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Research Guides: Retail Industry

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Industry Sources
 S&P Industry Survey's Monthly Investment Review has industry sector performances for Consumer Discretionary Sector and Consumer Staples Sector that include many retail businesses. This publication is located in Reference on Table A.
STORES

Features the latest ranking lists of the Top Retailers, Specialty Retailers, and Global Retailers, also including online Industry Buying Guide. For articles, see the print publication Stores in the Library
IBISWorld [icon - Stanford]

Its Retail Trade section includes expanded collection of reports on each US industry specialty with five-digit NAICS code.
Forrester Research [icon - Stanford]
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Industry Focus on Retail inlcudes research reports on US Online Retail Forecast, Multichannel Retail, Online Retail Executive Survey, Online Retail Site Experience, and Retail Marketing:Assessing the Opportunities Presented by Web 2.0 Technologies, etc.

The economics of retailing and distribution • catalog record

News and Journal Articles
ABI/INFORM Global [icon - Stanford]

Use subject term "retail" or "retailing industry" in combination with related sub-categories and keywords to find relevant articles.
Business Source Complete [icon - Stanford]

Use subject term "retail trade" in combination with the other subjects or keywords to find relevant articles.

Check eJournals for periodicals publications covering retail industry. Selected notable titles include: Retail merchandiser, Shopping centers today, Progressive grocer, Chain store age.

Statistics

The ... retail business market research handbook (Latest on Reference: Retail & Wholesale Section) • catalog record

Comprehensive statitistics on all industry sectors and detailed market analysis on consumer demographics and spending patterns. Online access via link in catalog record is available to Stanford users.

California Retail Survey (Latest on Reference: California Section)
Statistics on multiple sectors in retail industry on city and county levels in California.  • catalog record
Retail & Wholesale Trade

Statistics from U.S. Census bureau which also includes data on e-commerce sales starting with 2004.

Current business reports. Annual benchmark report for retail trade and food services
Detailed current and historical summary sales data on various products issued by U.S. Department of Commerce. • catalog record
Trade Associations
National Retail Federation

Includes directory entries for national and international member organizations.
International Council of Shopping Centers

Industry news and statistics.
The Association of Convenience & Petroleum Retailing (NACS)

Industry resources and online buyer's guide.
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