SIC 6512 | NAICS 531120
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more.
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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:
Publication examines trends affecting shopping centers, with topics covered in the report including shifts in the retail landscape by type of center; changing retail formats; in-store, online, and mobile purchasing trends; omni-channel coordination; changing face of the consumer; and consumer and local market analytics insights. Report can be downloaded and viewed free online with registration.
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
SCT Magazine
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Monthly trade association journal features news and information for the retail real estate industry,
with topics covered in this magazine including consumer market trends, regional and global development,
property management, tenant leasing, property profiles, and property purchase and sales transaction
data. Selected articles from current and archived issues of the publication can be viewed free online.
Research
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Research section provides statistical data and other information for the retail real estate business
on a global basis, with resources offered in this section including
the "Quick Stats" statistical database, industry insights series, research
reports, publications e-library, special studies examining important issues, and global/regional shopping
center glossaries. Selected resources are available free online.
Industry Insights
https://www.icsc.com/
Three-part series includes the "Industry Sector" section which provides insight on emerging business
trends, best practices, and tools-of-the-trade, the "Performance" section which features monthly mall
performance reports and operational data such as rent, net operating income, and occupancy rate by type
of property, and the "Consumer" section which follows the changing shifts in shoppers' behavior.
Value Retail News
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Monthly trade publication features news and information for outlet and off-price retailers, with special
features including the annual "State of the Outlet Industry" report which provides rankings, statistical
data, and other information for outlet tenant chains and outlet
retail centers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. State of the industry reports (e.g., North America,
Europe, global) can be viewed free online.
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.
Annual IREM survey provides a detailed income and expense analysis containing over 100 line items for shopping center properties, with data broken down by center size and age on a national, regional, and metro area basis. Guidelines section which provides a summary overview of the survey and its methodology, regional map, and a sample metro area report can be downloaded and viewed online.
Annual ICSC compensation survey provides information on base salaries, annual incentive awards, long-term incentive awards, and other compensation trends for job positions ranging from the junior level to the executive suite, and also includes insights and information on the design, features, and administrative aspects of compensation policies and programs employed by retail real estate firms.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such
as operations director, property manager, leasing manager, guest services manager, leasing analyst,
and reporting analyst, with employers for which this data is provided including Simon Property Group,
Inc., CBL&Associates Properties Inc., Kimco Realty Corporation, and General Growth Properties
Inc.
Appraisal publication covers the full spectrum of retail properties, from strip malls to superregionals, with topics covered in individual chapters including nature of properties, investment markets, local economic analysis, site and building characteristics, market analysis, and applying the cost, sales comparison, and income capitalization approaches. Table of contents can be viewed free online.
