Retail Perspectives
Weekly intelligence briefings designed to deliver Retail Forward’s timely analysis of breaking news and the latest developments in the retail industry. Members receive several Retail Perspectives each month focusing on a specific retail industry sector. Each week our analysts will explore two to three hot topics. Recent topics explored include: CE Manufacturers Getting Closer to Customers », The Tween Scene Heats Up » and Supermarkets Get Private ». For more information on Retail Perspectives, follow this link ».

Industry Outlooks
In-depth assessments and strategic insights on the outlook for key lines of trade where softgoods are distributed and sold. 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 by Retail Forward retail thought leaders.

• Softgoods Program: 4 Industry Outlooks per year—Mass Channel and three additional topics per year. Planned Softgoods Industry Outlooks: Department Stores, Branded Apparel Suppliers, and Apparel Specialty Stores.
  

Shopper Updates
Findings from Retail Forward's monthly online survey of 4,000 consumers. Reports 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 are provided by Retail Forward thought leaders.

• Softgoods Program: 4 Shopper Updates per year

Economic Forecast
This annual publication focuses on the outlook for the retail economy in the United States and provides a strategic perspective on the forces driving and threatening the outlook and gives five-year forecasts by line of trade and consumer spending category developed by Retail Forward's senior retail economists.

• Softgoods Program: Five-year forecasts for relevant lines of trade and apparel, footwear, and jewelry consumer spending categories.

To learn more about the benefits of becoming an Softgoods Program member contact Katherine Clarke, Vice President of Marketing at 614.355.4009 or kclarke@retailforward.com ».