NPD acquisition
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
NPD purchase of market research firm Parkod, including Parkod France and Parkod Europe, will benefit retailers and manufacturers in the perfume industry by reinforcing services in the selective perfumery category, NPD Group says, announcing the acquisition Nov. 23. NPD will leverage Parkod's software, brands and databases in the perfumery segment to strengthen NPD BeautyTrends' own systems and provide expanded services across Europe, the firm adds. Company named Claude Charbit, the former exec VP of European operations for Information Resources, Inc., chairman of Parkod...