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GfK reports 6.2% rise in 2011 sales to €1.37bn

GERMANY— GfK’s sales were up 6.2% to €1.37bn in 2011, with organic growth reported across the company’s custom research, retail […]

Shugoll Research buys Metro Research Services

US— Shugoll Research has bought Metro Research Services, a provider of data collection services and focus group facilities in Northern […]

InSites Consulting revenue passes €16m in 2011

BELGIUM— InSites Consulting has posted a 28% increase in annual revenue to €16m, with 20% coming from market research online […]

Millward Brown and Affectiva link for facial analysis technology

US— Millward Brown has formed a partnership with emotion-measurement technology company Affectiva to add facial expression analysis to its TV […]

Comptel Corporation to buy Xtract for analytics boost

FINLAND— Telecoms software firm Comptel Corporation is to acquire Finnish analytics firm Xtract in a deal worth €3.1m that will […]

XPND to acquire iPerceptions in all-cash deal

CANADA— Growth capital fund XPND has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire iPerceptions, which specialises in online customer satisfaction […]