


Understanding the Shopping Journey for Elective Procedures
overview As researchers, we often work with clients to help them better understand their shopper journey. When speaking of Shopper Journey work, most people immediately think of items purchased at retailers and the CPG industry. However, the shopper journey is important across all types of products and services, including the healthcare industry. While surgical procedures…

Shopper Research
shopper navigating anomnichannellandscape From groceries and gadgets to clothing and cars, shopping is more complex than ever before. As product options continue to proliferate and channels continue to evolve, navigating this omnichannel landscape can be challenging for manufacturers and retailers alike. Our ShopperEyes consultants can help you keep pace with shoppers’ ever-changing journeys. the triple…

Mapping the Shopper Journey to Optimize Merchandising Strategies
overview Looking to innovate, a major food manufacturer needed to identify unmet needs and associated opportunities in the frozen snacks and appetizers category. They looked to C+R for help. OUR APPROACH A Mixed Methods Approach C+R used a combination of online qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the client’s research questions and pinpoint key findings….

eComm Path to Purchase Research: Case Study for a Pet Food Manufacturer
overview As ecommerce captures an increasing share of pet food sales, how should manufacturers adjust their marketing strategies? Given C+R’s vast experience in the category, a leading pet food and treat manufacturer approached us for help understanding digital shopping behaviors in the pet food space. C+R was excited to develop a comprehensive multi-phase and multi-method…

Category Shopper Insights Drive Retailer Conversion
overview Based on our category and shopper expertise, as well as a long history of partnership, a beverage client came to C+R with a research request related to one of their key retail partners. Research had been conducted a few years prior, but the client wanted to update the findings and take the research to the…

Consumer-Generated Ideation – Innovating the Meat Department Shopping Experience
overview Grocery shopping, specifically in the meat department, presents a range of challenges for brick-and-mortar shoppers today. A consumer packaged goods company was looking for innovative ways to harness consumer input and improve the retail experience. In particular, the company wanted to work with consumers to improve the meat department retail experience. But they weren’t…

Challenging Market Leader in the Food Storage Category Identifying Opportunities in Food Storage
overview A CPG brand was eager to better understand plastic food storage bag usage in hopes of challenging the market leader at the shelf and in the home. The brand was particularly interested in learning about increased usage associated with the coronavirus pandemic and whether pandemic behaviors were likely to extend beyond the life of…

Shopper Insights Lead the Way to Keep Momentum Going for Pet Retailer
overview Retailers across all industries saw significant shifts in traffic and purchases during the pandemic. This was certainly true in the pet industry. As pet ownership increased, pet product manufacturers often benefited from increased sales, as did many retailers of pet products. Gains in new customers and increased purchases are exciting for any brand, but…

Illuminator Shopper Panel Guides Category Strategies
overview A CPG brand was interested in improving overall category performance at a particular retailer to elevate their own brands’ performance while also helping the retailer gain additional share within the category. Our client knew from market analysis that the overall category performance at the retailer lagged other retailers, but they lacked data that described…