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The 2009 Retail Business Market Research Handbook

Published By: Richard K. Miller & Associates
June 2009
R80-101
Online Download   $285.00
Hard Copy Mail Delivery   $385.00 (Subject to Shipping Charges)
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Description

Now in its 11th edition, The 2009 Retail Business Market Research Handbook provides the most comprehensive retail market data and analyses available in any reference source.

This handbook includes year-end market data, discussions of trends, current business activities, a review of the financial performance of market leaders, an assessment of holiday and back-to-school shopping, approaches to enhance the consumer shopping experience, and information aimed at market development in various consumer sectors. The impact of the current recession on the retail industry is also assessed. Over 400 website links - directly embedded into the electronic edition - provide access to additional market research and other useful resources.

The 2009 Retail Business Market Research Handbook sources data and analysis from leading market research groups such as BIGresearch, ICSC, National Retail Federation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, The NPD Group, TNS Retail Forward, U.S. Department of Commerce, and WSL Strategic Retail, among others. Segment assessments reference data and analyses from the Consumer Electronics Association, Food Marketing Institute, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Association of Convenience Stores, National Sporting Goods Association, Shop.org, and Toy Industry Association. BusinessWeek, Chain Store Age, Forbes, Fortune, Home Furnishings News, Mass Market Retailers, Retail Traffic, Retailing Today, Stores, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today are among the periodicals sourced to bring the very latest developments. RKMA also partnered with New Strategist to provide extensive demographic analyses of retail spending.
Table of Contents
PART I: MARKET OVERVIEW
1 MARKET SUMMARY
1.1 The U.S. Retail Sector
1.2 Market Assessment
2 MARKET LEADERS
2.1 Largest Retail Corporations
2.2 Largest Private Retail Companies
2.3 Top Retailers
2.4 Fastest-Growing Retailers
2.5 Publically Traded Retail Companies
3 TOP 100 METROPOLITAN MARKETS
3.1 Retail Sales In The Largest MSAs
4 CUSTOMER DEMOGRAPHICS
4.1 Overview
4.2 Apparel
4.3 Consumer Electronics
4.4 Groceries
4.5 Household Furnishings and Housewares
4.6 Jewelry
4.7 Pet Supplies
4.8 Sporting Goods
4.9 Toys
4.10 Video Games
PART II: SECTOR ASSESSMENTS
5 IMPACT OF THE RECESSION
5.1 Consumer Behavior
5.2 Store Closings, Bankruptcies, Liquidations, and Layoffs
5.3 Changing Shopping Patterns
5.4 Changing Lifestyles
5.5 Retailer Strategies
5.6 Forecasts and Rumors
6 GREEN RETAILING
6.1 Overview
6.2 Environmentally Sustainable Stores
6.3 Green Products
6.4 Shopper Bags
6.5 Earth Day in Retail
6.6 Green Specialty Stores
6.7 Impact of the Economic Downturn
7 E-COMMERCE
7.1 Market Assessment
7.2 Key Players
7.3 Consumer Use of E-Commerce
7.4 Characteristics of Online Shopping
7.5 Online Transaction Preferences
8 CATALOGS & MULTICHANNEL RETAILING
8.1 Market Assessment
8.2 Market Leaders
8.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
9 NEW STORE OPENINGS
9.1 Net Store Openings For Major Retailers
9.2 New Store Openings
10 TRAVELER SHOPPING
10.1 Market Assessment
10.2 Characteristics of Traveler Shopping
10.3 Where Travelers Shop
PART III: SEGMENT ASSESSMENTS
11 APPAREL, FOOTWEAR & ACCESSORIES
11.1 Market Assessment
11.2 Marketshare Leaders
11.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
12 BOOK STORES
12.1 Market Assessment
12.2 Marketshare Leaders
12.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
13 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
13.1 Market Assessment
13.2 Marketshare Leaders
13.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
14 CONVENIENCE STORES
14.1 Market Assessment
14.2 Marketshare Leaders
14.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
15 CRAFTS & FABRICS
15.1 Market Assessment
15.2 Marketshare Leaders
15.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
16 DEPARTMENT STORES
16.1 Market Assessment
16.2 Marketshare Leaders
16.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
17 DISCOUNT STORES, SUPERCENTERS & WAREHOUSE CLUBS
17.1 Market Assessment
17.2 Marketshare Leaders
17.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
18 DOLLAR STORES & EXTREME-VALUE RETAILERS
18.1 Market Assessment
18.2 Marketshare Leaders
18.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
19 DRUG STORES & PHARMACIES
19.1 Market Assessment
19.2 Marketshare Leaders
19.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
20 HEALTH, BEAUTY & COSMETICS
20.1 Market Assessment
20.2 Costs For Beauty Procedures
20.3 Prestige Beauty Products
20.4 Market Characteristics and Trends
21 HOME CENTERS & HARDWARE
21.1 Market Assessment
21.2 Marketshare Leaders
21.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
22 HOME FURNISHINGS & HOUSEWARES
22.1 Market Assessment
22.2 Marketshare Leaders
22.3 Market Characteristics
22.4 Market Trends
23 MILITARY POST EXCHANGES
23.1 The Army and Air Force Exchange Service
23.2 Post Exchanges
23.3 The Defense Commissary Agency
23.4 Market Trends
24 MUSIC & VIDEO
24.1 Market Assessment
24.2 Marketshare Leaders
24.3 Trends in the Recorded Music Market
24.4 Trends in the DVD Market
25 OFFICE PRODUCTS
25.1 Market Assessment
25.2 Marketshare Leaders
25.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
26 PET SUPPLIES
26.1 Market Assessment
26.2 Marketshare Leaders
26.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
27 SPORTING GOODS
27.1 Market Assessment
27.2 Marketshare Leaders
27.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
28 SUPERMARKETS & GROCERIES
28.1 Market Assessment
28.2 Marketshare Leaders
28.3 Market Characteristics and Trends
29 TOYS & VIDEO GAMES
29.1 Market Assessment
29.2 Marketshare Leaders
29.3 Market Characteristics and Trends: Toys
29.4 Market Characteristics and Trends: Video Games
PART IV: RETAIL REAL ESTATE
30 MALLS & SHOPPING CENTERS
30.1 Overview
30.2 Market Trends
30.3 Types, Configurations and Primary Trade Areas
30.4 Largest Malls
30.5 Lifestyle Centers
31 NEIGHBORHOOD & SMALL-FORMAT STORES
31.1 Overview
31.2 Fresh & Easy
31.3 Marketside
31.4 Other Neighborhood Stores
31.5 Outlook
32 RETAIL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT
32.1 Market Forecast
32.2 Market Leaders
32.3 Primary and Secondary Markets
32.4 Retail Rental Rates and Vacancy Rates
32.5 Retail Real Estate Closings
PART V: HOLIDAY & SEASONAL ANALYSIS
33 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SHOPPING
33.1 Market Assessment
33.2 Retailer Holiday Performance
33.3 Holiday Online Shopping
33.4 Holiday Gift Card Sales
33.5 Holiday Decorations
34 BACK-TO-SCHOOL
34.1 Market Assessment
34.2 Back-to-School Spending
34.3 Back-to-College Spending
34.4 Spending by Teachers
35 HOLIDAY MARKETS
35.1 Overview
35.2 Impact by Sector
35.3 Mother’s Day
35.4 Valentine’s Day
35.5 Easter
35.6 Father’s Day
35.7 Halloween
35.8 St. Patrick’s Day
35.9 President’s Day
35.10 Independence Day
35.11 Thanksgiving
35.12 Super Bowl
36 THE BRIDAL & WEDDING MARKET
36.1 Market Assessment
36.2 Engagement and After-Wedding Shopping
36.3 Wedding-Gift Giving
36.4 Wedding Registries
36.5 Bridal Gowns and Groom Formalwear
36.6 Same-Sex Marriages
36.7 Impact of the Recession
MARKET RESOURCES
REFERENCES
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