• Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac - [Book -- Amazon]. The 2006 edition has profiles of companies in the retail industry as well as general industry statistics.

Automotive Retailers
• Auto Parts Stores - A spreadsheet by Yahoo Finance.

Bookstores
• Bookstores - A directory from the American Booksellers Association.

Department Stores
• Chain Store Age - A great deal of industry data including a list of the top 100 chain stores. (Free Registration is Required.)

Supermarkets
• Supermarket Facts 2005 - Several pages of statistics with miscellaneous statistics about the supermarket industry from the Food Marketing Institute.
• Top 75 Food Retailers - From Supermarket News.
• Yahoo News: Grocery Stores - Most recent news from companies in the industry and for the industry. From Yahoo news: offers Reuters, Business Wire and PR Newswire.

Industry Overview
• Active Media Guide to the General Retail Industry - [Fee-based] analysis by US Business Reporter.
• Active Media Guide to the Special Retailing Industry - [Fee-based] analysis by US Business Reporter.

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