| Over 250 retail chains, consumer goods manufacturers, and retail services companies around the world invest in the Retail Forward Intelligence System™, a syndicated retail research and strategic planning tool.
The Retail Forward Intelligence System™ delivers the latest information about economic factors affecting retailing, critical consumer trends and attitudes, retail formats and strategies, important competitive developments, the newest applications and implications of technology, and more.
Through in-depth reports, an annual conference and monthly Webinars, the Retail Forward Intelligence System™ seeks to advance the frontiers of knowledge and understanding of the emerging issues affecting retailing and consumer products marketing. By sharing industry intelligence and insight with thousands of retail and supplier executives, we are able to help them strengthen their retail industry IQ, prepare for the changing retail landscape, and identify opportunities for growth and performance improvement.
Membership in the Retail Forward Intelligence System™ now includes access to the Retail Forward KnowledgeBase™, a virtual retail industry portal delivering up-to-date company, channel, category and consumer data, analysis, news and more.
The Retail Forward Intelligence System™ suite of programs includes:
The Retail Forward Intelligence System™ tracks:
Strategic Issues
- Identify and assess critical success factors and strategic change drivers
- Evaluate business rationale for format, operational and technological innovations
Shopper Insights
- Identify where customers shop, why and what they buy
- Segment shoppers by demographic, psychographic, and lifestyle group
The Economic Environment
- Track retail sales for lines of trade plus a five year sales forecast
- Calculate an index of leading retail indicators
- Monitor and forecast retail sales for several merchandise categories
Retail Formats
- Profile of new retail concepts
- In‑depth analyses of innovative companies
- Monitor new, unique and emerging retailers
Deliverables
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Retail Perspectives |
Weekly series of intelligence briefings deliver timely analysis of breaking news and the latest developments in the retail industry. Program members receive several Retail Perspectives each month focusing on a specific retail industry sector. Each week our analysts explore two to three hot topics. |
| Retail Update |
Analysis and insight on significant economic issues and developments impacting the retail outlook; and compilation, summary, and assessment of retailer performance and retail sales from the previous month. |
| Top 200 Retailers Worldwide |
Annual report listing and analyzing the top 200 global retailers. Includes retailer sales, growth rates, store counts, primary line of trade, countries of operation and more. Analysis identifies changes and trends developing year-to-year. |
Strategic Outlook Conference |
Annual conference focusing on the outlook for retailing and consumer goods marketing and distribution. A current assessment of economic developments, significant consumer trends, supplier-retailer relationships, multi-channel innovations, and key competitive developments across all sales and marketing channels are provided, along with perspectives on emerging trends, critical issues and best practices from around the world. |
| Webinars |
Interactive series of monthly Webinars designed to take members beyond the pages of our reports and provide a unique opportunity to connect directly with retail analysts. |
| Industry Outlooks |
In-depth assessments and strategic insights on the outlook for key lines of retail trade. Detailed assessments cover industry size, growth, and outlook, structural changes, performance, consumer-shopping behavior, new developments and emerging trends and issues with a strategic perspective. |
| Food, Drug, Mass Program: |
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Food Channel, Mass Channel, Small Format Value (Dollar) Stores, Drug Channel, Warehouse Clubs, and Convenience Stores |
| Homegoods Program: |
Mass Channel, Consumer Electronics, Home Improvement, and Home Furnishings |
| Softgoods Program: |
Mass Channel Department Stores, Shoe Stores, and Apparel Specialty Stores |
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Shopper Updates |
Findings from monthly online consumer survey, ShopperScape™. Analyze trends in shopping behavior, shopping frequency by retail format, purchase patterns for major categories by store type, shopper and fashion profiles, and store choice factors. Analysis, charts and strategic perspectives from TNS Retail Forward thought leaders. Quarterly reports published in the Food, Drug, Mass; Homegoods; and Softgoods Programs. |
| Economic Forecast |
Annual report focusing on the outlook for the retail economy in the United States. Strategic perspective on the threats to and forces driving the outlook and five-year forecasts by line of trade and consumer spending categories developed by retail economists.
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Learn More
To learn about the benefits of membership in the Retail Forward Intelligence System™, contact Katherine
Clarke, Vice President of Marketing at 614.355.4009 or kclarke@retailforward.com
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Retail Forward Intelligence System™
