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Retail Clinician EXCLUSIVE: Take Care/Gallup Patient Engagement study
In today's consumer-driven healthcare environment, simply satisfying a patient is not enough; patients want to feel a personal connection. They want to be engaged. This fact has not gone unnoticed at Take Care Health Systems and, judging by the results of a recent Gallup survey, the clinic operator is taking the patient experience to a whole new level and paving the way for improved patient outcomes. How? It's all in the secret sauce.
Click here to download the free PDF of Retail Clinician EXCLUSIVE: Take Care/Gallup Patient Engagement study.
PDF Format: 1 file, 5 pages
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CVS Caremark Corp.
Chain Store Guide’s Top Company Profile of CVS Caremark Corp. is the definitive analytical tool you need to maximize your selling potential and growth opportunities in rapidly changing markets. Examine 10 years of historical growth and financial performance, evaluate market share position against key competitors, determine your best market opportunities and then access a complete list of executives, managers, and buyers. This report also provides company specific marketing/branding and merchandising initiatives, maps of geo-coded store openings/closings by region, color-coded location density by state, and projected trade area expansion states. This Chain Store Guide report was created to answer your business needs.
PDF format: 30-page report.
Price: $795.00
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Duane Reade
Chain Store Guide’s Top Company Profile of Duane Reade is the definitive analytical tool you need to maximize your selling potential and growth opportunities in rapidly changing markets. Examine 10 years of historical growth and financial performance, evaluate market share position against key competitors, determine your best market opportunities and then access a complete list of executives, managers, and buyers. This report also provides company specific marketing/branding and merchandising initiatives, maps of geo-coded store openings/closings by region, color-coded location density by state, and projected trade area expansion states. This Chain Store Guide report was created to answer your business needs.
PDF format: 13-page report.
Price: $795.00
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Kmart Corp.
Chain Store Guide’s Top Company Profile of Kmart Corp. is the definitive analytical tool you need to maximize your selling potential and growth opportunities in rapidly changing markets. Examine 10 years of historical growth and financial performance, evaluate market share position against key competitors, determine your best market opportunities and then access a complete list of executives, managers, and buyers. This report also provides company specific marketing/branding and merchandising initiatives, maps of geo-coded store openings/closings by region, colorcoded location density by state, and projected trade area expansion states. This Chain Store Guide report was created to answer your business needs.
PDF format: 23-page report.
Price: $795.00
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RiteAid
Chain Store Guide’s Top Company Profile of RiteAid is the definitive analytical tool you need to maximize your selling potential and growth opportunities in rapidly changing markets. Examine 10 years of historical growth and financial performance, evaluate market share position against key competitors, determine your best market opportunities and then access a complete list of executives, managers, and buyers. This report also provides company specific marketing/branding and merchandising initiatives, maps of geo-coded store openings/closings by region, color-coded location density by state, and projected trade area expansion states. This Chain Store Guide report was created to answer your business needs.
PDF format: 27-page report.
Price: $795.00
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Safeway Inc.
Chain Store Guide’s Top Company Profile of Safeway Inc. is the definitive analytical tool you need to maximize your selling potential and growth opportunities in rapidly changing markets. Examine 10 years of historical growth and financial performance, evaluate market share position against key competitors, determine your best market opportunities and then access a complete list of executives, managers, and buyers. This report also provides company specific marketing/branding and merchandising initiatives, maps of geo-coded store openings/closings by region, color-coded location density by state, and projected trade area expansion states. This Chain Store Guide report was created to answer your business needs.
PDF format: 22-page report.
Price: $795.00
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Supervalu
Chain Store Guide’s Top Company Profile of SUPERVALU is the definitive analytical tool you need to maximize your selling potential and growth opportunities in rapidly changing markets. Examine 10 years of historical growth and financial performance, evaluate market share position against key competitors, determine your best market opportunities and then access a complete list of executives, managers, and buyers. This report also provides company specific marketing/branding and merchandising initiatives, maps of geo-coded store openings/closings by region, color-coded location density by state, and projected trade area expansion states. This Chain Store Guide report was created to answer your business needs.
PDF format: 21-page report.
Price: $795.00
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Target Corp.
Chain Store Guide’s Top Company Profile of Target Corp. is the definitive analytical tool you need to maximize your selling potential and growth opportunities in rapidly changing markets. Examine 10 years of historical growth and financial performance, evaluate market share position against key competitors, determine your best market opportunities and then access a complete list of executives, managers, and buyers. This report also provides company specific marketing/branding and merchandising initiatives, maps of geo-coded store openings/closings by region, color-coded location density by state, and projected trade area expansion states. This Chain Store Guide report was created to answer your business needs.
PDF format: 24-page report.
Price: $795.00
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The Kroger Co
Chain Store Guide’s Top Company Profile of The Kroger Co. is the definitive analytical tool you need to maximize your selling potential and growth opportunities in rapidly changing markets. Examine 10 years of historical growth and financial performance, evaluate market share position against key competitors, determine your best market opportunities and then access a complete list of executives, managers, and buyers. This report also provides company specific marketing/branding and merchandising initiatives, maps of geo-coded store openings/closings by region, color-coded location density by state, and projected trade area expansion states. This Chain Store Guide report was created to answer your business needs.
PDF format: 24-page report.
Price: $795.00
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The Walgreen Co.
Chain Store Guide’s Top Company Profile of the Walgreen Co. is the definitive analytical tool you need to maximize your selling potential and growth opportunities in rapidly changing markets. Examine 10 years of historical growth and financial performance, evaluate market share position against key competitors, determine your best market opportunities and then access a complete list of executives, managers, and buyers. This report also provides company specific marketing/branding and merchandising initiatives, maps of geo-coded store openings/closings by region, color-coded location density by state, and projected trade area expansion states. This Chain Store Guide report was created to answer your business needs.
PDF format: 34-page report.
Price: $795.00
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Chain Store Guide’s Top Company Profile of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is the definitive analytical tool you need to maximize your selling potential and growth opportunities in rapidly changing markets. Examine 10 years of historical growth and financial performance, evaluate market share position against key competitors, determine your best market opportunities and then access a complete list of executives, managers, and buyers. This report also provides company specific marketing/branding and merchandising initiatives, maps of geo-coded store openings/closings by region, color-coded location density by state, and projected trade area expansion states. This Chain Store Guide report was created to answer your business needs.
PDF format: 46-page report.
Price: $795.00
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Special Report:Walgreens
Walgreens’ management and shareholders were long accustomed to steady, record-breaking gains in sales and earnings and a pedal-to-the-metal store-development strategy that made Walgreens the nation¹s fastest-growing pharmacy retailer and a market leader in cities across the country. But today the crown jewel of chain drug store retailing is struggling with a scary economic outlook, a consumer afraid to open her wallet, and a new breed of integrated health care retailer, exemplified by the company¹s arch-rival, CVS Caremark, that blends the customer drawing power and data-generating abilities of thousands of stores with the market-moving clout of a massive pharmacy benefit management capability.
Anchored by an exclusive interview with new CEO Greg Wasson, this special report examines what Walgreens is doing to recapture its mojo, bringing its cost structure in line with current sales trends through a new "More from the Core" operating strategy and targeting new growth opportunities through a program it calls "Complete Health and Wellness," which targets reduced healthcare and prescription costs for bug healthcare payers
PDF Format: 1 File, 13pages
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Special Report: Regional Chains
So what do boxing and retail pharmacy have in common? More than you might think. Like boxers in the ring, both regional and national players are battling for the win and striving to overcome much of the same challenges, whether it is an uppercut from average wholesale price, a jab from patients coping with rising pharmacy premiums and co-pays, or a counterpunch from the rival down the street. But despite the challenges and added pressure from retail heavyweights, regional players refuse to get pinned against the ropes.
PDF Format: 1 file, 7pages
Price: $9.99
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Special Report: Generic Drugs
Generic drug makers depend on a steady supply of expiring patents coming from large pharmaceutical companies for their business. In recent years, a whole slew of blockbuster drugs have come off patent, allowing generic drug makers to lap up the drug compounds. Over the next several years, however, the supply of expiring patents will begin to run dry. Between this year and 2016, $131 billion worth of drugs will come off patent, followed by a long decline often called the patent cliff. Facing this precipice, generic drug companies will have to adapt as the market becomes increasingly commoditized.
PDF Format:9-page report
Price: $19.99
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New Age Buying Incentives
What will it take to turn consumers into buyers during these difficult economic times?
A September 2008 study by Chain Store Age and Leo J. Shapiro & Associates of 21 different incentives reveals which ones are most effective at stimulating retail sales.
The new study, “New Age Buying Incentives,” is based on interviews with 800 households in 36 states representing 83% of the U.S. household population.
Incentives studied included promises of savings and service. Many consumers have been forced to rely on opportunities to save money to maintain their standard of living. The findings of this study demonstrate what is now at stake in retail promotional programs and, more importantly, can assist retailers and vendors in designing programs that are likely to achieve a competitive edge.
The study separates customer incentives for small and big ticket purchases.
Also measured were consumer responses to different media.
PDF format. 82-page report.
Price: $990.00
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Special Report:Walmart RX FOR AN UPGRADE
The pharmacy at Wal-Mart is in for some major changes in the coming years as the retailer looks to upgrade its prescription drug departments in keeping with a broader strategy to make the customer experience at its stores fast, clean and friendly.
Such attributes have not historically been associated with shopping at Wal-Mart, but the company set out to change that perception in late 2005 when it embarked on a sweeping three-year transformation plan. There were lots of changes among senior personnel and the structure of such groups as merchandising, marketing and operations, but what customers noticed most was the arrival of new brands throughout the store, shorter checkout lines, less clutter as inventory was eliminated and a new advertising slogan that touted, “Save money. Live better.”
PDF Format:1 file, 4 pages
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Special Report: 2008 Generics Report
The 1840s had the California Gold Rush. The 1990s had the tech boom. Years from now, historians might label the early 2000s the generic drugs rush.
But whatever they call it, the big growth years may be behind the generic drug industry. In fact, some believe that over the course of the next five years or so, the boom even could go bust, as a shortage of big blockbuster drug launches today means a dropoff in the number of new generic introductions tomorrow. In this special report, Drug Store News examines the state of the generics industry and where it’s going
PDF Format: 7page, 1 file
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Special Report:Rite Aid Annual
Rite Aid began posting same-store sales results across its acquired Brooks/Eckerd store base in June, and already the chain is painting a more rosy picture. Rite Aid’s July comp results were well ahead of several analyst expectations. In this special report, Drug Store News examines the third-largest retail pharmacy chain.
PDF Format: 6 page, 1 file
Price: $19.99
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Special Report: Annual Rx 2008
After a monumental effort to educate lawmakers about the value of community pharmacy and the dangers the industry faces from new Medicaid reimbursement rules and other regulatory threats, the nation's pharmacy leaders won a landmark victory last month when the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 became law, despite opposition from the Bush White House. Nevertheless, there's not much time for celebration. New challenges are waiting.
PDF Format. 33-page 1 file
Price: $49.95
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Special report: Top Wholesaler Report
In a time when giant drug store, supermarket and mass merchant chains with their own distribution centers shake the retail landscape, the drug wholesaling business is alive and well.
For pharmacy retailers, particularly smaller-scale regional chains and independents without distribution centers, the drug wholesaling industry remains a critical back-end resource. Even big national chains still draw on the industry’s unmatched logistical, distribution and storage prowess to guarantee an uninterrupted inventory pipeline, ensure safety stock and support central-fill dispensing operations.
And employed properly, drug wholesalers more than make up for the additional costs they add to the inventory purchased by retail operators. In this special report, Drug Store News examines the top national and regional wholesalers.
PDF Format 4pages, 1File
Price: $9.99
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Special Report: RX Development Series:VMS
Drug Store News in May hosted the first installment of a new program it is calling its Pharmacy Development Series, which focused on the vitamin, mineral and dietary supplement category. Hosted here, the event brought key insights to retailers regarding the science that supports the business of dietary supplements—a category that has received mounting consumer interest from a number of fronts, including baby boomers looking to extend their lives through proper nutrition, as well as other cost-conscious, healthcare consumers who believe that a dietary supplement taken today can help significantly lower personal healthcare costs tomorrow.
Retailers present included GNC—the lead retailer in the dietary supplement channel—as well as several leading drug and grocery chains, including Longs Drug Stores, Meijer, Rite Aid, Supervalu and Walgreens. What follows is an executive report of the proceedings.
PDF Format, 7pages,1 file
Price: $9.95
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Special Report:Annual 2 Niche Report
In today’s immediate-gratification market of retailing, niche brands aren’t given the opportunity of the slow build that they may have been afforded in decades past—creating an environment that demands concrete success in as little as six months, according to several sales and marketing consultants throughout the industry. But the value of niche is still evident—creating destination drivers that increase foot traffic, as well as the opportunity to increase marketbasket size, with products that often are positioned at a premium price and generate higher margins per ring. And before a niche brand pops, it’s also an opportunity to differentiate a retailer’s product mix from the competitor just across the street.
PDF Format, 27 pages, 1 file
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Special Report Annual Report 2008
Like their counterparts in other retail pharmacy channels, the people who run the nation’s national and multiregional drug store chains can point to some recent victories on the policymaking and legislative front as they grapple with economic uncertainty. Nevertheless, the nation’s largest drug store operators are facing growing questions about such issues as store saturation, at least in the near term; increasingly fickle consumers with more choices for pharmacy than ever; the slowdown in blockbuster drug approvals; and the ability of supply-chain management automation and other data-driven inventory efficiencies to continue outpacing shrinking margins at the pharmacy and front end. Skyrocketing gas prices—which ratchet up trucking and inventory shipping costs—and rising import costs, among other global economic concerns, also are roiling the retail sales picture.
PDF Format 48 pages, 1 file
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Walgreens Full Throttle
Walgreen Co.’s, the crown jewel of chain drug store retailing, is struggling with a scary economic outlook, an anemic flu season, margin pressures in generic prescription drugs and high labor costs. Despite these challenges, Walgreens remains the fastest-growing pharmacy retailer in construction of new stores, adding 536 new units in fiscal 2007 and pushing past the 6,000-store mark.
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Wal-Mart News Now e-newsletter
Wal-Mart News Now is the only comprehensive weekly analysis of Wal-Mart news and how it will affect its supplier partners. No longer will you need to compile information from multiple sources. The editors of Retailing Today will analyze the impact of Wal-Mart’s latest moves and explain the significance to your business. Don’t be left without the insights you need to remain competitive. Subscribe today for an entire year of premium content you are guaranteed to not find with any other single source.
Electronic format
Price: $599.00
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Supervalu
With the merger of Albertsons and Supervalu in June 2006, a new giant stood astride the U.S. food and drug marketplace. And with its first year of combined operations behind it, the energized Supervalu and its nearly 200,000 employees are learning to run a new kind of retail entity by weaving together the best elements and scale of diverse retail holdings without sacrificing local market brand identification.
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Trust: How Customers Seek and Reward It
Shopping is becoming a more risky business, what with product recalls and focus on environmental issues and energy conservation, among other concerns. So the question becomes, which retailers do consumers trust? And why?
PDF format. 134-page report.
Price: $990.00
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Special Report Generic Drugs 2007
Generics account for 60 percent of prescriptions, and the industry is poised to benefit from an unprecedented and prolonged wave of branded drugs coming off patent. A growing global market is creating opportunities for generics, while at the same time the U.S. Pharmaceutical industry wrestles with the issue of biogenerics.
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Green Retailing
Green, sustainable, environmental initiatives have captured headlines. Retailers and consumer product suppliers have rushed in to provide eco-friendly products. But the green movement is not confined to consumer goods. Retailers are working overtime to develop strategies to integrate green practices into their store designs and operational departments.
This August 2007 study of 822 consumers age 16 and older dissects the "double-edged" sword green initiatives entail. Find out what consumers feel about different tactics being employed. Discover the danger that lies in disappointing consumers. This study is a guide to retailers for prioritizing actions taken to achieve greenness, as well as what can be expected from consumers in response to their efforts.
The 184-page report is based on a national sample of 822 consumers interviewed in August 2007. PDF-format report includes shopper data based on gender, age, household income and more.
PDF Format. 184-page report
Price: $990.00
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Expanded chain strives to set industry pace
With the acquisition this summer of
Brooks and Eckerd from the Jean Coutu Group, Rite
Aid joined the elite ranks of the Fortune 100, an
accomplishment that reflects the retailer's corporate
mindset‹bigger, better and bolder. That's Rite Aid's
mantra going forward, rolled out during the chain's
trade show and managers meeting held in Baltimore
last month. Bigger they are without
a doubt, and bolder, too, considering that they've
set both CVS and Walgreens square in their sights as
the drug stores to do better than in their markets.
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In the Beginning
Influencing consumers is always easiest at the start of their purchase decisions. Once they've locked into ideas, it is much harder to have an effect on them then it is to start them in the proper direction. How do consumers start a home improvement project? What sources of information do they use? How do they select a contractor? This original research poll of 1,000 respondents answers these questions and more.
This product is available for imediate download, PDF format. Please click here
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Rx Annual Report 2007
The game of pharmacy has changed. The drug store industry¹s two most powerful players, Walgreen Co. and CVS, each made dramatic moves this year that signal a bold new retail strategy: to exert a powerful influence within the managed care industry that has been the bane of retail pharmacy for two decades. Both CVS and Walgreens are pursuing a new kind of pharmacy marketing, by buying up or building a major stake in the PBM industry that to a large extent controls pharmacy reimbursements and determines where patients can get their prescriptions filled. In the process, both chains‹and CVS in particular‹are rewriting the rules that have governed pharmacy retailing since the 1990s.
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In the Beginning
Influencing consumers is always easiest at the start of their purchase decisions. Once they've locked into ideas, it is much harder to have an effect on them then it is to start them in the proper direction. How do consumers start a home improvement project? What sources of information do they use? How do they select a contractor? This original research poll of 1,000 respondents answers these questions and more.
If you would like to have this Report sent to you on a CD-Rom, please Click Here.
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Pricing and Inflation: Holding Customers in an Inflationary Environment
Retailers’ customer constituencies are being jeopardized by accelerating prices as shoppers prowl the retail landscape in the hope of controlling the impact of inflation on the family budget.
PDF Format. 124-page report
Price: $990.00
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What Is Store Design Worth?
Every retailer strives for the best return on investment. Tens of billions of dollars are spent every year to build and renovate stores. What do consumers consider important? How will a remodel affect their shopping?
This May 2007 nationally study of 809 U.S. consumers age 16 and older provides insight into how shoppers react to a host of store variables, including:
· Store layout
· Restrooms
· Fitting rooms
· Background music
· Noise and temperature levels
· Illumination
· Fixtures and signing
· In-store television screens
· Store staff
· Advertising
· Store exterior
· Floors and ceilings
PDF Format. 62-page report
Price: $990.00
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Drug Store New 2007 Annual report
Over the last 12 months, the chain drug store industry has taken steps that will ultimately change the very nature of the retail pharmacy business. CVS won its bid to acquire Caremark in a deal that will likely serve as a benchmark for similar deals and shifts much of the control of the PBM business into the hands of retail pharmacy. Retailers across all channels opened convenience care clinics at a rapid clip and all indications are that consumers are embracing this new model for health care. At the same time, competition increased as supermarkets aggressively pushed a whole health business model by making food and nutrition an integral part of their image. Mass players continued to see pharmacies as an important part of their growth strategy and Wal-Mart made waves across the industry by rolling out an attention-grabbing $4 generics program.
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Special Report: Digital Imaging
Digital camera sales are about to reach their peak. General Electric is entering the digital business. Kodak is rolling out a new printer line and the photo industry takes over Las Vegas at the Photo Marketing Association trade show—and they're targeting moms everywhere. This special report outlines what’s happening now in digital imaging and what's to come.
2 Page PDF report with photos
Price: $19.99
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Special Report: Toys "R" Us
In an exclusive interview with Retailing Today, Toys "R" Us ceo Gerald Storch explains the strategy to bring the toy retailer back in the game. New executives, a new Web site and a new approach have increased sales at TRU.
PDF Format. 3-page report with photos and chart.
Price: $19.99
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Special Report: Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart's ‘Merchandising Makeover’ includes a three-year transformation plan that seems to be already working as sales and profits have once again reached record highs. Retailing Today takes a look at the company's merchandising, image, store departments and Sam's Club in this detailed report.
PDF Format. 8-page report with photos.
Price: $29.99
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Sustainability at Retail
“Going green” is a hot issue in retail today and many retailers are getting in on the action including Orchard Supply, Safeway, Costco and Whole Foods a re just a few of the many that are stocking shelves with eco-friendly products or using green technology such as solar panels to power stores. Other initiatives such as Wal-Mart's vendor scorecard program and environmental laws and regulations are shaping the future of retail.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Bullish: Lowe's Charges Ahead
Despite the slowdown in home building, Lowe's is charging forward with its move to build new stores and enter new markets. The company has already opened two stores on Long Island and plans on more in the coming year. This special section features Lowe's strategy for international expansion, a new approach to the customer shopping experience, a look back at the company's eventful year and more.
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True Value: Building Momentum
With earnings on the rise and 5,600-plus stores already under its belt, True
Value is charging full speed ahead with plans for bigger and better stores.
This special report includes an interview with True Value president and CEO
Lyle Heidemann, three store profiles and articles about the company's merchandising and marketing strategies.
PDF format- 15 pages
Price: $25.00
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ENAP's Solid Links
Continuing a 40-year tradition of LBM distribution and solid service to its 230-plus members, ENAP plans to make $2 billion in sales by 2011. This s special report includes a timeline, profiles of two ENAP dealers and a roundup of the co-op¹s executive team -- plus the co-op's expansion strategy for hitting its goal.
PDF Format -15 pages
Price: $25.00
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February 2007 Retailing & Entertainment
Toys are back. Sales at Toys "R" Us are up and hot new toys are hitting stores. This report examines the latest toys in the industry as well as licensing deals, gaming and technology.
PDF Format. 3-page report with pictures.
Price: $19.99
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February Apparel Merchandising
After converting former May Co. stores to Macy's, consumers are taking notice. And they like it, according to holiday sales. Also featured in this report is the latest tween line from LT Apparel, infant clothes from adult players such as Lands' End and high-tech fitting rooms that keep teens connected to their friends.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Lights, Fitting Rooms and Floors
This study takes an in-depth look at consumer attitudes towards the lighting, fitting rooms and flooring used by retailers inside stores. Responses are based on telephone interviews with 813 U.S. Consumers age 16 and older. The study was conducted by Chain Store Age and Leo J. Shapiro & Associates. This report includes shopper data based on geographic variations, demographics and more.
This study is essential reading for anyone involved in marketing, store planning, design and construction.
PDF Format. 58+page report
Price: $990.00
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Carter Lumber: Carving New Opportunities
As Carter Lumber celebrates 75 years in business, the company is primed and ready to continue its growth. The company's current goals: advance its outside sales, installation services and latest acquisitions. HCN's special section features a Q&A with the vp-installed sales, a look into Carter's marketing and branding strategy, highlights of its technological advancements and more.
PDF Format 23-page report
Price: $25.00
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How the Checkout Really Works
The bane of every customer interaction for retailers is the checkout experience.
A new Chain Store Age/Leo J. Shapiro and Associates national study of 812 consumers dissects the checkout experience. Find out:
- How shoppers rate the checkout process by retail store type
- How long customers wait in line
- If checkout experience influences choice of store
- How they rate checkout staff
- If they make impulse purchases while in line
- Form of payment
- How confident they are in the accuracy of the checkout process
- Feelings about self-checkout and express lines
PDF Format. 108-page report.
Price: $990.00
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Food Retailer of the Year: Supervalu
Supervalu has made strides in its transformation since acquiring Jewel, Shaw's and other Albertsons banners. The integration of those stores has helped Supervalu become the second-biggest supermarket company in the United States.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Retailer of the Year: Target
Target has hit the mark once again by increasing comp-store sales, sticking to its growth plan and maintaining its brand position, all key reasons for being named Retailer of the Year.
PDF Format. 7-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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RT's Top Brands Consumer Survey, 2006
A slight decline in brand loyalty and growing acceptance of private labels are loosening up consumer willingness to try alternative brands. The latest Top Brands survey shows the effect a brand has and how brands have changed as the mass market has evolved, driven by factors including the blurring of
retail channels, the fragmentation of media and increasingly sophisticated methods of gathering and applying information.
This package is delivered via digital download only.
PDF Format. 6-page report with charts.
Price: $39.99
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Specialty Retailer of the Year: CVS
2006 was a big year for CVS, acquiring MinuteClinic 701 Sav-on and Osco drugstores as well as adding new product lines all while remaining consistent with strong financial results.
PDF Format. 1-page report.
Price: $19.99
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The Pharmacy at Wal-Mart
In addition to detailed analysis of Wal-Mart's new pharmacy marketing campaign and its generic drug program, this comprehensive report also examines Wal-Mart's total pharmacy operation as well as an inside view of its new-look pharmacy department and how Wal-Mart executives are connecting
the entire store back to the pharmacy.
PDF Format. 15-page report.
Price: $29.99
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Home Depot’s Bold Strokes
A tumultuous year can’t keep Home Depot from moving forward, and HCN is keeping up as it paints its pages with the big box’s plans for the future. From store improvements and catalog changes to a new incentive program and online strategy, Home Depot is poised to hit 2007 with an orange splash. This special report includes interviews with five of Home Depot’s top executives, including chairman, president and CEO Bob Nardelli; a look into its merchandising strategy; and a map of new stores in the United States.
PDF Format, 16-page report
Price: $25.00
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November Apparel Merchandising
Sears is pumping new life into its Lands' End brand with the rollout of boutiques. Puma has developed a way for shoppers to customize their shoes with the Mongolian Shoe BBQ. The report also highlights the latest in teens and women's fashion.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos
Price: $19.99
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Merchandising and Technology
Technology is continually changing the in-store experience. From TV networks at Wal-Mart to pay-by-touch systems at Piggly Wiggly to portable product-scanning systems at Stop & Shop, technology is bringing customers into the future of shopping.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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November Food Retailing Today
Retailing Today's special supplement focuses on Sam's Club and the changes that have been made to its food departments. The supplement also features a special report that about consumers and nutrition.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Out of the box: Costco
A look at the innovative thinking behind the great merchandising at Costco.
This 5-page report discusses Costco's in-store identity, ancillary businesses, food and pharmacy departments as well as its latest Hillsboro concept.
PDF Format. 5-page report with photos.
Price: $29.99
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Retailer Profile: Kmart
After bankruptcy and a merger, Kmart is making a comeback that is noticeable to the industry and, especially, its customers. This special report looks at how Kmart is focusing on its customers by keeping stores uncluttered, building on its departments and strengthening its brands.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos.
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Sensitivity to Shopping Time
Retailers who ignore shoppers’ sensitivity to time do so at their own peril. This study spotlights the influence of time on shopping decisions. It demonstrates how acutely aware customers are of the time they spend in stores and in the time they spend shopping. The Chain Store Age/Leo J. Shapiro and Associates study is based on 877 telephone interviews with a national sample of
households conducted in October 2006.
The study provides data on:
· The effort that shoppers are making to conserve time in different retail shopping environments
· The rate of spending in different kinds of retail stores
· Dollars spent per minute of shopping time in each store type
· Satisfaction in relation to how quickly shoppers spend their money
Shopping time is perhaps the most overlooked decision factor in retailing. This study sheds light on how time plays a role overall and its shopping influence for a range of retail formats.
PDF format. 103-page report.
Price: $990.00
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Profiles of The U.S. Food Shopper
By Mona Doyle, Founder and Director, The Consumer Network Panel and Ellen Neuborne & The Editors of EPM Communications
Americans and food. Few relationships cause as much agita for consumers‹and for the retailers and marketers trying to reach them.
"Profiles Of The U.S. Food Shopper" combines the best qualitative and quantitative research to give you a detailed understanding of U.S.
food shopping trends, behavior and attitudes.
"Profiles" is generously peppered with hundreds of verbatim anecdotes grabbed from the mouths of Mona Doyle's long-running Consumer Network Panel. They talk openly about the supermarkets, fast food and fast casual restaurants, take-out, supercenters and other venues where they buy food. You'll learn what they love (and hate) about the food- shopping experience.
In addition, "Profiles" aggregates research statistics from 47 organizations to paint a dramatic picture quantifying food shopping attitudes and behaviors that point to 17 key trends transforming the food business.
PDF format. 135-page report.
Price: $795.00
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CVS Annual Report
For CVS Corp., the future is now. But really, it began a long time ago.
Because taken together or separately, there have been a handful of transformational events and defining initiatives in CVS¹ recent history that have prepared the company to stake a much larger claim to the future of health care, prepared it to represent something more than just another drug store. This special report details those initiatives with an in-depth look into various facets of CVS, including the chain's acquisition of MinuteClinic, its addition of exclusive brands, the integration of its loyalty program and the growth of its PBM division.
PDF Format.8-page report.
Price: $29.99
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The 2006 Generics Report
Today, perhaps more than ever, the generic drug industry is facing a mountain of opportunity, particularly as more branded drugs come off patent. It is expected that as much as $64 billion worth of blockbuster branded drugs will lose patent protection in the coming years.
But the industry continues to face a sea of obstacles, as well. This report details those opportunities and challenges, including up-to-date state of the market coverage, a look at the future of biogenerics, insight into the growth of the global market and more.
PDF Format.15-page report with photos, charts and graphs.
Price: $19.99
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ACE
HCN lays out the floor plan for Ace’s planned growth in this special report. Some building blocks explored in this section are the co-op’s Vision 21 program, Elements of Style program and new Shanghai distribution center. In addition, Ace has been turning its attention to growing the co-op by encouraging store owners to expand and increasing foreign-dealer sales.
PDF Format. 11-page report.
Price: $25.00
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Do it Best
Do it Best has hit $3.05 billion in sales this year and is now focusing its efforts on reaching $4 billion. The co-op is also living up to its name with its Signature Store Design Program, improved Web site and various offerings for its LBM dealers. This special report reveals these and other upgrades Do it Best has currently been devising.
PDF Format. 10 file report
Price: $25.00
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Executive Compensation Report
Ever wonder how well executives are compensated in the specialty apparel retail industry? The 2006 Specialty Apparel Compensation Report© provides salary and equity/long-term incentive compensation. The study is based on data collected from 122 private and public retail companies concerning 23 executive positions
The 22-page report includes:
· Nationwide Base Salaries and Average Bonuses
· Compensation Comparisons by system sales and number of retail outlets
· Equity/Long-Term Incentive Overview
· Benefits overview
The report was compiled by HVS International and Chain Store Age.
PDF Format. 22-page report
Price: $350.00
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Pro-Build
HCN honors Pro-Build Holdings with the 2006 Pro Dealer of the Year award. The pro dealer, which is currently the largest chain of lumberyards in the nation, merged 10 LBM dealers and has more than 500 locations in 40 states. HCN’s special report reveals what the company is up to and how it is working toward creating a corporate identity.
PDF Format. 7 file report
Price: $25.00
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Retailer Profile: Costco
After breaking $50 billion in sales, Costco isn't showing signs of slowing down. The club retailer has another year of store openings, ancillary growth and international expansion in the works.
PDF Format. 3-page report with photos and charts.
Price: $19.99
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Retailer Profile: The Home Depot
The Home Depot had a year of growth that was due mostly in part to it Home Depot Supply business and the acquisition of Hughes Supply. Along with moving into China, Home Depot is also building initiatives at home in the U.S. including its fuel concept.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Global Trends in Retailing
"The retailer that stands still in the domestic market and fears to venture forth to new markets is probably doomed to extinction." That's what Douglas J. Tigert, Professor Emeritus of Retail Marketing, Babson College, and Ray R. Serpkenci, PH.D and principal of Retailing Research Strategy Group, write in their new study, Key Global Trends in Retailing. This study is essential reading for anyone involved in corporate strategic direction.
PDF Format. 17-page report
Price: $195.00
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Special Section: Rite Aid buys Brooks-Eckerd
Just as Drug Store News reported exclusively in its Aug. 21 NewsFirst edition, Rite Aid agreed to acquire the Canadian drug retailer's U.S.
operations, including both Brooks and Eckerd banners, with the Jean Coutu Group. The move leapfrogs Rite Aid ahead of Wal-Mart as the No. 3 pharmacy retailer in America. This in-depth report from Drug Store News details what the deal means for Rite Aid and the newly acquired banners.
PDF. Nine-page report with photos, charts and a map of Rite Aid's new store footprint.
Price: $29.99
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Diabetes Roundtable 2006
Given the rate of innovation in the detection, treatment and control of diabetes, Drug Store News addressed the topic at its Annual Diabetes Roundtable. The roundtable included panelists from Safeway, Bayer Consumer Healthcare, Longs Drug Stores, Can-Am Care, Ahold, Home Diagnostics, Rite Aid, Medicine Shoppe International, Meijer and Novo Nordisk. The Diabetes Roundtable 2006 special report is designed to be an overview of the event, plus it includes extended interviews with each of the panelists.
PDF. 11-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Rx Annual Report 2006
For retail pharmacy—all of it—2006 has been the year of the M-Word. Medicare. Medicaid. Mail order. It's also the year traditional drug stores, supermarket, mass and club pharmacies, drew a line in the sand.
Read Drug Store News' comprehensive pharmacy report to learn more about the retail pharmacies in the past year, including the exclusive Drug Store News top 30 pharmacy retailer ranking.
PDF, 34 pages with charts, pictures and graphs.
Price: $49.95
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HCN's Top 150 Distributor Scoreboard
With significant two-step wholesale growth and a number of distributors hitting the $1 billion mark, the Top 150 Distributors have certainly deserved their spots on the scoreboard. HCN delivers a comprehensive list of the top 150 distributors, with comprehensive analysis and data examining various information, including two-step distribution sales and wholesale sales.
PDF Format. 8-page report
Price: $25.00
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State of the Industry: Top 100 U.S Retailers
Find out which companies are the largest U.S. retailers. Compare their sales, earnings and store growth year over year. Data based on 2005 revenues. Analysis includes detailed financial comparisons of specific publicly held retail companies segregated by retail category.
PDF Format. 32-pages with charts and graphs
Price: $99.00
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Inside AmerisourceBergen: Moving forward with efficiency
Five years after the merger of Amerisource Health and Bergen Brunswig, the drug distribution and health services giant that has emerged is still expanding the boundaries of traditional wholesaling. Read Drug Store News'
exclusive report to find out more about the strategies of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical service companies.
11-page PDF with photos, maps and charts
Price: $19.99
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SPECIAL REPORT: BEST BUY IN CHINA
Retailing Today, returning from a recent trip to China with the Consumer Electronics Association, divulges the nuances of the Chinese CE landscape.
The report discusses Best Buy¹s transition into the world¹s largest market, and the retailer¹s strategy to deliver results given an evolving retail landscape and booming middle class. Included are three articles that discuss Best Buy¹s plans, its deal with Chinese CE retailer Five Star and the evolving Chinese marketplace, along with charts and statistical analysis.
PDF Format. 11-page report with charts and pictures.
Price: $99.95
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Wal-Mart Pharmacy: Connection to the Community
Pharmacy—health and wellness—is the connection to the rest of the Wal- Mart store, tying together so many other key specialty departments, from OTCs and health and beauty aids to food and sporting goods and even apparel and footwear. The Wal-Mart pharmacist, in many ways, is like a health ambassador to the rest of the store. The comprehensive report discusses all aspects of Wal-Mart's pharmacy strategy, including in-store clinics, new prototypes and personalized care. The report also includes interviews with key pharmacy executives and profiles of Wal-Mart pharmacists and what they are doing at a store level to compete with independent pharmacies.
34-page PDF with photos and charts.
Price: $29.99
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FIRE AWARDS
Retailing Today has comprised an in-depth look at the list of winners of this year's FIRE awards, the industry's only category-driven recognition program in which retailers nominate and vote for their choice of merchandising excellence.
PDF Format. 6-page report with photos.
Price: $29.99
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KROGER TAILORS FORMATS TO CONSUMER PREFERENCES
The shopping habits of the American consumer have changed, choosing supercenters, clubs and other non-traditional channels as alternatives to supermarkets. Kroger is adapting to the change with multiple store formats and efficient distribution. This report highlights Kroger's recent fiscal-year achievements, merchandising assortment and more.
PDF Format. 3-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Category Census
Retailing Today has dissected America’s trillion-dollar retailing industry in this Category Census Report for 2006. Inside you will find sales breakdowns for the leading retailers as well as specialists in Food & Consumables, Apparel, Consumer Electronics & Entertainment, Home & Housewares and Hardlines (Toys, Office Supplies, Sporting Goods, Automotives and Hardware/DIY) categories.
PDF Format 8-page report, with pie graphs and charts.
Price: $29.99
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Agents of Innovation: Inside the new broker revolution
In an ever-consolidating retail pharmacy universe that continues to exaggerate the differences between the big and the small, the role of the sales management consultant/broker has perhaps never been more critical than it is today. Critical both to the retailer, who doesn¹t have the time and resources to hunt down the niche items that make his stores different, as well as the small, niche manufacturer, who might otherwise slip through the cracks. This exclusive report goes inside today¹s New Broker Revolution
10-page report with photos
Price: $19.99
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Top 150 Niche Brands
This exclusive report puts the spotlight on the top niche brands in health and beauty. As the editors of Drug Store News demonstrate, niche definitely doesn¹t mean small anymore.
Small? The items that make up the Drug Store News Hot150 Health and Beauty rankings generated sales of almost $3 billion in food, drug and mass outlets in 2005. The Hot150 eliminates any brands that are down in double-digits to put the emphasis on the brands that really drive growth.
PDF Format. 14-page report with photos and charts
Price: $24.99
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Power Purchasers: 12 women you need to know
The editors of Drug Store News have identified 12 basic shopper archetypes that truly reflect 100 percent of the women that shop your stores every day:
The Power Purchasers.
What do they buy? Where do they buy it? Which retailers are winning their business? What brands speak to them?
This special report profiles the 12 customers that drive your business. Get to know them better—or they'll take their trillions of dollars in spending power elsewhere.
PDF Format. 32-page report with photos and charts
Price: $29.99
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2006 Wal-Mart Mid-Year Report
Changes are underway at the world's largest retailer. With new leadership, new marketing and a new image at Wal-Mart, the company discusses its current transformation at the annual shareholders meeting. This in-depth report covers everything from finances to sustainability and includes quotes from top executives.
PDF Format. 7-page report with photos
Price: $29.99
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June Food Retailing Today
Retailing Today's special supplement focuses on Target's efforts to become a major presence in food and consumables while building its private label. The supplement also highlights the hot trends in snacks, grocery, beverages and fresh/frozen.
PDF Format. 3-page report with photos
Price: $19.99
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Babies 'R' Us
Toys 'R' Us spent its first year as a private company restructuring the chain to make it more competitive, and now it¹s turning its attention to Babies 'R' Us. The 232-store chain has continued to grow since its purchase last year, adding more than 15 stores to its base since April 2005. This report delves into the company's strategy and how mass retailers are responding in the juvenile products sector.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos and quick-facts chart
Price: $19.99
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June 2006 Retailing and Entertainment
There¹s no such thing as a sure thing in the world of licensed merchandise, which has produced more than its share of can¹t-miss products that flopped. But since the first film arrived in 2003, retailers have found that ³Spider-Man² merchandise is the closest thing they can get to sure-fire sales. This report examines comic book properties that are set to move this summer, along with Rocky's 30th anniversary and Jeep's new licensing deals.
PDF Format. 3-page report with pictures
Price: $19.99
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Next-Gen Super Drug Store
Drug stores are in a constant battle to maintain market share in general merchandise and it hasn¹t gotten easier with price pressure from everyone from mass merchants to dollar stores. That¹s why they¹re refining their approach to GM sales with new programs and store formats that fine tune merchandising. This report from DSN Retailing Today examines these approaches and includes profiles of Longs Drugs, Walgreens, eq life and Lewis Drug.
PDF Format. 3-page report with photos and a chart.
Price: $19.99
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Annual Report 2006
The forces that have whipsawed retail pharmacy over the past decade continue to reshape the competitive landscape. The lines of retailing aren't blurred:
they're gone.
PDF Format. 45-page report with photos and charts.
Price: $49.99
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GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT CONSUMERS REVEAL THEIR FAVORITE RETAIL EXPERIENCES
2006 FITCH Study of Consumer-Centric Retail
So what is a consumer-centric retail experience, and which chains are providing the best? In order to find out, FITCH partnered with CHAIN STORE AGE to conduct a quantitative study of consumers’ favorite retailers. We invite you to discover feedback from thousands of consumers across the United States about which retailers they love and why. Inside, you’ll find a definitive explanation of what comprises a retail experience, our proprietary model outlining the types of retail and consumer experiences, results of our survey revealing the most-shopped retailers, as well as qualitative highlights of consumers’ favorite and most unique experiences. Finally, we provide insights into why some chains are building leads on others in areas of brand marketing and in-store experience-making. You’ll find actionable insights that you can use to emphasize your company’s distinct positioning and offer,
and to help you create customized experiences for your target consumers.
PDF Format 19-page report
Price: $99.00
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May Apparel Merchandising
Kmart is making a splash by sticking to the basics as it continues to cater to its consumer group while focusing on value. Sears Holdings Co. recently debuted some of its fall line in the NYC Meatpacking district. Also, hair accessories become smarter. Retailing Today reports on the latest in manufacturing and marketing trends in this issue.
PDF Format. 1-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Merchandising and Technology
Top retailers throughout the country are relying on new technology to market to an in-store customer base. Miller Zell¹s Apatov tells of its success, having 75% of its customers making spontaneous purchases due to product placement and digital displays. Meanwhile, Ecko urban apparel is profiting from software that helps it make forecasts while following marketing trends.
This two-page Retailing Today special report also includes a McDonald¹s and Coinstar side bar.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Outdoor Living
The expansion of outdoor living products is a hot trend this year. As the air heats up, so do this summer¹s offerings. Warm colors, new grilling features, and island themes abound at Ace, Kmart, and The Home Depot.
Consumers have an increasing interest in the new fixtures retailers have to offer this summer. This one-page report gives a concise explanation of this year¹s trends in backyard living.
PDF Format. 1-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Retailer Profile: Meijer
While Meijer is working to keep up with its super-sized competitors,Wal-Mart and Target, it has proven itself to have staying power. The 72-year-old company maintains its focus on general merchandizing and the strength of its pharmacy.
PDF format. 4-page report
Price: $29.99
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Retailer Profile: Staples
Staples has reached the 20-year mark and is still going strong. Company chairman and ceo Ron Sargent talks with Retailing Today, revealing optimism for the office retailer¹s future and a plan to make the store unique from the competition. With growth statistics inside, this special report highlights the company¹s desire to create brand loyalty for its own supplies.
PDF Format. 3-page report with photos.
Price: $29.99
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April Apparel Merchandising
JCPenny is pumping up its apparel private-label programs, sportswear companies are adding jeans and other everyday styles to their repertoires, and fall 2006 fashion looks like it will take a muted approach. Also, have plus-sized children become the forgotten consumer? All this and more in the April 2006 Apparel Merchandising issue.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Dollar Store Report
Strength in Recognition Dollar store channels are no longer viewed only as a place for brands to unload closeout items. The Dollar Tree and Family Dollar now have shelves lined with national names. This one-page offering highlights the growing success of this retail sector.
PDF Format. 1-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Retailer Profile: 2006 Target Report
Target seems to have hit success head on. The retailer is leaping its way into top places in many of its markets including toys and home goods. And what is it about the company¹s leadership that has so many buzzing? This 9-page in-depth report covers it all.
PDF Format. 9-page report with photos.
Price: $29.99
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A new start for True Value
True Value has a new focus on its retail brand. To market itself as the destination spot for consumers with small home-improvement projects, the co-op has created an aggressive marketing campaign that will include print ads, television commercials and radio spots, down to new name tags for sales associates. Along with this new identity comes a new slogan for the hardware giant: "Start Right, Start Here." This five-page special report focuses on the details of this marketing blitz, along with information about new products and lines.
PDF Format. 6-page report.
Price: $25.00
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Building a Category
Ace Hardware has been building up its building materials program for years, serving dealer-members who can put together an entire house package to a builder. In this six-page special report, readers will discover how several of Ace’s dealers have seized opportunities and found the right niche to make their pro-oriented business successful.
PDF Format. 6-page report.
Price: $25.00
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Big-Box Stores
This study examines the public's attitude toward three types of big-box stores:
Four national general merchandise/discount‹Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart and Kohl's;
Three national department store chains‹Macy's Sears and J.C. Penney; and
Six national category killer specialty stores‹Best Buy, Circuit City, Staples, Barnes & Noble, Home Depot and Lowe's.
The Chain Store Age/Leo J. Shapiro and Associates report of Big-Box, Department and Discount Stores provides a report card on the individual retailers studied and the public's specific feelings towards them.
PDF Format. 125+ page report
Price: $990.00
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Dollar Store Report: Evolution of the Bargain
DSNRT delves into why people shop at dollar stores and extreme-value formats and why these concepts appeal to higher-income shoppers. The report also details the overhaul that continues at Big Lots.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos.
Price: $29.99
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February Wal-Mart Watch
Senior editor Mike Troy discusses Wal-Mart's move to restructure the management team at Japan's Seiyu, as well as expanding the testing of HP photo kiosks at Sam's Club locations and adding more in-store health clinics to Wal-Mart locations.
PDF Format. 1-page report with photos.
Price: $14.99
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Retailer Profile: March Food Retailing Today
Publix Sabor takes trends into account as it targets a variety of ethnic consumers. Meanwhile, healthy food products are making their way off shelves and into carts, organic food is swimming its way into the mainstream, and granola is no longer for hippies. Will Safeway and Tesco split? All this and more in this 4-page special food report.
PDF Format. 4-page report with photos.
Price: $29.99
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Retailer Profile: Sears
One year after the formation of Sears Holdings, the company is still finding its way. This issue explores the progress and setbacks experienced during the last year, as Sears and its ceo Aylwin Lewis plug forward with updated products and quality brands. RT includes its exclusive interview with Lewis in this special report.
PDF Format. 9-page report with photos.
Price: $29.99
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Digital Imaging
With so many consumers already owning a digital camera, the market is now being driven by repeat purchasers or first-time buyers in lower economic strata. This DSNRT report details the trends for these consumer groups, as well as the Photo Marketing Association's newest initiative to target the Gen X mom.
PDF Format. 1-page report.
Price: $19.99
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February 2006 Ethnic Report
Not everyone looks alike or identifies with the same fashion role models.
Citi Trends understands this as it sells urban apparel while targeting the African-American population. This report also highlights Goya eStore, a retailer striving to serve an array of ethnicities.
PDF Format. 1-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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February Retailing and Entertainment report
With the "Star Wars" trilogy complete and "Spider-Man" on hiatus, toy retailers are turning to the Man of Steel and a few other familiar faces to drive sales in 2006 after another year of lukewarm sales in 2005. Along with detailing the new properties and
toys, the report also delves into toy makers' search for the next hit franchise and other hot topics and trends in the entertainment industry.
PDF Format. 5-page report.
Price: $19.99
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Reinventing Wal-Mart
Not since the launch of the supercenter has so much change swept through Wal-Mart. This is the story behind the overhaul in marketing, merchandising and management, and what it means to the business of America's largest retailer.
PDF Format. 11-page report with a graph, chart and pictures.
Price: $29.99
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2006 Scrapbooking Special Report
With sales growth leveling off and some independent scrapbooking retailers going out of business, some might conclude this hobby was yet another craft industry fad. However, retailers and suppliers instead interpret these developments as an industry in the process of maturing, still growing and now expanding to diverse papercrafting segments. The report examines the segments and profiles the modern-day scrapbooker.
PDF Format. 2-page report.
Price: $19.99
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84 Lumber Celebrates 50 Years
Over half a century, Joe Hardy and Maggie Hardy Magerko have built a $4 billion company out of hard work, a sense of family and extraordinary leadership. This 50th anniversay issue includes interviews with Joe Hardy and Maggie Hardy Magerko, profiles of senior execs, Western expansion, training, logistics, rewards programs, community service and a historic retrospective.
PDF Format split into 3 documents. 46 pages total.
Price: $25.00
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Best Buy - Fabulous at 40
A comprehensive report of all aspects of the business of the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer as it enters its 40th year in the business. Includes historical information, executive profiles, merchandising features, new format information, financial results and future growth strategies.
PDF Format. 20-page report with pictures, charts and a timeline.
Price: $25.00
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The DSNRT Connection to Michaels
Turning the nation's largest arts and crafts specialty chain into one of the most successful and highly profitable companies in its niche took years of work, but today Michaels Stores is benefiting from investments in technology, distribution and people. Setting the bar ever higher is ceo Michael Rouleau. The report features an interview with Rouleau and focuses on his strategy for the company to operate the "perfect store."
PDF Format. 1-page report.
Price: $19.99
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The Club Consumer: Insights & Attitudes
A recent national survey conducted exclusively for DSN Retailing
Today generated a profile of the typical club consumer that reveals more than its share of compelling attributes. For instance, club shoppers, as a group, generally have the same turnoffs, namely long lines and a lack of shopping bags. The report expands on the survey's findings.
PDF Format. 1-page report with charts.
Price: $19.99
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Retail Security
Many variables determine where customers choose to shop. Increasingly, security and an overall feeling of safety are becoming more important to them.
PDF Format. 40+page report.
Price: $990.00
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Get the meaning behind Menards: A Profile of Menards Stores
A Research Study Conducted for Home Channel News By Consumer Specialists
PDF Format. 141-page report.
Price: $899.00
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Dollar Store Report
The prime enemy from a competitive retail standpoint for years was Wal-Mart, but lately a new breed has earned this exclusive title - the dollar store. Growth of the public dollar chains, along with increasing consumer affinity for extreme-value shopping, has set in motion a flood of competitive responses, with varying levels of success. The report examines the responses - including small, independent chains - and how each is performing.
PDF Format. 2-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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Favorite Store: A Consumer Survey
DSN Retailing Today's report on favorite stores features a national survey that gauges consumer loyalty and shoppers' store preference. The report also includes five loyalty initiatives by five leading retailers (Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Blockbuster, CVS/pharmacy and Lowe's).
PDF Format. 2-page report.
Price: $19.99
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Leading Office Supply Retailers
DSN Retailing Today's office supply report gives in-depth insight into the three leading players in the office supply category: Staples, Office Depot and Office Max. Also, the report includes a look at the evolution of FedEx Kinko's and its positioning as a competitor to conventional office superstore chains.
PDF Format. 3-page report.
Price: $19.99
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Lifestyle Centers: Retail’s Breath of Fresh Air
One of the fastest-growing formats in the shopping center industry is lifestyle centers. This special section illustrates how retailers can flourish in this popular destination. In our first-ever lifestyle focus, we talk with some of the country’s top lifestyle developers, highlight centers under construction and on the boards, and explore leasing and design strategies.
PDF Format. 15-page report.
Price: $19.95
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Top Brands 2005
DSN Retailing Today's annual Top Brands survey this year revealed strong gains in consumer perception of leading brands such as Hanes and Sony, while store brands in most cases still registered low on the consumer's radar. The survey rates the top brands in apparel, food, health and beauty aids, toys, consumer electronics, home goods and greeting cards. Also included is a Top Brands market basket and insight into how the mass channel helped make Apple's iPod an instant icon.
PDF Format. 13-page report with charts and photos.
Price: $25.00
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Follow the Leader: Building Materials Holding Corp.
With sales skyrocketing to $2.1 billion in 2004 and a construction division that reached sales of more than $904 milion the same year, BMHC was chosen as HCN’s 2005 pro dealer of the year. This five-page special report features an interview with CEO Rob Mellor, who discusses the pro dealer’s business acceleration since its 1987 inception through a variety of means, including calculated acquisitions and a focus on growing its BMC West business through expansion and built-up manufacturing capabilities.
PDF Format. 5-page report.
Price: $25.00
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Merchandising & Technology
If one phrase could capture the current state of retail technology, it would have to be this: "It's not your father's industry." DSN Retailing Today investigates technology usage in merchandising, focusing on vendors such as Wal-Mart, Kmart, Home Depot and Albertsons, and usages such as kiosks, WiFi, RFID, in-store television networks and self-checkouts.
PDF Format. 6-page report with photos.
Price: $19.99
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October Apparel Merchandising
In the fifth Apparel Merchandising special report of the year, DSN Retailing Today examines Kmart's initiatives to reinvent its identity in the apparel department. The report also features stories on hot trends in uniforms, the rising popularity of yoga clothing lines and the growing selection of apparel designed to accommodate electronic devices.
PDF Format. 2-page report.
Price: $29.99
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October Food Retailing Today
DSN Retailing Today's special supplement focuses on Target's efforts to be a major presence in food and consumable operations. The supplement also highlights what's hot and what the trends are in snacks, grocery, beverages and fresh/frozen. Rounding out the supplement is a market basket of price-impact food stores, one of the hottest new grocery formats this decade.
PDF Format. 4-page report with photos and a chart.
Price: $29.99
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Retailing & Entertainment: Licensing
Toy sales had another down year in 2004, falling nearly 3% to $20.1 billion, but that wasn't the case for learning and educational toys, which posted an unexpected and welcome resurgence. Along with the resurgence, the report discusses licensed apparel, new markets for adult brands, the growth of the "Baby Einstein" brand and retailers' push for in-store fitness programs.
PDF Format. 4-page report with photos and a chart.
Price: $29.99
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Store Atmospherics
Lift the shroud of mystery concerning what is important to shoppers in how they relate to stores. This study of 956 consumers will define how important elements such as lighting, flooring, music, in-store television, cleanliness and temperature are to shoppers in general and in specific store types. A 130-page report in PDF format with charts and tables based on a September 2005 survey.
PDF Format. 130+ page report.
Price: $990.00
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The Ace nation
Through a change in leadership, Ace Hardware’s strategy for success is moving forward. In this 12-page special report, Ace’s new CEO, Ray Griffith, discusses his plan to increase retail sales and expand through existing members in the co-op’s Vision 21 and Branching Out programs. A look at the company’s recent successes is included, such as opening new stores and converting dealers from other co-ops. Also featured are Ace’s techniques for successful merchandising, a historic look at its expansion, as well as information on the various new programs the company unveiled in 2005, such as a new paint color palette that includes lifestyle cards for contemporary and traditional color arrangements.
PDF Format. 12-page report.
Price: $25.00
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Lanoga celebrates 150 years
Lanoga executives reflect on their company from its western expansion roots to today's growth-oriented enterprise. Includes Lanoga's legacy; finding future leaders; profiles of every division of the company; and reports on purchasing, safety, technology, green building and community service. This 29-page PDF has also been updated with news reports through February 2006, including news about Lanoga's merger with Strober.
PDF Format. 29-page report.
Price: $25.00
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Fall 2005 Dollar Store Report
The fall Dollar Store report highlights the comeback of Dollar General as a trend-setter and leader in financial performance, focusing on the Dollar General Market concept. Along with Dollar General, the report traces the evolution of dollar stores from regional chains and independents to a hot growth channel that remains one of the most talked about topics in retailing
business.
PDF Format. 2-page report.
Price: $29.99
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September Food Retailing Today
DSN Retailing Today features Whole Foods Market and its ability to satisfy a loyal and expanding customer base interested in healthy and premium-quality food. The fifth edition of Food Retailing Today also reports on the growing trend toward supplemented and purified water and gives insight into what's hot in the fresh/frozen, beverages, snacks and grocery categories.
PDF Format. 4-page report.
Price: $29.99
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Sized to Fit: Orgill
With sales moving in a constant upward direction, it’s no surprise that Memphis-based Orgill has expanded to keep up with its ever increasing customer base west of the Mississippi. Positioning itself as a "co-op" alternative," Orgill doesn’t believe in applying pressure to customers and has a liberal approach to serving them. In this 19-page special report, Orgill execs discuss their marketing strategies, such as holding twice-annual shows and making customization the key to distributor success. Also included are special sections on buyer visions, customer service, technology upgrading and marketing.
PDF Format. 19-page report.
Price: $25.00
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Retailing and Entertainment Licensing Part III
In the third Retailing & Entertainment licensing special report of the year, DSN Retailing Today delves into the hot properties and franchises for holiday movies along with an in-depth look at McDonald's partnership with Redbox. The report is rounded out with insight concerning the launch of high-definition DVDs and the licensing appeal of car culture.
PDF Format. 3-page report.
Price: $19.99
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Sears Essentials Study - 2005
An in-depth survey of 800 households in 10 markets that takes the first in-depth look at Sears Essentials through the eyes of consumers. Who are Sears Essentials shoppers? How often do they shop? How familiar are they with the Sears Essentials brand? This report includes shopper ratings, comparisons to Wal-Mart, Target and other retailers, geographic variations, demographics and more.
PDF Format. 120+ page report with charts and tables.
Price: $990.00
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State of the Industry: Top 100 U.S. Retailers
Find out which companies are the largest U.S. retailers. Compare their
sales, earnings and store growth year over year. Data based on 2004
revenues. Analysis includes detailed financial comparisons of specific
publicly held retail companies segregated by retail category.
PDF Format. 32-pages with charts and graphs.
Price: $99.95
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Retail Physical Supports Census - 2005
The Chain Store Age Annual Retail Physical Supports Census - A survey of 123 chains' construction costs, expansion plans and store sizes. Find out how much it takes to build a store and what construction products retailers are using. Data compiled April 2005 from 123 retailers operating 41,697 stores with 2004 sales of $336.9 billion.
PDF Format. 13-page report with charts and photos.
Price: $99.95
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Market Wars - Regional Drug Store Report
Special report "Market Wars" by Drug Store News on 10 major retailing markets in the drug store industry. In depth report contains articles, photos and charts. Learn who's "winning" in each area (example: In Los Angeles, compare the market-share, front-end market-share, and total store with Rx for Albertsons, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Longs, Safeway).
Markets covered: New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Las vegas, and Raleigh.
PDF Format. 20-page report with photos and charts.
Price: $34.95
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Merchant Pride:10 Innovative Companies And The Thinking That Sets Them Apart
The FIRE Awards are the only industry awards presented annually to retailers for merchandising and operations excellence. Every year, the editors of DSN Retailing Today honor those companies who have demonstrated excellence in these core areas. The Finest in Retailing Awards are given across DSN Retailing Today’s editorial category spectrum, including Apparel & Accessories, Home Goods & Housewares, CE & Entertainment, Food & Consumables, Office Supplies, Automotive, Sporting Goods, Toys, Hardware/DIY and HBC.
PDF Format. 5-page report.
Price: $14.95
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Top Baby Goods Retailers
With more than 4 million babies born in the United States each year, there’s no shortage of business in the baby goods sector. And that’s why more and more retailers are pursuing an area that was once just a niche for specialists. While Babies "R" Us is the industry leader among stand-alone chains with 217 stores, it’s facing a growing stable of competitors. The list includes national chains like Baby Depot, regional players like Buy, Buy Baby and major retailers including Wal-Mart, Sears and Target that are chasing a bigger share of the market.
PDF Format. 3-page report.
Price: $15.00
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Leading Home Improvement Retailers
A strong housing market, low interest rates and continued keen interest by consumers to enhance their homes drove sales in the do-it-yourself home improvement market up 12.4% to $200 billion last year, despite the effects of rising utility and gas prices. And even though home sales are projected to slow from record highs and interest rates have begun to creep back up, retailers and industry experts forecast minimal market impact.
PDF Format. 3-page report.
Price: $14.95
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Outdoor Living
Emerging as a new segment in lawn and garden retailing a few years back was outdoor living—an evolution of the market for patio furniture and grills that piggybacked on home décor trends. However, many weren’t sure outdoor living had staying power once consumers shifted focus from the home to traveling again in the post-Sept. 11 world. But the idea of creating an outside room for retreat or entertaining keeps getting stronger, resulting in a robust market for a widening assortment of outdoor living products. One firm, Unity Marketing, estimates the outdoor living market at $15.7 billion, or about 37% of the $42.3 billion U.S. market for consumer lawn and garden products. The outdoor living market grew 4.9% in 2004 and is projected to keep rising in the future.
PDF Format. 2-page report.
Price: $10.95
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Annual Report 2005: Surveying Pharmacy's Competitive Retail Landscape
This single-most comprehensive and authoritative report of the retail pharmacy business featuring detailed analysis of the key retail channels that are vying for a share of the drug store dollar, in-depth profiles and definitive rankings of the leading chains, from the top national drug retailers to the super-regionals and community pharmacy stalwarts, to the leaders in food, mass and club stores, as well as the dollar stores and specialty retailers that are cranking up the heat in one of the hottest and most competitive sectors of retailing: the $500 billion-plus retail pharmacy industry.
PDF Format. 41-page report with photos and tables.
Price: $95.00
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Fastest Growing Developers
On the Level:
Real estate coverage comes full circle.
Real Estate News
On Center:
Texas and Venice meet in San Marcos.
Fastest-Growing Developers:
Industry leaders build landmark centers.
Fastest-Growing Acquirers:
Corporate mergers fortify dominant portfolios.
Fastest-Growing Managers:
Top third-party managers push leadership to local levels.
Fastest-Growing Redevelopers:
Makeovers are serious business to the nation’s top redevelopers.
A developer’s definition of renovation, redevelopment
Neighborhood Centers:
Not restricted just to impulse retailers, the endcap site shouts to shoppers.
Endcaps find success through positioning
An endcap site spurs impulsive behavior
Deal-Making Strategies:
The climate is right for negotiating leases that work for both sides.
Market Profiles:
The year’s hottest properties represent points north, south, east and west.
Real Estate Forum:
Communities, developers and retailers must develop a shared vision.
Real Estate Association Forum:
Throughout the world, retailing has the potential to change lives for the better.
PDF Format. 26-page report with tables.
Price: $24.95
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Remaking Meijer: From A to Zigerelli
With a new generation of leadership at the helm and a new prototype to work from, Meijer hopes to move forward by marrying the best of the old and the new. In promoting Larry Zigerelli to president about a month ago, the company continued a strategy to revitalize and build on strengths, including an attention to costs, which is referred to by Meijer as the "culture of thrift."
PDF Format. 10-page report.
Price: $29.99
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Supermarkets Battle for GM Dollars
Special 3-page report by DSN Retailing Today, featuring:
Kroger Leads Supermarkets’ Embrace of GM
Five Hot Categories Vying For Shelf Space
Major Supermarkets All Command More GM
Kroger Testing Waters With Kitchen Place
PDF Format. 3-page report.
Price: $14.95
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Target: The Address for Mass Fashion
Target’s upscale positioning has brought both accolades and raised eyebrows by the many who have wondered if the company’s upmarket positioning could one day backfire. But to those critics, management has a straightforward reply: solid financial performance, strong brand loyalty and slow but steady expansion.
PDF Format. 11-page report.
Price: $29.99
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Sears: Will Lampert’s Big Gamble Pay Off?
As the newly formed Sears Holdings Company takes its place on the retail stage, there is no lack of speculation and pontification on its future. Can Sears Holdings succeed where Sears and Kmart individually could not? This reports looks at the merchandising, marketing and personnel strengths of each, examining which stores, brands, executives and strategies are likely to stay or go in the wake of the merger.
PDF Format. 12-page report.
Price: $29.99
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Lowe's: Gaining Ground
With new CEO Robert Niblock at the helm, Lowe's moves strategically to gain market share by covering more geography and developing new initiatives.
PDF Format. 13-page report with graphs, photos, and timeline.
Price: $14.95
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Walgreens Report - Spring 2005
Special 18-page feature by Drug Store News profiling drug-chain retailer Walgreen Corporation. Contains updated articles and analysis on numerous aspects of the company: store development, finance, marketing, merchandising, pharmacy, distribution, and human resources.
PDF Format. 18-pages.
Price: $39.95
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Dollar Store Report - Spring 2005
Special 3-page PDF report from DSN Retailing Today.
The sophistication and success of a retailer can often be measured by the extent and quality of its private labels, used
strategically as a competitive differentiator.
PDF Format. 3-page report.
Price: $9.95
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CSA Retail Stores of the Year 2001 through 2004 (combo pack)
Each year Chain Store Age conducts it's exclusive "Retail Store of the Year" store-design competition. This package contains 4 PDF files, one report from each year from 2001 through 2004, documenting and detailing all the winners. Over 80 pages in total.
PDF Format. 4 files. 89-pages in total.
Price: $29.99
Special combo pack, 4 reports included
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HCN Exclusive Consumer Research on Lowe's
This nationally projectable study takes an in-depth look at Lowe's through the eyes of consumers. Who are Lowe's shoppers? How often do they shop? How familiar are they with the Lowe's brand? This report includes shopper ratings, comparisons to Home Depot and other retailers, geographic variations, demographics and more.
PDF Format. 120-page report with charts and tables.
Price: $1,000.00
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Wal-Mart: Staying on Message
As the Age of Image dawns on Wal-Mart, never in its 43-year history has the retailer's core business faced more distractions. To underscore its unwavering commitment to growth, Wal-Mart management heads into 2005 with an agressive plan for $310 billion in sales and a renewed commitment to staying on message.
PDF Format. 18-page report with photos.
Price: $19.95
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Lawn & Garden Trends: Growing Impatient
Lawn and garden consumers want fast, finished results - and they’re willing to pay for it.
Bigger is Better
Urban Gardening
Outdoor Structures
Water Gardening for the Masses
Portable Grills go Upscale
The Outdoor Gourmand
Creature Comforts
Pampering Pets
PDF Format. 4-page report.
Price: $10.95
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Kmart: The Architects of Change
Kmart’s tumultuous journey of shifting strategies, bankruptcy, emergence, store closures, cost-cutting and a return to profits as a new public company under the guidance of savvy financial investor and chairman Eddie Lampert will take another turn in March when the retailer merges with Sears, creating a $55 billion retail company that could either return Kmart to its glory or quicken its demise.
PDF Format. 9-page report w/photos, 1 table.
Price: $29.99
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23rd Annual Survey of Retail Information Technology
As the economy thaws, CIOs are gathering greater freedom to upgrade systems that have seen little enhancement in the years since the recession began. Chain Store Age’s 23rd Annual Survey of Retail Information Technology examines industrywide IT spending patterns and identifies the technologies where the hottest investments are taking place.
PDF Format. 25-page report with graphs.
Price: $19.95
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Wal-Mart International
Although largely overshadowed by an incredibly strong business in the United States, Wal-Mart’s international operations continue to be a powerful contributor to the company’s top and bottom lines. Analysts predict more of the same in the years ahead, projecting that the international division’s 2005 sales will grow 4.6% to $64.1 billion, operating profits will increase at a slightly higher rate of nearly 17% to $3.5 billion and operating margins will tick up to 5.5%. In the long term, Wal-Mart’s international operations, including rapid expansion in Asian markets, may well grow larger than its domestic operations in terms of store count and revenues.
PDF Format. 29-page report w/photos and tables.
Price: $29.99
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2004 Retail Excellence Awards
The REX award remains drug store retailing’s top honor for the people and products that make the industry tick. Against a special backdrop to mark its 20-year milestone, this year’s REX reception and dinner drew some 450 of the industry’s best and brightest to Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo to pay tribute not only to the best of 2004, but also to a select group of executives and companies “whose
success has endured beyond a single fiscal year,” noted Drug Store News Publisher John Kenlon.
PDF Format. 11-page report.
Price: $9.95
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Ethnic Marketing
Popular Hispanic cartoons expand licensing appeal: Retailers are looking for new and better ways to appeal to the fast-growing Hispanic demographic, and licensed toy products might be the ticket.
PDF Format. 2-page report.
Price: $10.95
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Execution With A Purpose: Making Dollars and Sense of Store Projects
Learn how fast-growing retailers such as Family Dollar, Staples, American Eagle Outfitters, Spencer Gifts and Galyan’s Trading Co. are relying on a technology-driven company to open stores more efficiently. Integrated Store Solutions has developed proprietary, Web-based tools that expedite real-world processes from transportation to warehousing to project management. A customized "working Web site" provides real-time information for everyone involved in a project including the retailer's internal associates as well as its vendors, service providers and contractors.
PDF Format. 7-page report.
Price: $19.95
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DSNRT's Top Brands Consumer Survey, 2004
A slight decline in brand loyalty and growing acceptance of private labels are loosening up consumer willingness to try alternative brands. The latest Top Brands survey showed greater interest in switching brands in 13 of 17 product categories, reversing a trend of two years ago, when shoppers clung to favored brands. The only categories that showed declines in willingness to switch if a favored brand was not available were film, toys, consumer electronics and health and beauty aids.
PDF Format. 26-page report with charts.
Price: $39.99
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AAFES: The Pride of American Retailing
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is no ordinary retailer as is immediately evident to visitors at the organization’s Dallas headquarters. The chain link fence around the building’s perimeter, the uniformed armed guards in the parking lot and the metal detector visitors pass through to gain access to the building offer an indication of the unique position AAFES occupies in the retail industry.
PDF Format. 14-page report.
Price: $29.99
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Insights for Decisive Retail Leaders
BetterManagement LIVE is an annual business management conference that provides networking and personal interaction with industry peers and visionaries to better understand the challenges retailers and other industry executives face in driving profitability and efficiency when customers, merchandise and competition change daily. This eight-page report details some of those challenges and presents readers with a starting base from which they can learn from industry thought leaders in the global community.
PDF Format. 7-page report.
Price: $19.95
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2004 NACDS Pharmacy & Technology Conference
Blending high-profile speeches with detailed educational sessions and trade-booth deal making, more than 2,600 chain pharmacy executives, buyers, pharmaceutical vendors, technology experts, educators and guests tackled the changing role of the pharmacist over a five-day gathering in San Diego in late August and early September.
Chain pharmacy’s best and brightest concluded the 2004 National Association of Chain Drug Stores Pharmacy & Technology Conference Sept. 1 with a renewed call to action as the industry grapples with Medicare reform, drug importation and other challenges.
PDF Format. 9-page report with chart and photos.
Price: $10.95
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Brooks-Eckerd 10 Keys to a Successful Transition
Critical issues that Brooks Pharmacy (US division of Jean Coutu Group) must address in its effort to incorporate over 1,500 Eckerd stores. This 39-page special report by Drug Store News includes a Corporate and Financial Overview plus discussions on: Coutu Commintment, the Front End, Store, Pricing, Logisitics, the Eckerd Brand, Marketing, People, Pharmacy, the Customer, and Vendors.
PDF Format. 39-page report with charts and photos.
Price: $39.95
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Ace at 80
From 1924 to the present, Ace has provided independents with the tools to profitably compete. As Ace Hardware celebrates its 80-year milestone, the co-op has set lofty goals for growth, which it is more
than meeting, and has recognized that it’s no longer just a buying office or distributor. Ace is a two-way lifeline between its retailers and its business.
PDF Format. 22-page report with photos.
Price: $39.99
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Staples Enjoys Success of 'Easy' Strategy
The giant red dot with the word “easy” in white letters that hangs in the lobby of Staples headquarters is a constant reminder to employees, suppliers and other visitors that easy permeates
everything the company does. Not that anyone needs reminding. Easy is a popular subject at Staples, and every opportunity they are given executives talk about easy, what it means to the company and how as a
strategy the concept is being executed.
PDF Format. 3-page report. Graph included.
Price: $10.95
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10 Top Merchants
Being a top merchant in today's retail world isn't what it used to be. In the face of increasing pressure to practice lowest-price item merchandising, the art of sourcing product, buying product, displaying product, assorting product and selling product is all too often reduced to one common denominator: Do it at the lowest cost possible, or don't do it at all. Given such an environment, it comes as little surprise, therefore, that the best merchants are the ones who can play by these new rules of engagement while still delivering a meaningful degree of differentiation between themselves and their closest competitors. DSN Retailing Today’s 10 Top Merchants all fit that bill. Although their backgrounds and tenure are as varied as their product categories, they share a common commitment to merchandising that's creative, consistent and, most importantly, positions their companies for success.
PDF Format. 14-page report.
Price: $14.99
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ORGILL: The March from Memphis
This 23 page report published in 2004 by Home Channel News contains 9 articles. Orgill, the industry’s
largest privately owned hardlines distributor, is about to completely shed its regional wholesaler image with a national network of distribution facilities and services.
PDF Format. 23-page report, within 3 files.
Price: $39.99
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Apparel Merchandising
In part due to its own marketing efforts,when customers think of Kohl’s they think of national brands, value and convenience—but not necessarily fashion. During the recession, its basics-heavy assortment performed well, but now that consumer
confidence is up, people are shopping for fun again and fashion is critical to the mix.
PDF Format. 2-page report.
Price: $10.95
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Entertainment Retailing
Music retailers have grown accustomed to bad news ever
since Napster heralded in an era of free downloads and file sharing that scuttled the industry. But after three years of abysmal CD sales, retailers are finally starting to see light at the end of the tunnel.
PDF Format. 5-page report, includes charts and graphs.
Price: $14.95
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DSNRT Category Census, Annual Industry Report 2004: Part II
The DSN Retailing Today Annual Category Census is the scorecard of the $1.2 billion retail industry’s leading product categories by sales volume for 2003/2004. Categories covered include Apparel & Accessories; Home Goods & Housewares; CE & Entertainment; Food & Consumables; and Hardlines. Principle figures include overall sales volume; sales volume by sub-category; and percent change by sub-category. The report encompasses the macro-level trends affecting each category and identifies the three most significant merchandising developments per sector.
PDF Format. 11-page report with charts/graphs.
Price: $39.99
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CenterStage: The In-Store Entertainment Report
The in-store entertainment industry takes center stage in a special supplement in the August issue of Chain Store Age. This eight-page report examines current trends and the critical role that in-store entertainment plays in today's retail environment.
PDF Format. 7-page report.
Price: $19.95
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International Trade and Logistics for Retailers and Their Suppliers
In its annual survey of more than 100 retailers and suppliers, ChainLink Research examines issues as diverse as where shipments go when they first enter the country, who is responsible for the transportation, the role of total-cost-of-goods calculations, visibility infrastructures and the key to successful management of 3PLs.
PDF Format. 12-page report with graphs and charts.
Price: $19.95
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DSNRT Top 150, Annual Industry Report 2004: Part I
DSN Retailing Today's exclusive 20-page report on the Top 150 retailers, including 2003 Sales by Channel, Top 25 Global Retailers, Dollar Store Report, Bankruptcies, Closings and M&A's, and Category Analysis. Published July 2004.
PDF Format. 20-page report, includes charts and graphs.
Price: $39.99
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Best Practices - Data Synchronization PLUS bonus report
Two reports:
Best Practices - Data Synchronization. Store Design & Construction: Technology That Delivers. Contents of both reports:
The Road to Better Data: Leveraging technology, people and experience.
Creating a Common Currency.
Tips When Selecting a Data Synchronization Solution Provider.
Avoiding pitfalls on the path to Global Data Synchronization.
Online project portfolio management works store-development wonders.
Specialty retailer sees extended applications for project portfolio management.
Buzzsaw helps optimize the rollout and renovation process.
Software leads to success for distribution center initiative (Woolworths’).
Design Approval and Execution Goes On Line at PETCO.
Barnes & Noble Expedites Design Process (Bookseller saves time, cuts costs with project portfolio management service).
2 Reports. PDF-Format. Each report is 7 pages.
Price: $19.95
2 Reports for the price of 1 (Reg. $30)
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2004 Annual Report
Drug Store News’ exclusive Annual Report of the Chain Drug Industry profiles the top retail players in the drug channel and provides insight into the pharmacy business at mass merchants and supermarket competitors. This section features comprehensive statistics including figures on sales, both pharmacy
and front end, and store count. In the 2004 Trendsetters section beginning on page 59, Drug Store News’ editors highlight some of the best practices at retail and examine the trends shaping the business.
PDF Format. 50-page report. Contains charts and photos.
Price: $49.95
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Store Design & Construction: Technology That Delivers
Autodesk. A supplement in the May issue of Chain Store Age examines the benefits of online project portfolio managment technology. The report, sponsored by Autodesk, describes how Barnes & Noble, Limited Brands, PETCO and Woolworths Ltd. are using the technology to streamline the store development process.
PDF Format. 7-page report.
Price: $19.95
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Generic Drugs - Special Report
Special report by Drug Store News, published Feb 2004. Stars align for generic drug industry. Includes: Generic substitution may yield diminishing returns. Generic makers see promise in biotech engineering. Brand-generic partnerships gaining popularity. Court battles continue in painkiller rivalry. Top 10 manufacturers by generic prescriptions dispensed.
PDF Format. 9-page report.
Price: $14.95
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11th Annual Survey of Inventory Management
Special report from Chain Store Age and BearingPoint. An an extensive cross section of the retail industry (Department Store, Big Box, Specialty, Drug Store, Home Improvement Center and Supermarket retailers) were asked various inventory management viewpoint questions. Topics covered: Strategy, Vendor Relationships, Inventory Management and Measurement, Key Performance Indicators, Inventory Control and Integrity, Emerging Trends.
PDF Format. 20-page report. Contains charts and graphs.
Price: $19.95
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22nd Annual Survey of Retail Information Technology
Special report from Chain Store Age and IMRA (International Mass Retail Association). The survey of key retail IT leaders reveals the increasingly strategic and essential nature of the technology department, and offers insight as to how corporate technology tactics will evolve during the next five years. "The technology department isn’t just about technology anymore. It’s about productivity, growing the top line, roping in revenue and increasing profits." Contents: IT bridges the perception barrier, Technology gets a corner office, The right skills at the right time, IT enhances communication with business units, Spending picks up, Onshore, offshore, nearshore, From Niagara Falls to tidal wave- Riding the wave as the pace of change picks up. Full 26-page report.
PDF Format, 26-pages. Includes charts and graphs.
Price: $19.95
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Top 150 Retailers, Annual Industry Report (published July 2003)
The scorecard of America's Trillion-dollar Retailing Industry. Top 150 Retailers in the US (public and private), Top 25 Global Retailers, sales by channel, bankruptcies, closings, and M/A's. The ranking index includes current and previous years' data covering-- sales, earnings, store count, and other company information. Individual categories are also reported on (like Apparel & Accessories, Home Goods & Houseware, Hardlines, etc.)
PDF. 18-page report.
Price: $24.95
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HCN Distributor Scoreboard (published June 2003)
Special report by Home Channel News that lists the top 150 home channel distributors, plus other charts and graphs. Listing for the top 150 includes a comparison of current and previous year data for all 150 companies-- Rank, Two-Step Distribution Sales (actual dollars and % of total), Total Wholesale Sales, DC Count, Product Specialty, % Drop Ship, Number of Employees, Size of Outside Sales Force, and Company Type.
PDF. 12-page report.
Price: $24.95
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Third Annual Retail Shoppers Report (2003)
Special report by Chain Store Age. CSA teamed up with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CGE&Y) to survey over 6,000 consumers to find out which retailers best meet shoppers’ performance standards in the areas of access, price, product, service, experience and trust. What are consumers looking for from their shopping experience? Which retailers are delivering the right kind of experience? And what will it take for the laggards to transform their instore experience to meet the needs of today’s demanding shoppers?
PDF Format. 15-page report with charts and graphics.
Price: $19.95
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Kmart in Crisis, 2002 Report
This exclusive 30-page special report includes 7 additional editorial pages. The Kmart in Crisis portion of this report contains Financials, Executive Profiles, 10 Turnaround Factors, 40 People & Events that have shaped Kmart and a list of the Store Closings. Kmart’s Chapter 11 filings, petitions and the Conaway affidavit also are included. A total of 6 PDF documents are included.
PDF Format. 6 documents.
Price: $29.99
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Store Atmospherics - A Retail Study
Retailers know there is a link between a store’s atmosphere and its financial performance. Intangible details ranging from lighting to music to visual messaging all play an interconnected role in improving
the shopping experience, building customer traffic and, ultimately, lifting sales. This is a special retail study by Chain Store Age and DMX MUSIC, conducted by Leo J. Shapiro and Associates. It provides important new insight into how shoppers
respond to atmospheric elements, both consciously and unconsciously, and the extent of the connection
between "store atmospherics" and
the store’s performance.
PDF Format. 6-page report. Contains charts and graphs.
Price: $24.95
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Home Channel Latino Marketing Report
Special report by Home Channel News, published Aug. 2003. The Latino market grows - 39 billion strong, Hispanic market lures corporate America. Retail’s Latin beat - Top chains target Hispanic consumers. Beyond the Spanish translation - Retailers reach Hispanics with ads that do more than speak the language. One size fits nobody - Marketing to Latinos requires a nuanced approach.
PDF Format. 13-page report with pictures and graphs.
Price: $24.95
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Dynamics of the Retailer-Supplier Relationship
In its annual survey of more than 130 leading retailers and manufacturers, ChainLink Research, Inc. explores the perspective from both sides of the trading-partner link to uncover differences in perception and reveal the myths and the realities. "Managing the Trading-Partner Link Is the Key to Success."
PDF Format. 12-page report. Contains charts and graphs.
Price: $14.95
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Home Channel Women Marketing Report
Special report by Home Channel News published March 2003. Wooing women - Courting DIYers with nails of steel, and enamel. Vendors pursue women -
Manufacturers fall for DIYers with deep purses. Girlcrazy - Advertisers try to catch the eye of female consumers. The feminine mystique - Inside the minds of female DIYers.
PDF Format. 11-page report, contains pictures and text.
Price: $24.95
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Chain Segment Performace 2003 (Published Aug 2003)
Chain Segment Performace for FY2002 (published August 2003). Look at data for just the top chains, grouped by segment. Chain Segments covered: Women's Apparel, Off-Price Apparel, Youth Apparel, Convenience Stores, Department Stores, Full-Line Discount Stores, Limited-Assortment Discount Stores, Drug Stores, Hard Lines, Home Centers, Nonstore (Catalog), Supercenters, Supermarkets. Data-points: Total Sales, % Chg Sales, % Chg Op Inc, Op Inc as % of Sales, Avg Sales per Store, % Chg Comp-Stores, Op Inc as % of Total Inc.
PDF Format. 4-page report. Includes charts.
Price: $19.95
(Free Bonus: Includes last year's report in a second PDF)
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Toys R Us Special Issue (published Oct 2003)
Special 2003 Issue published by DSN Retailing Today centering on Toys R Us. "Taking the Family of Brands to New Heights." Features articles on history, merchandising, operations, financials, and marketing.
You get the whole report on Toys R Us, broken up into 5 parts (PDF files).
PDF Format. 23-pages; 5 files.
Price: $29.95
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Unit Specs - Ozon, Holt's, Rubio's, Friday's, Plumbing, Doors, Mats
This special report from Chain Store Age and Nation's Restaurant News contains: "Seeing Things in the Right Light" by Marianne Wilson, New Twist for Solid-Surface Material, Video Art At Holt’s Café
Remotely: managed system enhances ultra-contemporaty theme, Fresh Message: Rubio's, Ozon: A Cool Spot for Kids, Electrical Products: Smart Choices Pay Off;
Controls on kitchen hoods provide 'as needed'
ventilation at TGI Friday’s, Plumbing: Eliminating the
Human Touch; Hands-free plumbing fixtures are a popular rest-room trend, Doors: An Opening for
Design; Entrance issues worth considering, Making Door Mats Matter.
PDF. 11-page report.
Price: $19.95
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Check Strategies Today: Vigilance, Data, and Tools
Exclusive report by Chain Store Age.
Contents: Check Strategies by the Numbers: Successful check strategies are measured in approvals, declines, dollars and cents. Gaining Acceptance in the Real World: From Sears to 7-Eleven, retailers employ
a variety of solutions to boost sales and limit fraud. To Catch a Thief: An example of the human element of loss prevention. Fraud; The Toughest Competition:
Yesterday's systems are no match for today’s thieves. [and more]
PDF. 11-page report.
Price: $19.95
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