Summary
GfK SE (GfK) is a business service provider that offers market and consumer services. The company provides solutions such as online pricing intelligence, brand and customer experience, point of sales analytics, digital marketing intelligence, consumer panels, product catalogs, market opportunities and innovations, distribution and supply chain management, geomarketing, media measurement, mystery shopping, point of sales tracking, promotion and causal retail, shopper, social media intelligence, trends and forecasting and user experience. GfK serves automotive, consumer goods, financial services, fashion and lifestyle, health, public services, technology, media and entertainment, retail and travel industries. The company has operations in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, the UK, the US, Australia and Cambodia, among others. GfK is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany.

Gfk SE Key Recent Developments

Aug 06,2018: GfK appoints Warren Saunders as new General Manager for Northern Europe
May 23,2018: GfK Hires RealityMine Co-Founder to Lead Data Assets Team in North America
Mar 14,2018: GfK Appoints New ANZ Managing Director

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