Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| COVER | 1 | 2 |
| Free Online Access! | 3 | 1 |
| PLUNKETT S RETAIL INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| CONTENTS | 8 | 2 |
| INTRODUCTION | 10 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 12 | 3 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE RETAIL INDUSTRY | 15 | 32 |
| 1) Introduction to the Retail Industry | 15 | 3 |
| 2) Wal-Mart Dominates U.S. Retailing but Looks Overseas for Growth | 18 | 2 |
| 3) Department Stores Streamline While Outlet Stores Proliferate | 20 | 2 |
| 4) Discount Stores Report Continued Growth | 22 | 1 |
| 5) Private Label Brands Grow in Share of Total Store Sales | 22 | 1 |
| 6) Sophistication and Success for Direct Marketers and Non-Store Sales | 23 | 3 |
| 7) Apple Sets the Bar for Showcase Stores and Super-Merchandisers | 26 | 1 |
| 8) For the Long Term in the U.S., Consumers Increase Savings/Less Inclined to Use Debt | 27 | 1 |
| 9) Bricks, Clicks and Catalogs Create Synergies While Online Sales Growth Surges | 28 | 1 |
| 10) Location-Based Advertising and Mobile Advertising on Cellphones Grow Quickly | 29 | 2 |
| 11) Groupon and Other Coupon Firms Compete Aggressively for Consumers Attention | 31 | 1 |
| 12) Retail Technologies Leap Ahead | 31 | 2 |
| 13) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution | 33 | 2 |
| 14) Self Service Retail Technologies Take Off | 35 | 1 |
| 15) Self Service Apparel Fitting Technologies Grow in Stores and Online | 36 | 1 |
| 16) Retailers Eye Expanding Middle Class, Move Into Emerging Markets, Including China, India and Brazil | 37 | 2 |
| 17) Sales Per Square Foot at Lifestyle Centers and Super-Regional Malls Rise While Vacancy Rates Fall | 39 | 1 |
| 18) Entertainment-Based Retailing, including Power Towns | 40 | 1 |
| 19) Malls Remodel to Boost Sales and Attract Shoppers | 41 | 1 |
| 20) Fast Fashion: Designers and Retailers Speed Up | 42 | 1 |
| 21) Luxury Item Sales Rebound | 43 | 1 |
| 22) LOHAS- Socially Conscious Consumers Create Challenges and Opportunities for Advertisers and Marketers | 44 | 1 |
| 23) How to Interpret Reports of Retail Sales | 45 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 RETAIL INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 47 | 19 |
| U.S. Retail Industry Overview | 48 | 1 |
| Annual Consumer Price Index, 1915-2013 | 49 | 1 |
| Exports, General Imports &Trade Balance in Goods, U.S.: 1989-2nd Quarter 2013 | 50 | 1 |
| Total U.S. Retail Sales &Annual Percent Change: 1992-2013 | 51 | 1 |
| U.S. Retail Trade Corporation Statistics, 2nd Quarter 2013 | 52 | 1 |
| Total Annual Sales of Merchant Wholesalers, U.S.: 2007-2012 | 53 | 1 |
| Total Monthly Sales and Inventories of Merchant Wholesalers, U.S.: January-August 2013 | 54 | 2 |
| Retail &Food Services Sales by Kind of Business, U.S.: Monthly, through August 2013 | 56 | 2 |
| Retail &Food Services Sales by Kind of Business, U.S.: 2007-2012 | 58 | 2 |
| Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales, Total &E-Commerce: 1st Quarter 2005-2nd Quarter 2013 | 60 | 1 |
| Total U.S. Disposable Income, Expenditures &Gross Domestic &National Product Per Capita: Selected Years, 1960-2013 | 61 | 1 |
| Average Annual U.S. Household Expenditures: 2007-2012 | 62 | 1 |
| Distribution of Total U.S. Annual Household Expenditures, by Major Category: 2012 | 63 | 1 |
| Resident Population Estimates by Age, U.S.: 2005-2012 | 64 | 1 |
| Employment in the Retail Industry, U.S.: 2006-August 2013 | 65 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT RETAIL INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 66 | 28 |
| Chapter 4 THE RETAIL 500: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 94 | 525 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 95 | 2 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 97 | 12 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 109 | 4 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 113 | 4 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 117 | 3 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE RETAIL 500 | 120 | 499 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 619 | 30 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 620 | 3 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 623 | 26 |
| A Short Retail Industry Glossary | 649 | 16 |
