21 February

Shanghai, China

Nielsen To Launch Homescan™ Consumer Panel In China

14 February

Milan, Italy

Half The World’s Consumers Would Give Up ‘Convenience Packaging’ to Help The Environment, but Less Inclined to Forgo Packaging That Provides Hygiene & Protects: Nielsen Survey

28 January

New York, NY

Over 875 Million Consumers Have Shopped Online -- The Number of Internet Shoppers up 40% in Two Years

17 December

Schaumburg, IL

“Good Value” Is the Top Influencer of U.S. Grocery Store Choice, Nielsen Reports

13 December

Hong Kong

Confidence Dips Globally, With Over a Quarter of the World’s Consumers Cautious About a 2008 Recession: Nielsen

26 November

Schaumburg, IL

Millennial Consumers Seek New Tastes, Willing to Pay a Premium for Alcoholic Beverages

18 October

New York, NY

Nielsen Signs Agreement with Eureka! Ranch to Expand Innovation Consulting

18 October

New York, NY

African-American TV Usage and Buying Power Highlighted By Nielsen

1 October

New York, NY

Word-of-Mouth the Most Powerful Selling Tool: Nielsen Global Survey

27 September

New York, NY

The In-Store Marketing Institute and The Nielsen Company Mark Key Milestones on Path Towards a Global Ratings Metric on In-Store Marketing

12 September

Schaumburg, IL

Majority of Americans Believe Pressure to Look Good Escalating

5 September

Schaumburg, IL

Nielsen Launches Store Explorer to Tailor Marketing Programs to Store Characteristics

4 September

Schaumburg, IL

OfficeMax Expands Relationship with The Nielsen Company

28 August 2007

Schaumburg, IL

Headaches, Colds and Back Ache --- Most Common Health Complaints: Nielsen Global Survey

15 August 2007

Schaumburg, IL

Nielsen Study Examines Shoppers’ Body Language

12 July 2007

Chicago, IL

Nielsen Company Announces One of a Kind Software Solution That Helps Suppliers Reduce Out-of-Stock Issues

10 July 2007

New York, NY

The Nielsen Company examines Harry Potter’s vast impact on Books, Movies, Internet, Television, Music and Advertising

20 June 2007

Chicago, IL

Nielsen Homescan Total ShopperView Captures Largest Panel Ever to Track Non-Bar-coded Items

5 June 2007

London, UK

Global Nielsen Survey: Consumers Look to Governments to Act on Climate Change

17 May 2007

Hollywood, FL

Nielsen Launches Brand3, A Revolutionary, Integrated Brand-Management Consulting Service

16 May 2007

Hollywood, FL

The Nielsen Company to Launch a National Homescan Hispanic Consumer Panel

15 May 2007

Hollywood, FL

Nielsen Adds Revolutionary Capabilities to Its Web-Based Information Delivery Platform, Nielsen Answers

14 May 2007

Hollywood, FL

The Nielsen Company and Experian Deliver Consumer Relationship Marketing Solution for CPG Companies

4 May 2007

Schaumburg, IL

The Nielsen Company, Age Lessons Reveal New Type of Baby Boomer: The Pivot Spender

27 April 2007

London, UK

Beauty and the bucks - Nielsen’s first Global Beauty Survey reveals:

2 April 2007

Schaumburg, IL

Sales of Red Wine Surge on Reports of Health Benefits

27 March 2007

Chicago, IL

Wal-Mart, Church & Dwight, Food Lion, SUPERVALU and Procter & Gamble Set to Headline The Nielsen Company’s Consumer 360 Conference

20 March 2007

Schaumburg, IL

Nielsen Introduces New Service for Understanding Consumer Behavior Across Countries

13 February 2007

United Kingdom

With Valentine’s Day Beckoning, ACNielsen’s Love and Marriage Barometer Reveals…

12 February 2007

New York, NY

Nielsen Creates New Service – Nielsen DigitalPlus – To Offer New Insights and Services From Television Set Top Box Data

1 February 2007

Milan, Italy

New Survey Reveals Overwhelming Global Support for “Too Thin” Fashion Models Debate

29 January 2007

United Kingdom

Global Warming: A Self-Inflicted, Very Serious Problem, According to More Than Half The World's Online Population

24 January 2007

Schaumburg, IL

Drinkable Yogurt Outpaces Other Categories in Global Growth According to New ACNielsen Study of Food and Beverages

18 January 2007

New York, NY and Haarlem, the Netherlands

VNU Changing Name To The Nielsen Company

21 December 2006

Schaumburg, IL

ACNielsen Expands Agreement with Dollar General

21 December 2006

New York, NY, USA

American Consumers Continue Leadership in Claiming "No Spare Cash"

30 October 2006
New York, NY, USA
ACNielsen Acquires The Modeling Group

13 October 2006
New York, NY, USA
Consumers Unlikely to Follow Their Own Good Advice on Healthy Eating, Exercise

22 September 2006

Milan, Italy

Global Consumers Vote Designer Shoes their Top Accessory

13 September 2006

Schaumburg, IL, USA

With Focus on Scraping By, Americans Forego Life’s Little Luxuries

11 August 2006

New York, NY, USA

Likely renewal of concern about terrorism for world’s consumers

27 July 2006
New York, NY, USA
ACNielsen Launches Major Loyalty Marketing Initiative

27 July 2006
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Consumers Want Healthy Homes: Health and Wellness Concerns Drive Consumer Purchases of Household Products

15 June 2006
New York, NY, USA
The World’s Biggest Shopaholics? Surprise, It’s Not Americans

12 May 2006
London, UK
Dell and HP/Compaq Rated Best’ IT Equipment Brands Globally

4 May 2006
Stockholm, Sweden
ACNielsen releases New Swedish ShopperTrends Survey

25 April 2006
New York, NY, USA
Our social lives and personal image the first to suffer when the going gets tough

24 April 2006
United Kingdom
Where’s the cheapest place in Europe to buy a bottle of mineral water?

7 April 2006
New York, NY, USA
ACNielsen Agrees to Acquire Retail Measurement Business of Venezuelan Market Leader Datos Information Resources

4 April 2006
Italy
New Global Unemployment Survey Reveals Unemployment Crisis Worsening in W. Europe

3 April 2006
Madrid, Spain
Sales of Mass Consumption Products Increased 5.7% in 2005 in Spain

2 March 2006
Schaumburg, IL, USA
ACNielsen And PepsiCo to Drive Sales Insights with Value-Added Services

28 February 2006
Chicago, IL, USA
ACNielsen & Spectra to Host Revamped 2006 Consumer 360® Conference

27 February 2006
Schaumburg, IL, USA
ACNielsen Releases Annual Consumer & Shopper Insights Suite

22 February 2006
Schaumburg, IL, USA
ACNielsen Acquires Beverage Data Network

20 February 2006
Milan, Italy
Giorgio Armani and Gucci – the “World’s Most Coveted” Fashion Brands

7 February 2006
New York, NY, USA
You Don’t Need to Own a Car to Be Worried About Escalating Fuel Prices

7 February 2006
Milan, Italy
One in Three Europeans Impacted Significantly By Rising Fuel Prices

2 February 2006
New York, NY, USA
VNU’S Media and Marketing Guide For the Super Bowl

30 January 2006
Schaumburg, IL, USA
ACNielsen Unveils Predictions for 2006

24 January 2006
Schaumburg, IL, USA
ACNielsen Global Survey Finds U.S. Consumers Still Among Most Strapped for Cash

21 December2005
Mexico City
ACNielsen Mexico is Recognized as "2005's Best Marketing Research Agency" by Merca2.0

19 December2005
Schaumburg, IL, and Hoboken, NJ, USA
ACNielsen Book on Category Management Book Published by Wiley

12 December2005
Haarlem, the Netherlands
Lewis Named U.S. Head of VNU’s ACNielsen Unit

7 December2005
New York, NY, USA
VNU Marketing Information Acquires Decisions Made Easy

6 December2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
ACNielsen Homescan MegaPanel Expansion Now Complete; CPG Industry's Leading Consumer Panel Generating Wealth of New Consumers and Shopper Insights

5 December2005
Haarlem, the Netherlands
VNU Appoints Schmidt Head of Its Marketing Information Group

5 December2005
New York, NY, USA
Organic and Functional Foods Have Plenty of Room to Grow

28 November 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Winn-Dixie Names ACNielsen New Preferred Provider of Syndicated Sales Information and Consumer Insights

18 November 2005
New York, NY, USA
ACNielsen Acquires Full Ownership of ACNielsen Chile

17 November 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Click Wine Group Chooses ACNielsen as New Provider of Syndicated Sales Analysis

9 November 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
ACNielsen Introduces Real-Time In-Store Promotion Assessment Service for CPG Industry

19 October 2005
New York, NY, USA
ACNielsen Announces One-Tenth of the World’s Population Shopping Online

12 October 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Downsizing/‘Upscaling’ Drives Success of Boxed Wines

6 October 2005
Orlando, FL, USA
ACNielsen Rolls Out Enhanced Merchandising and Assortment Software, New Consulting Services

27 September 2005
New York, NY, USA
Growth of Private Label Continues Worldwide

23 September 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
VNU Says Head of ACNielsen North America is Leaving Company

16 September 2005
Milan, Italy
New Survey Points to Price Convergence in Europe Since the Euro

13 September 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
High Gas Prices Changing How Consumers Shop and Spend According to ACNielsen Study

7 September 2005
New York, NY, USA
ACNielsen and DemandTec Announce Global, Strategic Partnership

1 September 2005
Hong Kong
Mainland Eyes Glued to Hong Kong Disneyland

31 August 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
ACNielsen Expands Coverage of Fast-Growing Dollar Store Retail Channel

25 August 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
New ACNielsen Service Helps CPG Companies Succeed With Multi-Country New Product Launches

24 August 2005
Stockholm, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark
Coop and ACNielsen Announce Expanded Cooperation Agreement

22 August 2005
New York, NY, USA
NFL Signs On For FANLinks™ - Innovative New Service From Nielsen Sports and ACNielsen

18 August 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Miller Brewing Company Extends Contract with ACNielsen

11 August 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Private Label Widely Seen as 'Good Alternative' to Other Brands

1 August 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Food Lion Expands Relationship With ACNielsen

27 July 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Fat Content of Most Concern to U.S. Consumers When Shopping for Food

27 July 2005
Hong Kong
The Label-Conscious Global Shopper – Only Partly Understanding Food Labels, but Selective Nonetheless

27 July 2005
Milan, Italy
The Nutrition-Conscious Global Shopper

18 July 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Extends Contract With ACNielsen

14 July 2005
Hong Kong
Internet Banking An Increasing Trend in Hong Kong

13 July 2005
Markham, Ontario, Canada
ACNielsen Canada Launches New Insights Service

11 July 2005
Haarlem, The Netherlands and Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
VNU and IMS Health Announce Merger to Form Global Leader in Market Intelligence

4 July 2005
Sydney, Australia
Sparkling Wine Sales Peak As Australians Party Like It’s 1999

6 July 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Category Management In Transition

July 2005
Mumbai, India
Average Monthly Expenditure on Food, Groceries and Personal Care Grows by 14% for the Urban Indian Shopper

20 June 2005
New York, NY, USA
ACNielsen Appoints Tomei to Head Up Global Consumer Panel Business

13 June 2005
New York, NY, USA
Large Number Of U.S. Consumers Continuing To Live Paycheck To Paycheck

9 June 2005
Hong Kong
Hong Kong People Riding High Along With Indians and Chinese Making the List of the World’s Most Optimistic Consumers

8 June 2005
London, United Kingdom
Asian Consumers Riding High While Europeans Remain in the Doldrums

8 June 2005
Moscow
Modern Retail in Russia: Gaining Momentum

1 June 2005
New York, NY, USA
Paris Overwhelmingly the People’s Choice as 2012 Olympics Host City

June 2005
Mumbai, India
A Nation of Snackers: Branded Snacks Now the Fastest Growing FMCG Category in India

19 May 2005
Hong Kong
Hong Kong People are Simply Bursting With Confidence

12 May 2005
Hong Kong
hinese Consumers are Brand Conscious when it Comes to Drugs and Health Supplements Purchase

2 May 2005
Chicago, IL, USA
Organic, No-/Low-Sugar Products Top List of Best-Performing ‘Good-For-You’ Product Segments

26 April 2005
Hong Kong
Can You Buy Intelligence for Your Children? 50% of Hong Kong Parents Believe They Can

15 April 2005
Hong Kong
"Your Voice" Internet Panels Go Live in Japan and Korea

4 April 2005
Wavre, Belgium
New Survey Names Volkswagen as Leading Car Brand in Europe

4 April 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA
Sleepless in America: 34% in Bed After Midnight, 29% Up By 6 a.m.

1 April 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA
ACNielsen Launches Shopper Trends in the U.S.

1 April 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA
New ACNielsen Web Solution Facilitates Information Sharing Within Client Organizations

31 March 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA
ACNielsen Outlines Plans to Provide Complete Coverage of the Global CPG Marketplace

31 March 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA
ACNielsen Expands Global Consumer Insights Capabilities

31 March 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA
ACNielsen Study Shows 'Good-For-You' Products Enjoy New Year's Sales Boost, But It Doesn’t Last Long

31 March 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA
Spectra and ACNielsen Launch Expanded Loyalty-Building Service for Retailers

31 March 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA
New ACNielsen Service Monitors Competitive Landscape for Consumer Packaged Goods Retailers

30 March 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA
VNU Marketing Information Expands Portfolio Of Ethnic Market Information Services

30 March 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA

ACNielsen/GMA Study Identifies Manufacturer Best Practices In Customer and Channel Management

30 March 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA

VNU Marketing Information To Deliver CBI - Continuous Business Intelligence Solutions For the Global CPG Industry

30 March 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA

Target, General Mills, and Acosta Honored For Their Consumer Focus

30 March 2005
Hollywood, FL, USA
Schmidt Calls For Dramatic Advances In Marketing Information To Support Faster Growth in the CPG Industry

18 March 2005
Frankfurt, Germany
REWE and ACNielsen Strengthen Partnership – Census Scanning Data Brings About Quantum Leap in Information Quality and Transparency

16 March 2005
Hong Kong

Asians in the Driving Seat for Future Car Ownership

15 March 2005
Sri Lanka

40% of Sri Lanka's Retail Outlets Damaged Due to Tsunami Resume Business

8 March 2005
Paris, France

ACNielsen Announces Major European Consumer Panel Expansion

28 February 2005
Hong Kong

Sleepless in Asia: 40% of Asia Pacific Consumers Aren't in Bed Until After Midnight

24 February 2005
New York, NY, USA

Godaddy.com Breaks Through the Super Bowl Clutter, According to Recent Study from ACNielsen International Research

21 February 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA

Has Academy Award®-nominated movie ‘Sideways’ Put Wine Sales On An Upward Trajectory?

2 February 2005
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Consumers Confidence In the Economy Highest in 10 Years

26 January 2005
New York, NY, USA

Health and Convenience Continue to Drive Global Food and Beverage Product Growth, According to New ACNielsen Study

18 January 2005
Schaumburg, IL, USA

U.S. Consumers Continue Trend Of Shopping Less Often In Traditional Grocery Stores, According To ACNielsen

21 December 2004
Schaumburg, IL, USA

ACNielsen Finds U.S. Truly Is A Fast Food Nation

21 December 2004
Hong Kong

Asians the World’s Greatest Fast Food Fans; Filipinos, Taiwanese and Malaysians edge ahead of the Americans, while two thirds of Hong Kongers frequent at least once a week

9 December 2004
Johannesburg, South Africa

South Africans Make Cents of Their Christmas Rands

24 November 2004
Hong Kong

Asia Pacific Consumers the World’s Most Optimistic; In Europe & the US the Going Has Been Tougher but 2005 Looks More Promising

24 November 2004
Europe

Europeans the World's Biggest Spenders, Despite Being Most Pessimistic About Economic Outlook

24 November 2004
Schaumburg, IL, USA

ACNielsen Finds U.S. Consumers Short on Cash As Important Holiday Selling Period Begins

24 November 2004
Hong Kong

The Economy and Health Are Major Concerns Among World Consumers

15 November 2004
Markham, Ontario, Canada

More Than One In Ten Canadian Households Following Low-Carb Diet

4 November 2004
Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Household Spending on Packaged Goods Sees Growth for Three Consecutive Months - Is a Complete Economic Rebound Finally in Sight?

2 November 2004
Oslo, Norway

Consumers Skeptical Towards German FMCG Chain 'Lidl'

2 November 2004
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

ACNielsen UAE Starts Audit of Online Portals In the Middle East

28 October 2004
Schaumburg, IL, USA

ACNielsen Set To Deliver First Insights From Significantly Expanded Homescan Consumer Panel

27 October 2004
Seoul, Korea

Large Discount Stores Marking the Decline of Door to Door Sales

20 October 2004
Shanghai, China
Vital to Retailer’s Success in China: Greater Alignment between Business Strategy and Value Proposition

18 October 2004
Markham, Ontario, Canada
ACNielsen Reports Continued Growth For Video Gaming Industry

8 October 2004
Frankfurt, Germany
Generation '45-Plus': a market opportunity waiting to be discovered in Germany

31 August 2004
Hong Kong
China’s Urban FMCG Market moves Faster than India’s

12 August 2004
Hong Kong
From Cash to Credit: China Offers cash cow opportunities for banks

11 August 2004
Schaumburg, IL, USA
New ACNielsen Service Monitors Most Dynamic Consumer Packaged Goods Product Trends

8 August 2004
Hong Kong
The World’s First Individual Electronic Consumer Panel Goes Live in Hong Kong

3 August 2004
Chicago, IL, USA
WorldWide Retail Exchange and ACNielsen Partner to Launch Data Quality Program

2 August 2004
Schaumburg, IL and New York, NY, USA
Nielsen//NetRatings and ACNielsen Help Marketers Bridge the Offline and Online Universes

28 July 2004
Hong Kong
Across Asia Pacific, you can never be too thin, but we’d rather diet than ‘work it off’ with regular exercise

21 July 2004
Sydney, Australia
Australian Wines Top UK Wine Charts

14 July 2004
Haarlem, The Netherlands
VNU Announces New Appointments in Its Marketing Information Group

8 July 2004
Sydney, Australia
Australia ranks most popular destination for holiday-makers in Asia Pacific

1 July 2004
Hong Kong
The Steady March of the Modern Trade Continues Across Asia
--- Taking With It a Greater Share of Our Shopping Dollars

30 June 2004
Sydney, Australia
76% of frequent online Australians now banking over the ‘Net and 80% have High Interest Savings Accounts

29 June 2004
Hong Kong
Consumer Confidence in Asia Looking Positive Overall. India and Singapore the Most Upbeat, Hong Kong Remains Optimistic

23 June 2004
Markham, Ontario, Canada
ACNielsen Study Finds Lower Income And Older Households Are Closing The Gap In PC Ownership

22 June 2004
New York, NY, USA
Male Grooming Habits Key Driver of Growth in Personal Care Products, Says ACNielsen

10 June 2004
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Shoppers Ranks 1st in Asia In Unplanned Shopping

24 May 2004
Hong Kong
Hong Kong People Purchase Intentions Reach Record High. Confidence in Hong Kong's Future Upheld

20 May 2004
Singapore
Half of How Consumers Differentiate Between Brands Is Based on “Habit” With Only 50% Based on Specific Brand Knowledge

12 May 2004
Shanghai, China
Brand Loyalty Low Amongst Chinese Car Buyers

6 May 2004
Markham, Ontario, Canada
ACNielsen Reports Continued Rapid Growth For Video Gaming Industry

3 May 2004
Chicago, IL, USA
ACNielsen Study Finds CPG Manufacturers And Retailers Increasing Their Use Of Category Management Tools

15 April 2004
Boca Raton, FL, USA
ACNielsen Opens RFID Learning Lab

9 March 2004
Sydney, Australia
More Australians turning to the Internet to gain a better understanding about their health

9 March 2004
Sydney, Australia
High speed Internet a healthier choice for professionals

18 February 2004
Hong Kong
We’re at work, and we’re online in increasing numbers, with daytime, ’primetime’: ACNielsen

17 February 2004
Hong Kong
Consumer Confidence in Hong Kong Reaches New High -
More Hong Kong People Willing to Spend on Big-ticket Items

25 February 2004
Schaumburg, IL , USA
ACNielsen First To Market With Industry-Leading Shopper Insights

2 February 2004

New York, NY, USA

Travelocity and Expedia Rated Most Valuable Brands in Online Travel Market, According to ACNielsen

19 November 2003

New York, NY and Haarlem, The Netherlands

VNU Announces a New Organizational Structure for its Marketing Information Group

16 September 2003

New York, NY, USA

Europe And US Still Largest Private Label Markets, But Other Regions Seeing Huge Growth Fueled By Retailer Expansion, Says ACNielsen

1 April 2003

New York, NY, USA

62 Global Mega Brand Franchises Reaching Consumers the World Over, Says ACNielsen

17 January 2003

Sunnyvale, CA and New York, NY, USA

Yahoo! and ACNielsen Release Seventh Quarterly Wave of Internet Confidence Index

24 June 2002

Sunnyvale, CA and New York, NY, USA

Yahoo!/ACNielsen Internet Confidence Index Shows Solid Year Over Year Growth Rising 13 Points Since June 2001 to 113

5 June 2002

New York, NY, USA

Beverages Dominate List of Fastest-Growing Food and Beverage Products Around the World, According to New ACNielsen Study

25 March 2002

Sunnyvale, CA and New York, NY, USA

Yahoo!/ACNielsen Internet Confidence Index Declines Slightly for First Quarter 2002

7 February 2002

Cincinnati, OH, USA

ACNielsen Burke Institute and Burke, Inc. Create New Joint Venture

9 January 2002

New York, NY, USA

ACNielsen Media International Names Hadfield to Head North American Operations

31 October 2001

Stamford, CT, USA

ACNielsen Study Finds 43 Brands Have Billion Dollar Global Presence

30 October 2001

Mumbai, India

ACNielsen, Kantar Agree with ORG-MARG To Combine TV Ratings Services in India

29 October 2001

Sunnyvale, CA and New York, NY, USA

Yahoo!/ACNielsen Internet Confidence Index Surges Nine Points Following September 11 Attacks

25 October 2001

Milpitas, CA and New York, NY, USA

NetRatings to Acquire Jupiter Media Metrix; Also Agrees to Purchase ACNielsen eRatings.com in a Separate Transaction

24 September 2001

Sunnyvale, CA and New York, NY, USA

Yahoo!/ACNielsen Internet Confidence Index Rise Indicates Strengthening Consumer Confidence in E-commerce

27 June 2001

Sunnyvale, CA and New York, NY, USA

Yahoo! and ACNielsen Release Inaugural Results of Yahoo!/ACNielsen Internet Confidence Index

27 June 2001

Sunnyvale, CA and Stamford, CT, USA

Yahoo! and ACNielsen Launch the Yahoo!/ACNielsen Internet Confidence Index

13 June 2001

New York, NY, USA

VNU Names Connors to Head New Media Group

18 April 2001

Los Angeles, CA, USA

ACNielsen Entertainment Partners With CBS For Real-Time Audience Research

19 February 2001

Stamford, CT, USA

ACNielsen and VNU Complete USD 2.3 Billion Merger

15 February 2001

VNU Completes Tender Offer for ACNielsen

12 February 2001

European Commission Approves VNU's Acquisition of ACNielsen