These are not directories to individual stores. These are specialized directories to specific aspects of the retail industry with an emphasis on buyers, brokers, distributors, and major chain and specialty stores. These directories tend to have a geographic arrangement rather than arranged by company, although they do have company indexes. Additional directories in related areas can be found under Specialized Directories.
- Drug Store Market Guide. [Mohegan Lake, NY]: Drug Store Market Guide, 1981- . Annual. (ASU owns 1986-1999.)
HD 9666.3 .D78 HAYDEN JOURNALS
This is a directory of distribution centers, wholesalers, brokers, and retail drug chains. Its value is in the regional and metropolitan market information provided. Each region has a regional map and overview. Within each region, the metropolitan markets are listed alphabetically with a map and brief city demographic profiles. Market share for the businesses included are provided. The directory listing includes a brief synopsis of the company, executives and buyers in the area, and sales data.
- International Council of Shopping Centers Directories. International Council of Shopping Centers, 2000.
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http://www.icsc.org/me/directories.html
This is an association for shopping centers. It does maintain several directories of shopping centers. Several of these are only available to members; others are less detailed than what is available for a fee. The section on Research (http://www.icsc.org/rsrch/research.html) has useful information on the retail industry.
- Market scope. The Desktop Guide to Supermarket Share. [Stamford, CT: Progressive Grocer], 1975- . Annual. (ASU owns 1985- . Latest edition in Reference; earlier editions in Journals.)
HD 9321.2 .M39x HAYDEN REFERENCE
This work is designed for the decision makers in the supermarket industry. Because it is arranged by metropolitan area and provides demographics on the area along with the supermarkets and their market share, it can be helpful for those deciding to relocate. To use this book, it is essential to look at the first pages of each of the spine marked pages. In each of these sections, the metropolitan area is defined differently. The first four sections are the market shares according to different commercial rating systems. The four systems included are Nielsen SCANTRACK, Nielsen DMA (TV Markets -- older editions used Arbitron ADI), U.S. Census Bureau MSA, and IRI Infoscan. The definition page and the "How to Use Sections 1-4" in the beginning of the book will explain the differences. Sections 5-6 are either the IRI Infoscan ratings list or the Nielsen version. This details categories of food, their total sales, and an index figure. There are several indexes in the back of the volume to assist in locating metropolitan areas.
- Progressive Grocer's Market Guidebook. Wilton, CT : TradeDimensions, 1967- . Annual. (ASU owns 1970-74,1976- . Latest year in Reference; earlier years in Journals.)
HD 9321.3 P75 HAYDEN REFERENCE
This is a directory of supermarket distribution centers and wholesalers with facts about the various U.S. and Canadian metropolitan areas. It contains very similar information to the Progressive Grocers Market Scope (above), but it actually has area maps and more detailed consumer demographics. It is also better for locating individual cities within metropolitan areas. This book is arranged by region and then by metropolitan area. After the map and market information are the directory listings of distribution centers. The detailed analysis of the grocery industry is also very useful.
- Phelon's Discount & Jobbing Trade. Fairview, NJ: Phelon, Sheldon & Marsar, 1985- . (ASU owns 1985/86, 1988/89, 1991- . Latest edition in Reference; earlier editions in Journals.)
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Sheldon's Major Stores & Chains & Resident Buying Offices. Fairview, NJ: Phelon, Sheldon & Marsar, 19??- . Annual. (ASU owns 1994- . Latest editon in Reference; earlier editions in Journals.)
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HF 5429.3 .S52 WEST REFERENCE
These trade directories to the retail industry cover chain stores, discount stores, TV shopping, wholesale clubs, women's apparel & accessories stores, and more. The directories are arranged by state and city. Each entry provides the name, address, telephone and FAX numbers, number of stores, approximate square footage per store, executives and their titles, and the buyers and the lines of merchandise. Resident buying office information is included in both directories, but more information is provided in Sheldon's. Some Canadian and Mexican retailers are also included.
- Shopping Center Directory. 4 vols. Chicago: National Research Bureau, 1992- . Annual. (ASU owns 1994- . Latest year in Reference; earlier years in Journals.)
HF 5035 .D53 HAYDEN REFERENCE
Arranged by state and then city, each shopping center listed has the basic address and telephone number, mailing address, type of shopping center, year opened, physical configuration, construction activity, owner, leasing agent, architect/engineer, anchor stores, and tenants. Additional information is sometimes provided that includes market strategy, market population and sales.
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