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RETAIL MARKET RESEARCH, RETAILING INDUSTRY, CHAIN STORES,
DISCOUNT STORES, LUXURY RETAILERS, DEPARTMENT STORES, SPECIALTY
STORES, TRENDS AND STATISTICS, DIRECT MARKETING, MAIL ORDER,
CATALOGS, RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES, RFID, MERCHANDISING, MANAGEMENT,
DISTRIBUTION CENTERS, MALLS, SHOPPING CENTERS
| Retail market
research, retail industry market research and retail
industry analysis. Includes research and analysis of
chain stores, markets, malls, shopping centers, online
shopping, retail technology, direct marketing and non-store
sales. Covers discount stores, supermarkets, drug stores,
department stores, specialty stores, apparel stores,
luxury stores. Features technologies, trends, distribution,
statistics, finances, markets, global trade, services
and profiles of leading firms. Executive mailing list
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Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac
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No other guide covers the complete retail
picture like this exciting new volume. America's retail
industry is in the midst of vast changes - superstores and
giant discounters are popping up on major corners. Malls
are lagging while "power towns" are surging ahead.
Savvy firms are combining bricks, clicks and catalogs to
create multi-channel retail powerhouses. Online auction
firms like eBay, along with ecommerce giants like Amazon.com
and Blue Nile are taking increasing market share from stores.
Who are the hottest retailers? What lies ahead?
Our market research section shows you the trends and a thorough
analysis of retail technologies, chain stores, shopping
centers, mergers, finances and future growth within the
industry. Included are several major statistical tables
showing everything from total U.S. retail sales year by
year and by sector, to shopping center statistics, to consumer
demographics.
Meanwhile, the corporate profiles section
covering Plunkett's Retail 500 Firms gives you complete
profiles of the leading, fastest growing retail chains across
the nation. From Wal-Mart and Costco to Barnes & Noble
and Amazon, we profile the major companies that marketing
executives, investors and job seekers most want to know
about. (Our list includes leading U.S.-based companies,
publicly and privately held, plus an impressive list of
the most important foreign retailers.) These profiles include
corporate name, address, phone, fax, web site, growth plans,
competitive advantage, financial histories and up to 27
executive contacts by title.
This exciting new book (with database on CD-ROM)
covers competitive intelligence, market research and business
analysis--everything you need to know about the retail business,
including:
- Analysis of major retailing and retail
store business trends and markets.
- Historical retail industry statistics
and tables.
- Profiles of major chain store and specialty
store operators, such as The Gap, Barnes & Noble,
Intimate Brands and many, many more.
- Profiles of food retailers of all types,
from convenience store operators like 7-11 to giant supermarket
chains like Albertsons and HEB.
- Emerging technologies, including self
checkout and RFID (radio frequency ID tag).
- Profiles and trends of top department
store chains, including Dillards, Saks, Nordstrom, and
Neiman Marcus.
- Profiles and trends of leading discount
store and warehouse club operators, like Wal-Mart, Costco
and Target.
- A discussion of trends in e-commerce and
Internet-based retailing, including synergies of “bricks
and clicks.”
- A discussion of trends and profiles of
leading companies in such non-store retailing and direct-marketing
areas as consumer catalogs, party-based sales, multi-level
marketing, television shopping and mail order.
- Retail opportunities in China.
- Entertainment and travel-based retail
opportunities.
- Distribution centers and logistics.
- Retail mergers, acquisitions and private
equity.
You'll find a complete overview, industry
analysis and market research report in one superb, value-priced
package. This book also includes statistical tables, a retail
industry glossary, retail industry contacts and thorough
indexes. The corporate profile section of the book includes
our proprietary, in-depth profiles of the 500 leading companies
in all facets of retailing, retail technologies and retail
support services. This book is available in printed, eBook
and online versions. Purchasers of the printed or eBook
edition will also receive a free copy of the company profiles
database on CD-ROM.
Reviews:
"In this retail trade guide,
Plunkett covers the retail industry in detail. The
introductory chapter contains an overview of the retail
industry with trends and statistics. Chapters 2 through
5 discuss useful retail industry contact sources with World
Wide Web addresses; online retailing and nonstore retailers;
retail sites on the Web by broad subject and Web addresses;
malls, superstores and shopping centers; and employment,
careers, earnings and job outlook in the retail trade. The
detailed and varied information found here on retail trade
is difficult to easily access elsewhere in one volume. The
almanac should be a welcome addition to business and large
public and academic libraries that deal with the retail
trade side of business."
American Reference Books Annual
"…This audience should consider this reference
essential: it analyzes the latest statistics on retail industry
growth and trends, covering everything from malls and superstores
to mail-order businesses, and presents in-depth profiles
on companies which provide keys to overall industry operations.
An important reference."
Internet Bookwatch
"Large discounters like Wal-Mart that offer customers
a wide array of low-priced merchandise in one convenient
location dominate today's retail scene. One might guess
that Plunkett's aspires to a similar niche in the business
reference market as a convenient one-stop source of information
about the American retail industry. Included in this premier
edition are an overview of the retail industry; a chapter
on careers in retailing; lists of retail industry contacts,
selected retailing sites on the World Wide Web, shopping
center and outlet center mall owners and managers; and profiles
of … companies selected for 'their prominence in retail
fields and related support industries… Plunkett's is
recommended for libraries with demand for information about
the retail industry."
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