Plunkett's Retail Industry Trends & Statistics 2009 (Summary)

Published by: Plunkett Research, Ltd.

Published: Dec. 12, 2008 - 54 Pages

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Retail Industry

1) Introduction to the Retail Industry

2) Wal-Mart Dominates as the World’s Biggest Retailer (and now America’s Biggest Grocer)

3) Department Stores have Evolved into Giant Apparel, Cosmetics and Accessories Stores

4) Name Changes, Buyouts and Consolidation Alter the Department Store Landscape

5) Discounting and Discount Stores Evolve

6) Category-Killers and Big Box Retailers Struggle to Keep Up With Discounters

7) Sophistication and Success for Direct Marketers

8) Rise of Showcase Stores and Super-Merchandisers

9) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Slows

10) Location Based Services (LBS) and Advertising on Cellphones Take Hold

11) Retail Technologies Leap Ahead

12) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution

13) Self Service Retail and Travel Technologies Take Off

14) Retailers Find New Markets in China While India’s Retail Industry Sees Lukewarm Growth/Russia Attracts Retail Interest

15) Lifestyle Centers and Super-Regional Malls Falter/Mall Glut Anticipated

16) Entertainment-Based Retailing, including Power Towns

17) Shopping Center Tenants Face Slow Sales/Store Closings force Landlords to Become Creative

18) Malls Morph to Stay Afloat

19) Luxury Item Sales Slow

20) LOHAS- Socially Conscious Consumers Create Challenges and Opportunities for Advertisers and Marketers

21) How to Interpret Reports of Retail Sales

Chapter 2: Retail Industry Statistics

U.S. Retail Industry Overview

Exports, General Imports & Trade Balance in Goods, U.S.: 1980-2nd Quarter 2008

Total U.S. Retail Sales & Annual Percent Change: 1992-2008

Retail & Food Services Sales by Kind of Business, U.S.: 2002-August 2008

Retail & Food Services Sales by Kind of Business, U.S.: Monthly, through August 2008

Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total & E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2001-2nd Quarter 2008

Total U.S. Disposable Income, Expenditures & Gross Domestic & National Product Per Capita:

1960-2008

Average Annual U.S. Household Expenditures: 2001-2007

Distribution of Total U.S. Annual Household Expenditures, by Major Category: 2008 (Estimates)

Resident Population Estimates by Age, U.S.: 2001-2010

Twenty Largest Shopping Centers, U.S.: November 2007

Top 20 Websites, U.S.: October 2008

Top 20 Retail Websites, U.S.: November 1, 2008

Employment in the Retail Industry, U.S.: 2002-September 2008

Abstract

1) Introduction to the Retail Industry,
2) Wal-Mart Dominates as the World’s Biggest Retailer,
3) Department Stores have Evolved into Giant Apparel, Cosmetics and Accessories Stores,
4) Name Changes, Buyouts and Consolidation Alter the Department Store Landscape,
5) Discounting and Discount Stores Evolve,
6) Category-Killers and Big Box Retailers Struggle to Keep Up With Discounters,
7) Sophistication and Success for Direct Marketers,
8) Rise of Showcase Stores and Super-Merchandisers,
9) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Boom,
10) Location Based Services (LBS) and Advertising on Cellphones Take Hold,
11) Retail Technologies Leap Ahead,
12) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution,
and 13) Self Service Retail and Travel Technologies Take Off and more!

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