a History of Success

“dunnhumby has helped me reset my understanding of what the customer is after, and it helps replace intuition with actual data and actual facts. And it’s those facts that are driving our decision-making.”
- David B Dillon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Kroger

dunnhumby is founded by Clive Humby and Edwina Dunn 1989  
Tesco invests in dunnhumby’s future   1995 Tesco Clubcard scheme is launched, starting a partnership that continues today
  2001 Begin to sell Clubcard insights and sign up P&G, Mars and Nestlé amongst others
  2003 Set up a joint venture with Kroger in the US to form dunhhumbyUSA. Pilot clients include PepsiCo, Kellogg, P&G and Kraft
Set up a joint venture with Casino in France

Enter into a long-term agreement to partner with Tesco in its international markets, starting with Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Hungary

dunnhumby ranks in The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For

2006 Expand into Ireland

Tesco makes further investment in dunnhumby’s future

dunnhumbyUSA named in Greater Cincinnati’s Best Places to Work

Atlanta, GA office opens

Expand work with Tesco into China, Turkey, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Poland

Begin partnership with Macy’s, the largest department store in the world

2007 dunnhumby assumes responsibility for the sales, planning and evaluation of retail media in Tesco

dunnhumbyUSA achieves first place in Greater Cincinnati’s Best Places to Work

Start partnership with The Home Depot in the US

dunnhumby reaches 48th place in The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For

dunnhumbyUSA placed first in Greater Cincinnati’s Best Places to Work second year running

2008 Set up a joint venture with Gruppo Pam in Italy

Launch of global best practice hub in Gurgaon, India

Chicago, IL office opens

dunnhumby placed 38th in The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For

dunnhumbyUSA enters Greater Cincinnati’s Best Places to Work Hall of Fame, winning for three consecutive years

Turnford Place office opens near Tesco’s headquarters to strengthen collaboration with Tesco and their suppliers

2009 dunnhumbyUSA moves into new headquarters in Cincinnati, OH

New York, NY office opens

Partner with Metro to form dunnhumby Canada, our fourth joint venture

Presence in South America established in Brazil and Colombia through long-term agreement with Casino International

dunnhumby acquires KSS Retail

dunnhumby placed 56th in The Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work For

2010 Clive Humby & Edwina Dunn retire
Simon Hay becomes Global CEO

dunnhumby acquires social marketing consultancy BzzAgent

dunnhumby gains 13 official Guiness World Records

Ranked alongside the best workplaces in India, France, UK & US

2011 dunnhumbyUSA placed 1st in the Greater Cincinnati Best Places to Work for fourth year

dunnhumby launches new API to enable clients to further personalize their brand’s experience for customers through app-based channels

Joint venture with Co-op Norway sees the launch of dunnhumby Norge 2012