC form factor,» said Richard Shim, senior analyst
at NPD DisplaySearch.
«To some degree the answer is yes,» says Marshal Cohen, chief analyst
at the NPD Group.
«While the sportswear industry is very progressive on many levels, it does think the same way as it has forever, and I think this is a case that really illustrates that,» says Matt Powell, sports industry analyst
at the NPD Group.
«With 31 million people skipping breakfast each daythere is a significant opportunity for food and beverage marketers to reach these consumers,» says Dori Hickey, director, product management
at NPD and author of Morning MealScape 2011.
«Businesses of all sizes appear to be determined to capitalize on the tablet phenomenon,» said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis
at NPD.
Simply removing sodium from foods and / or beverages will likely be met with consumer resistance,» says Darren Seifer, food and beverage industry analyst
at NPD and author of the sodium report.
«There is a malaise around apparel buying in the US, where we've seen a slowdown in both activewear and non-activewear — or what I would call the fashion market,» says Matt Powell, a sports industry analyst
at NPD Group.
«While Millennials are certainly a major target for the foodservice industry, seniors are becoming progressively crucial to the market,» said Robert Carter, executive director of Foodservice
at The NPD Group.
In women's products, Nike «is growing in the low single digits, which means it is a long way away from where it wants to be,» said Matt Powell, a sports industry analyst
at the NPD Group.
«It makes perfect sense that as online grocery shopping grows it will drive the adoption of meal kits,» Darren Seifer, food and beverage industry analyst
at The NPD Group, said in a statement.
«Giving an intangible gift, an experience, can be more personal and more memorable for the gift recipient,» said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst
at NPD, in a statement.
It's just implementing them in a product, showing consumers that it has a value and can do things better than they were doing before,» says consumer tech analyst Benjamin Arnold
at the NPD Group.
«These days, consumers don't care whether you call it Black Friday or Cyber Monday — all they care about is the price,» says Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst
at the NPD Group.
«This business is about the art of giving to yourself,» Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst
at NPD told Fast Company in 2015.
«Away - from - home coffee sales are on the rise,» says Darren Seifer, food and beverages industry analyst
at NPD Group, «especially in the afternoon.
Darren Seifer, a food and beverage industry analyst
at the NPD Group, explains that companies like NatureBox are «tapping into a consumer demand for freshness.»
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Not exact matches
The results should not have been entirely surprising:
NPD Group has said that its data showed that sales
at athletic and sporting goods retailers were down by a low - double digit percentage in the quarter.
«When they're not making as much money, people will be a lot more sourpuss on them,» says Stephen Baker, vice-president of consumer electronics analysis
at market research firm
NPD Group.
«They did not keep their basketball offerings updated enough and
at the same time we went through a fashion shift away from basketball as the preferred fashion shoe in the United States, so it was a double whammy,» said
NPD analyst Matt Powell.
The title, which is the crown jewel of the Activision Blizzard's portfolio, represented one - quarter of the industry's software sales
at brick - and - mortar retailers last month, according to The
NPD Group, which normally would be cause for celebration.
«Everyone's got a health message out there these days,» says Darren Seifer, a food and beverage industry analyst
at market research firm the
NPD Group.
Still, looking ahead, Russ Crupnick,
NPD's senior vice president, industry analysis, says he expects kiosks to remain viable for
at least the next three to five years.
By contrast, the
NPD Group, a market research company, pegs the U.S. kiosk share
at more than 35 %.
«I think they're the future of retail,» says Tamara Szames, the fashion industry expert
at market research consultancy
NPD Group.
Menswear is growing
at twice the pace of the market for women's clothing, according to the
NPD Group Canada.
According to
NPD Group the size of the retail PC software market in the U.S. in 2010 was about US$ 700 million, far smaller than that of consoles
at US$ 9.4 billion.
The number of times per year people eat a morning snack — either
at home or away from home — has increased by 17 percent over the past six years, according to
NPD Group.
«Forty - eight percent of dinner meals purchased from a restaurant today are eaten
at home,» says David Portalatin, a food industry analyst
at research firm
NPD.
Over the past decade, industry tracker
NPD Group has recorded an 18 % decline in canned - soup consumption
at dinner and a 7 % decline
at lunch.
Nine billion servings of burgers were ordered
at U.S. restaurants and foodservice outlets last year, an increase of 3 % from 2013, despite weakness in traffic
at other restaurants, according to research firm
NPD Group.
«If you looked
at the entire American diet 10 years ago, and the diet today, the thing that has increased most is this product called yogurt,» says Harry Balzer, the chief food analyst
at market research firm
NPD Group.
At the same time, NPD notes that retailers such as Nordstrom, Abercrombie and Fitch and Aeropostale will be offering more items at full price and minimizing promotions this holiday seaso
At the same time,
NPD notes that retailers such as Nordstrom, Abercrombie and Fitch and Aeropostale will be offering more items
at full price and minimizing promotions this holiday seaso
at full price and minimizing promotions this holiday season.
In a recent survey, 58 percent * of respondents told
NPD they would seek out the particular store, either
at another physical location or on that retailer's website.
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