Plunkett's Retail Industry Trends & Statistics 2012: A Summary Version of Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac 2012

Plunkett Research, Ltd.
December 22, 2011
64 Pages - SKU: PLK6737841
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Countries covered: United States

PLUNKETT'S RETAIL INDUSTRY TRENDS & STATISTICS 2012 Key Features:
  • Industry trends analysis, market data and competitive intelligence
  • Market forecasts and Industry Statistics
  • Buyer may register for access to search and export data at Plunkett Research Online
Pages: 64
Statistical Tables Provided: 16
Geographic Focus: Global

A condensed market research report excerpted from Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac 2012, including forecasts and market estimates, technologies analysis and vital statistical tables. You will gain significant insights that can help you shape your own strategy for business development, product development and investments.
  • How is the industry evolving?
  • How is the industry being shaped by new technologies?
  • How is demand growing in emerging markets and mature economies?
  • What is the size of the market now and in the future?
Contents, Statistics, Forecasts and Analysis Include:

Major Trends Affecting the Retail Industry
1) Wal-Mart Sales Improve After Two Year Slump
2) Department Stores Streamline While Outlet Stores Proliferate
3) Discounting and Discount Stores Evolve
4) Private Label Brands Grow in Share of Total Store Sales
5) Sophistication and Success for Direct Marketers and Non-Store Sales
6) Apple Sets the Bar for Showcase Stores and Super-Merchandisers
7) For the Long Term in the U.S., a Decline in Consumer Spending and Debt, along with an Increase in Saving
8) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Slows
9) Location-Based Advertising and Mobile Advertising on Cellphones Grow Quickly
10) Groupon and Other Coupon Firms Compete Aggressively for Consumers' Attention
11) Retail Technologies Leap Ahead
12) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution
13) Self Service Retail and Travel Technologies Take Off
14) Retailers Eye Expanding Middle Class, Move into Emerging Markets, Including China, India and Brazil
15) Lifestyle Centers and Super-Regional Malls Falter/Mall Glut Anticipated
16) Entertainment-Based Retailing, including Power Towns
17) Retail Sales Begin to Rebound but Shopping Center Leasing Remains Problematic
18) Malls Morph to Stay Afloat
19) Luxury Item Sales Rebound
20) LOHAS-Socially Conscious Consumers Create Challenges and Opportunities for Advertisers and Marketers

Retail Industry Statistics
1) U.S. Retail Industry Overview
2) Annual Consumer Price Index, 1915-2011
3) Exports, General Imports & Trade Balance in Goods, U.S.: 1981-3rd Quarter 2011
4) Total U.S. Retail Sales & Annual Percent Change: 1992-2011
5) U.S. Retail Trade Corporation Statistics, Q2 2011
6) Total Estimates of Annual Sales of Merchant Wholesalers: 2005-2011
7) Total Monthly Sales and Inventories of Merchant Wholesalers: Monthly, through September 2011
8) Retail & Food Services Sales by Kind of Business, U.S.: Monthly, through September 2011
9) Retail & Food Services Sales by Kind of Business, U.S.: 2005-September 2011
10) Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total & E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2003-3rd Quarter 2011
11) Total U.S. Disposable Income, Expenditures & Gross Domestic & National Product Per Capita: 1960-2011
12) Average Annual U.S. Household Expenditures: 2005-2010
13) Distribution of Total U.S. Annual Household Expenditures, by Major Category: 2010
14) Top 10 Retail Websites, U.S.: November 12, 2011
15) Resident Population Estimates by Age, U.S.: 2004-2010
16) Employment in the Retail Industry, U.S.: 2005-October 2011


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