RetailNet Test

Special report by Chain Store Age. CSA teamed up with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CGE&Y) to survey over 6,000 consumers to find out which retailers best meet shoppersâ performance standards in the areas of access, price, product, service, experience and trust. What are consumers looking for from their shopping experience? Which retailers are delivering the right kind of experience? And what will it take for the laggards to transform their instore experience to meet the needs of todayâs demanding shoppers?
The Chain Store Age 100 is a listing of the 100 largest U.S. retailers, updated annually. Includes data points such as: Company, headquarters, main retail segments, current year and previous year revenues, profits, and number of units. Editorial comments on each company. The Top 100 Retailers is sorted by rank and company name.Chain Segment Performace for FY2002 (published August 2003). Look at data for just the top chains, grouped by segment. Chain Segments covered: Women's Apparel, Off-Price Apparel, Youth Apparel, Convenience Stores, Department Stores, Full-Line Discount Stores, Limited-Assortment Discount Stores, Drug Stores, Hard Lines, Home Centers, Nonstore (Catalog), Supercenters, Supermarkets. Data-points: Total Sales, % Chg Sales, % Chg Op Inc, Op Inc as % of Sales, Avg Sales per Store, % Chg Comp-Stores, Op Inc as % of Total Inc.