IRI, NPD Complete Merger Into Single Retail Analytics Provider

Information Resources Inc. and NPD completed their April deal to form a combined technology, analytics and data provider specializing in retail purchasing and consumption trends (see 2204070039), said the companies Monday. Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman acquired majority ownership of IRI to combine it with NPD as an H&F portfolio company, they said. A unified name and brand will be announced later, said IRI and NPD.