Chain Store Guide Releases Retail Buyers Guides Online

In response to customer feedback, Chain Store Guide® (CSG), has released its Buyers Guides in an online format.

The online databases, 2006 Buyers of Women's and Children's Apparel and 2006 Buyers of Men's and Boy's Apparel, feature full sort and query capabilities as well as weekly updates and easy exporting.

CSG, a division of Lebhar-Friedman, which publishes industry standards such as Chain Store Age, Nation's Restaurant News and DSN Retailing Today, decided to offer the two cross-industry databases online in response to increased specialization and growth from within the apparel marketplace. The new online databases give manufacturers and suppliers the essential data elements they've been looking for to target apparel buyers and decision makers across all major retail channels.

Each database includes a compilation across 14 industries including: Apparel Stores, Book Stores, Card/Gift/Novelty, Department Stores, Discount Department Stores, General Merchandise Stores, Shoe Stores, Houseware/Giftware Stores, Sporting Goods Stores, Drug Stores, Toy/Hobby/Craft Stores and much more.

Each listing provides key information such as contact names and titles (including owners, executives and buyers), product lines, mailing addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, Web site addresses and sales volume. CSG also lists the number of stores and any divisions or parent companies.

The 2006 Buyers of Women's and Children's Apparel profiles more than 6,300 companies from CSG's vast retail databases, including the names and titles of more than 16,700 key decision makers and buyers.

The 2006 Buyers of Men's and Boy's Apparel profiles more than 6,000 companies from CSG's vast database vault, including the names and titles of more than 15,500 key decision makers and buyers.

The Online Database, which features weekly updates, allows users to select by apparel product lines, sales, personnel by title or functional area and distribution. Users can download their queries into Excel or Access in one easy step.

From generating mailing lists and forming sales strategies, to pinpointing contacts and locations, no other database can compare with CSG's accuracy, timeliness and data quality. The 2006 apparel databases deliver the most comprehensive information available on the ever-changing apparel industry.

To order any of the CSG online databases, visit www.csgis.com or call 888-453-4777.

The Online Pro versions of the Buyers Guides are available for only $875 each.

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