Case Studies

The kind of work NRS does, and the outcomes it produces.

Many engagements are confidential. The examples below describe the work pattern — challenge, approach, outcome — without naming specific brands. As NDA-cleared examples become available, they replace placeholders here.

Salty snacksanonymized — work pattern example

Emerging better-for-you snack brand

Challenge

Underperforming in a key region heading into a category reset window. Limited internal category management capacity to make the case for retention.

Approach

Pulled SPINS and retailer-direct data, identified a velocity narrative that the brand had not been telling, and built a reset-prep deck framing the story for the buyer.

Outcome

Retained shelf space in the reset and gained an additional facing in two markets.

Retailers involved

Sprouts Farmers Market

Refrigerated beverageanonymized — work pattern example

Functional beverage brand

Challenge

Spending heavily on promo across multiple retailers without a clear read on what was actually driving incremental volume.

Approach

Built a pre/during/post analysis framework across four retailers, isolated the promos that returned and the promos that did not, and rebuilt the next-year calendar.

Outcome

Roughly one-third reduction in low-ROI promo spend with no decline in total category sell-through.

Retailers involved

Whole Foods MarketSprouts Farmers Market

All client engagements operate under NDA. As cleared examples emerge, the placeholders above are replaced with named work.

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