Business - Industries - Retail
About.Com -- Retailing Industry
Statistics, sales figures, discussion groups, trade publications, news on the industry, etc.
Center for Retailing Studies
The Center for Retailing Studies, at Texas A&M University, provides a listing of Retailing Resources which are useful to retailers. Links include a retailing web index which is arranged into concise categories, a listing of retailing bulletin boards, and a retailing listserv.
Census of Retail Trade
Food Marketing Institute
Trade association web site.
Grocery Manufacturers of America
Trade association web site.
Hoover's Online - Retail
Provides information by retail sector (e.g. clothing, department stores, grocery stores, consumer electronics).
National Association of Convenience Stores
Trade association web site.
National Grocers Association
Trade association web site.
National Retail Federation
Trade association web site.
North American Retail Hardware AssociationTrade association web site.
Plunkett Research LTD - Retail Market Research, Retail Industry Information & Retail Statistics Information Channel
Provides a glossary, trends, statistics, contacts, most information for free.
RAND California Retail Trade StatisticsCan extract trade statistics for U.S., California, by county, region, etc. No updates after 1999, but useful for historical statistics.
Retail and Consumer Goods Links to related resources.
Retail Industry Leaders AssociationInternational trade association.
Career Guide to Industries
Brought to you by the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. Provides information on the nature of the industry, working conditions, employment opportunities, training and advancement, earnings outlook, etc. Click on the "CGI Search/A-Z Index" link located in the
upper right corner of the page to find a specific industry.
Yahoo: Retail Managment
