The Arbitron Company has announced that operation of the SAMI product tracking services will be dis-continued by February 22, 1991. It was also announced that all SAMI scanner and warehouse withdrawal customer contracts have been assigned to Information Resources, Inc. In addition, a long-term cross-licensing agreement was signed which permits both companies to market services which integrate IRI's InfoScan sales tracking data with Arbitron's broadcast audience ratings as well as its television and radio commercial monitoring information.
Schulman, Ronca, & Bucuvalas, Inc.,market and opinion research, has moved its Washington D.C. office to 8403 Colesville Rd., Ste. 820, Silver Spring, MD, 20910.
BRX/Global, Inc., the U.S. partner in Global Market Research, announced the addition of partner companies in Belgium, Greece, and Sweden, bringing the total to thirteen affiliated research companies around the world.
For research in Estonia, the Estonian Market and Opinion Research Center (EMOR) is now available. The address is Kuhlbarsi 1, 200104 Tallinn, Estonia, Soviet Union. To contact EMOR by telephone, use U.S. operator assistance to reach the number 43-17-19. Fax: 42-18-29. Karin Niinas is director. The firm's U.S. contact is Vilma Ungerson, VIRU, Inc., 3622 Word St., Dallas, TX, 75204.
A new research firm has opened in Chicago: Creative and Response Research Services, Inc., 500 No. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL, 60611. Sandy Adams is Chief Operating Office and Executive V.P.
TMR Inc. has moved to new expanded facilities at 1974 Sproul Rd., Broomall, PA 19008. The telephone numbers remain the same.