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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
	Plunkett Research Online Its Retail Research Center includes current statistics, trends, market analysis, detailed information on major companies in the industry, leading companies in export business, and listings of professional organizations in the industry.
	IBISWorld Its Retail Trade section includes expanded collection of reports on each US industry specialty with five-digit NAICS code.
	Jupiter Research 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 Use subject term "retail" or "retailing industry" in combination with related sub-categories and keywords to find relevant articles.
	Business Source Complete 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	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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