The partnership brings omnichannel intelligence to CPG brands with unmatched market visibility, product insights, and growth optimization.CHICAGO, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SPINS, the leading provider of data and intelligence for the natural products industry, has announced a strategic partnership with Stackline, the leading retail intelligence and commerce technology platform. The collaboration will equip brands with an integrated view of online and in-store market measurement, delivering a more comprehensive view of product (and attribute) performance, driving smarter decisions and strategic growth in today's dynamic marketplace.Over the past five years, grocery shopping has rapidly become an omnichannel activity; shoppers increasingly purchase both online and in-store for a variety of categories. This behavior has raised the bar for measuring performance and assessing opportunity - and has made a consolidated view both increasingly complex, and increasingly mandatory. Brands selling across multiple channels often face critical blind spots—particularly on platforms like Amazon—where competitive benchmarking, product hierarchy, and attribution data are frequently fragmented, inconsistent, or incomplete.The SPINS-Stackline partnership is designed to eliminate these gaps, providing brands with a unified, omnichannel perspective to confidently navigate the changing retail landscape."For many brands ecommerce is an increasingly essential channel, but it comes with numerous complexities," said Jay Margolis, CEO of SPINS. "SPINS has long been a leader in market intelligence, and our partnership with Stackline strengthens our commitment to provide the most comprehensive, actionable insights to brands about their portfolio

GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are cutting calories… and grocery bills, according to a new study from Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business using data from Numerator. The study analyzed grocery shopping transaction data from 2,623 households (11.6% of the total households tracked) with at least one member starting GLP-1 use between January 2023 and July 2024. For each adopter, the researchers tracked grocery spending for six months prior to adoption and six to 12 months after adoption. The latest survey data shows current usage at 7.7% of households. Unlike insurance claims data, which tend to reflect usage among diabetic or obese patients with treatment covered by insurance, Numerator’s data also capture households that use GLP-1 drugs ‘off-label,’ including many who pay out of pocket and do not meet the clinical criteria for obesity, providing a broader view of adoption patterns

US retail sales of plant-based milk fell 5.2% in the year to July 14, with units down 5.9%, according to new data from SPINS shared with AgFunderNews. Sales of almond milk continued to decline, while sales of oat and soy milk remained flat. For context, US retail sales of dairy milk—which have been on a declining trajectory for years despite a brief blip during the pandemic—fell 2.1% to $17.2 billion over the same period with units down 0.8%. While almond milk remains the leading player in the plant-based milk category by some measure, sales fell 8.5% over the period with units down 8.9%