Warehouse Clubs and Superstores

Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:

HHC Publishing
Warehouse Club Industry Guide
http://www.hhcpublishing.com/
Comprehensive guide features an extensive overview of the warehouse store industry, with topics covered in the overview section including club sales, member profiles, ancillary businesses, category sales, private label merchandise, and more, and also includes individual sections which address each of the major companies in this industry. Detailed table of contents and selected excerpts from the guide can be viewed free online.

Warehouse Clubs & Superstores
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First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:

The Food Institute
Information resources available from this organization include:

Supermerchants: Membership Warehouse Clubs
https://foodinstitute.com/catalog/
Comprehensive report provides a detailed analysis of the warehouse store industry, with topics covered including consumer demographics, membership, market size and growth, physical characteristics, cash-and-carry retailers, operating practices, food and non-food merchandise, services, competitive response, outlook, and strategic considerations. Detailed table of contents for the report can be downloaded and viewed online.

Supermerchants: Supercenters
https://foodinstitute.com/catalog/
Comprehensive report provides a detailed analysis of the supercenter industry, with topics covered in the report including consumer demographics, market size and growth, physical characteristics, operations practices, merchandising overview, competitive response, specialty retailers, convenience retailers, outlook, and strategic considerations. Detailed table of contents for the report can be downloaded and viewed online.

Mintel Group Ltd.
Warehouse Clubs - US
https://store.mintel.com/
Consumer market research report provides in-depth analysis of this retail market sector, with topics covered in the report including market size and forecast, market drivers, retailer overview (e.g., BJ's, Costco, Sam's), innovations, competitive context, marketing strategies, clubs shopped, club memberships, and membership types. Detailed table of contents which includes key points from the report can be viewed free online.

Euromonitor International
Mixed Retailers in the US
https://www.euromonitor.com/
Market research report provides a detailed analysis of the mixed retailer (e.g., Walmart, Costco, and Target) market sector, with topics covered including trends, competitive landscape, prospects, channel formats, and channel data (e.g., historical and forecast sales, outlets, and selling space trends, with company and brand shares for selected measures). Summary description and detailed table of contents are available online.

Industry Financial Ratios
Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "452910"

Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.

First Research
Warehouse Clubs and Superstores
https://www.firstresearch.com/

Financial information section of these profiles includes common-size income statement and balance sheet data and key financial ratios for the most recent annual reporting period, with average financial measures reported for all companies and by sales size range for small (under $5 million), medium ($5 million to $50 million), and large companies (over $50 million). Sample report can be downloaded and viewed online.

National Retail Federation
U.S. Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey
https://www.imercer.com/
Annual compensation survey provides detailed information on employee compensation and benefits for all retail store categories, with statistical measures provided for each job position including mean, median, upper/lower quartiles, and upper/lower deciles. Complete listing of job positions included in the survey and sample reports for selected job positions are accessible free online.

ERI Economic Research Institute
Food and General Merchandise Stores Salary Survey
https://www.erieri.com/
Annual salary survey provides compensation data from ERI Assessor®, government, and survey participant databases for executive, salaried, and hourly personnel on a national and regional level, with store categories covered by the survey including grocery, department, big box, discount, and outlet stores. Complete listing of all job positions included in the survey and sample pages for selected job positions are accessible online.