Acquisition2021-09-28confirmed

NielsenIQ × Rakuten Intelligence

NielsenIQ announced it would acquire Rakuten Intelligence, an e-commerce data business, on September 28, 2021. [16] The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. [14] The acquisition followed a multi-year partnership where NielsenIQ already utilized Rakuten's e-receipt data panel to provide clients with an integrated view of online and offline consumer purchasing. [14, 16]

Price paid
Not disclosed
Losing bid
Per unit
no meaningful ratio

The asset

An e-commerce purchase panel, described as one of the largest in the U.S., derived from consumer e-receipts. [14, 16]

  • 600k active online buyers in panel

The record

Seller status
Going concern
Sector
E-commerce market intelligence
Modalities
text
Jurisdiction
US
Personal data
The data is sourced from a GDPR-compliant consumer panel of online shoppers and is used to provide anonymized and aggregated insights into online buying behavior. [21]

What it means if you hold data

This acquisition allows NielsenIQ, a leader in traditional retail measurement, to internalize a major first-party e-commerce dataset, strengthening its ability to provide a comprehensive view of the omnichannel marketplace. [16, 21]

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