Do you ever need to know how many stores a particular retailer has or how fast they are growing? Here are some resources I use frequently:
 | Deloitte publishes an annual Global Powers of Retailing, the 2010 version came out in January. The report is available for free download and well worth the read. |
 | Stores.org (a publication from NRF) publishes the Top100 and Hot 100 lists annually. both are great free resources. |
 | Chain Store Age publishes an annual Top 100 list. The 2009 version is out, and the 2010 should be available soon. It’s well worth the $99 download fee if you’re a shopper marketer. |
 | Slightly more of a niche, but TWICE publishes an annual list of the Top CE Retailers (a space I do a lot of work in). It’s $125 to download the digital version. The 2010 version came out in May. |
 | Dealerscope magazine provides a list of the Top 101 CE Retailers, and lets you download it for free. the 2010 version came out in March. |
I used to have an intern compile the data from all 5 of these lists in a single excel file (we even loaded it in our CRM system).
Does anyone have any other favorite resources?
Thanks for sharing your resources! I’m a fan of Interbrand Design Forum’s “The Most Valuable Retail Brands 2010” — free download at
http://www.designforum.com/
Thanks Sue, good one.
I hate to admit it, but when I’m looking at retailer lists I usually have my green eye-shades on and am trying to figure out who is building new stores, doing remodels, has the most doors in a category, etc… I don’t think enough in terms of who is gaining more mindshare, etc… as much as I should. Thanks for reminding me!
Jason