CHICAGO -- NielsenIQ (NYSE:NIQ) announced that it has been named the 2026 Retail & Consumer Goods Snowflake Product Partner of the Year award recipient by Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company. NIQ was recognized for its achievements at Snowflake’s annual user conference, Snowflake Summit 26, for delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions on Snowflake that enable retailers, brands, and media partners to securely enrich data, measure performance, and unlock more precise, actionable commerce intelligence.

Through Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud, NIQ helps joint customers collaborate across organizations, activate high-value data assets, and power advanced measurement while maintaining strong governance and data privacy controls. By embedding NIQ’s AI-driven data, models, and harmonization capabilities within Snowflake, customers can unify fragmented datasets into a trusted, scalable foundation for AI. This makes it easier to operationalize AI-powered decision-making and move faster from insight to action.

“Our integration with Snowflake has fundamentally changed how our customers access and activate commerce intelligence at scale,” said Mohit Kapoor, Chief Technology Officer at NIQ. “By building our data platforms and clean-room-enabled measurement solutions on Snowflake, we help brands and retailers turn complex, fragmented data into trusted insight and measurable growth. We’re honored to receive this award and look forward to continuing to innovate together.”

By combining NIQ’s proprietary global transaction data, granular product and location intelligence, and advanced measurement capabilities with Snowflake’s secure data collaboration and clean room technology, NIQ enables customers to move faster—from data enrichment and activation to closed-loop measurement and optimization—across the modern retail ecosystem. This recognition reflects NIQ’s vision to fuel the future of trusted AI: where commerce intelligence moves beyond measurement to orchestration. By combining proprietary data and models, AI-driven applications, and secure data collaboration, NIQ is enabling a more automated, privacy-first ecosystem where decision systems don’t just report on commerce, but actively shape it.

“NIQ exemplifies how partners can use the Snowflake AI Data Cloud to deliver real, differentiated value for retail and consumer goods customers,” said Amy Kodl, SVP, Worldwide Alliances & Channels, Snowflake. “By combining NIQ’s deep commerce intelligence with Snowflake’s secure data sharing and clean room capabilities, NIQ is enabling customers to collaborate with confidence, enhance data-driven decision-making, and measure outcomes more effectively across the rapidly evolving retail landscape.”

This achievement celebrates NIQ’s exceptional commitment to delivering innovative solutions and driving customer success with Snowflake. See keynotes from Snowflake Summit 2026 live or on-demand here and stay on top of the latest news and announcements from Snowflake on LinkedIn and X.