Kresge Research Guides: +Impact Studio for Local Business: Retail industry

Retail industry information

New York Times' Retail Sector coverage

Ross databases, industry and government websites from which you can read market and industry research reports, news and articles related to your industry and companies, and find and download relevant market, consumer and related census demographic and business data often use government-assigned industry classification systems to index relevant company and industry data. Here are some of the codes that will be useful for searching data sources for your project:

Selected NAICS codes for the retail industry

448110 Men's Clothing Stores

448120 Women's Clothing Stores

811430 Footwear and Leather Goods Repair

448310 Jewelry Stores

Selected SIC codes for the retail industry

5611 Men and Boy's clothing stores

5621 Women's clothing stores

7251 Shoe Repair and Shine

5944 Jewelry Stores

Best Resources for this Topic

IBISWorld Industry Reports
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IBIS retail industry information is extensive, and includes specific retail categories - apparel, drug stores, jewelry stores etc. - and also categories that you'll want to review for this project, including "Small Specialty Retail Stores in the US".
Euromonitor Passport
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Euromonitor covers consumer brands and channels as well as consumer shopping and other behavior. US and global.
Video tutorials:
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Data Axle
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Use the industry codes provided on this page to do a location-based search for your local businesses, and also additional contact information, square footage and other facility-based information, revenue etc. You can look up a particular business or create a listing of businesses in your sector for presentation and project reporting and mapping.
Historic company records were created annually from Infogroup's U.S. Business Database; a snapshot of the data is saved each December. Contains company name, mailing address, SIC and NAICS codes, employee size, sales volume, latitude/longitude, and many more variables about each company. Data is available from 1997-2022 in downloadable flat files. Access requires UM login.
Access the Historical Datafiles via University Library
Mintel
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Mintel covers Retail-related topics well and also includes reports on the impact of Covid-19 on the sector.

Other retail industry COVID-19 resources

National Retail Foundation - COVID-19 resources for retailers
Guidance, relief and assistance resources and updated news coverage from the NRF.
Reopening Resources - Michigan Retail Association
Downloadable Reopening Guide, and excellent resource links for safety information, suggested signage, benefits guidance and news updates, and more to help local businesses as they reopen.
Small Business Guidance from the CDC
The Centers for Disease Control's COVID-19 resources include this safety guidance for small business retailers.
Guidance for retailers - Washtenaw County
Links to local and state government orders and guidance, specific Washtenaw county information for businesses.

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