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Analyst firm NPD estimates that more than a third of U.S. smartphone sales are of the prepaid variety, and with the savings it's easy to see why.

The plastic - backed AMOLED display in the 42 - millimeter Apple Watch is pegged at an approximate all - in cost of $ 27.41 per unit, market research firm NPD DisplaySearch said on Monday, compared to the $ 45 per unit estimate from IHS for the 4.7 - inch Retina display in the iPhone 6.

AirPods currently make up 85 percent of totally wireless earbud revenues, according to analyst firm NPD Group.

Sales of the Xbox One S helped Microsoft to beat Sony in U.S. hardware console sales in August, according to data from the research firm the NPD Group.

Research firm NPD Group has shared a small data point about the recent launch of Apple's HomePod smart speaker.

A report by the commercial solar energy analytic firm NPD Solarbuzz projects global solar PV installation rates to reach 100 GW annually by 2018, and cumulative global capacity to reach 500 GW in the same year.

Some 279,000 Xbox 360s were sold in the U.S., according to market research firm NPD, making Xbox 360 the best - selling console in the U.S. 10 out of the last 11 months.

Retail tracking firm NPD has revealed the total U.S. game and hardware sales for the month of October, which hit $ 1.08 billion — a one percent increase in sales over last year.

New video game products generated $ 964.1 million in sales at United States retailers in March, according to industry - tracking firm The NPD Group.

Market research firm The NPD Group has released a new report on gamers» spending habits on downloadable content.

The video game industry in December was up 10 percent year - over-year, generating $ 3.29 billion thanks mainly due to hardware sales, according to industry - tracking firm The NPD Group.

This comes from industry - tracking firm The NPD Group.

Talk about pigs: Americans ate 1.1 billion bacon servings during the 12 - month period ending April 2014, about 6 percent more than the previous year, according to market research firm the NPD Group.

Consumer technology hardware sales in the United States fell 0.5 % percent in 2011, ending the year just shy of $ 144 billion according to market research firm The NPD Group.

Sales of Apple iPads significantly impacted mobile PC shipment figures during the second quarter of 2010, DisplaySearch, an arm of the research firm NPD Group, reported Sept. 30.

US sales of smartphones running Google's Android mobile operating system surged past those of Apple for the first time in the first quarter of the year, industry research firm NPD said Monday.

Apple's iPhone was the best - selling cellphone in the U.S. last quarter, surpassing Motorola's dirt - cheap, second - place Razr, which has been the top - selling phone for the last 3 years, according to research firm NPD Group.

Market research firm The NPD Group on Monday published the latest data surrounding sales of supersized smartphones in the U.S. Using its «Mobile Phone Track,» which tracks smartphone sales in the U.S., NPD >>

A recent report from the consumer market - research firm NPD seems to confirm that the trend toward smaller - screen tablets exists beyond a single island in Asia.

«They were trying to sell what they thought was an entry - level solution at what turned out to be a premium - level price point,» said Stephen Baker, a consumer technology analyst at market research firm NPD Group.

Stephen Baker, a consumer technology analyst with research firm NPD Group, said the price cut to the Kindle Fire HD will do more to help Amazon compete in the tablet market than the added features on the newer models.

In December 2014, Xbox One hardware sales was much better than PlayStation 4, according to research firm NPD.

The first traditional Metroid title in thirteen years seems to have been received well by fans according to industry - tracking firm The NPD Group, who have confirmed that physical sales of Metroid: Samus Returns have placed the game in the top ten best selling 3DS games of 2017.

The US accounts for about 45 percent of the $ 55 billion in worldwide sneaker sales, but only one - quarter of Americans buys sneakers for athletic use, according to research firm NPD.

Celebrity fragrances have long been in decline, dipping 22 percent to $ 57 million in 2016 in the UK, and 66 percent to $ 50.6 m between 2011 and 2014 in US department stores, according to market research firm NPD Group.

And with the recent decline in «lunching out» trend, independent restaurants are facing lower levels of foot traffic, and an industry - wide cut in profits, according to market research firm NPD Group, Inc..

Visits to independent restaurants declined 3 percent in the first quarter of this year from a year ago, and consumer spending was flat reports market research firm The NPD Group.

The number of independent restaurants in the country dropped by 3 percent in 2016, according to the research firm NPD Group.

A new forecast from market research firm NPD indicates that holiday shopping could show the slowest year - on - year growth since 2009, and a survey from consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers shows shoppers are increasingly looking for deals.

The arrival of Nintendo's Wii U last year didn't invigorate game sales, which research firm NPD Group said have dropped 9 per cent over last year.

According to consumer research firm NPD Group, sales of Tims» new hot, grilled sandwiches on multigrain and white breads have been encouraging.

Research firm NPD Group earlier this month warned much of the same would continue in 2017: it sees stalled growth and says those cutting back on restaurant visits are doing so because they think prices are too high.

According to research firm NPD Group, these are the top - selling toy properties for the first half of the year.

«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.

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.

Marshal Cohen of consumer - analysis firm NPD says ThirdLove's insight — pioneering cup half - sizes — is revelatory.

According to Harry Balzar, a food industry analyst for market research firm NPD Group, around 80 % of Americans eat breakfast before they leave work.

«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.

Women's swimwear sales are projected to grow to $ 2.9 billion this year while total U.S. swimwear sales are expected to hit $ 4.2 billion, according to forecasts from market research firm NPD Group.

Market research firm NPD says Fitbit «remains the only activity tracker brand that consumers request by name on a regular basis,» and reports ownership of Fitbit devices has increased 13 percent since February.

Think Pokémon cards, Nerf guns and balls, and, yes, Barbie dolls, all among the five bestselling toy properties this year, according to research firm NPD Group.

As foot traffic flattens, delivery sales have increased by 20 % over the last five years, according to industry research firm NPD Group.

Total sales for 2015 edged upward by 3 %, to more than $ 700 billion, and market research firm NPD Group forecasts that Americans will make 61.8 billion visits to restaurants and food - service outlets in 2016 — which would be the highest figure since before the Great Recession.

According to global market research firm NPD Group, LCDs now account for more than 90 % of TV sales — bad news for Panasonic, whose sales dropped by about 25 % in the second quarter of this year.

Overall, food service industry traffic has been flat the first half of 2016, according to data from industry research firm NPD Group, and is expected to remain weak for the rest of the year.

Katz has hit on a growing — if still small — market, says Darren Seifer, a food and beverage industry analyst for the New York City - based research firm NPD Group.

In - store dining and prepared foods from grocery stores led to 2.4 billion food - service visits and $ 10 billion of consumer spending in 2015, according to a recent report by industry research firm NPD Group.

«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.

Nike's share of the U.S. sport footwear market slipped to 53.3 percent in the first six months of 2016 from 55 percent a year ago, while Adidas's rose to 6.3 percent from 4.2 percent, according to market research firm NPD.

«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.