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• E-Week
  A great industry-specific collection of up-to-date scholarly articles, media articles and links to other opinion sites concerning the retail industry as a whole.


• CIO Insight
  A great both opinion and fact-based retail site offering a collection of special reports, buying guides, case studies, trend reports, and expert opinions detailing many aspects of the retail industry from a technology perspective.


• U.S. Census Bureau
  This link will take you the U.S. Census Department’s monthly retail trade and food service providing access to statistical information about sales levels or ratios, seasonal changes, and monthly projections.


• National Retail Federation - Industry Research
  A link to the “Industry Research” section of the National Retail Federation. Look here for both free and paid-view reports and research studies concerning every aspect of the retail industry on a national level.


• Stores
  A link to a division of The National Retail Federation, STORES Magazine, takes you to a quick list of the latest retail news stories from across the United States, as well a downloadable versions of the magazine itself.


• National Retail Federation - Surveys
  Another National Retail Federation website, this link will take you to a collection of surveys and studies, mostly paid-view, concerning the national retail industry.


• About: Retail Industry
  Look here for About.com’s snapshot of the national retail industry, including industry profiles, studies and whitepapers.


• Topix: Retail News
  An awesome overall retail site with constantly updated industry news and research as well as links to an interactive forum and other opinion-based resources.


• Retail Worker
  Retail Worker is labor news and discussion, by, for and about retail workers. Retail Worker is a project of the Industrial Workers of the World labor union.


• Network World
  Your source for the latest news on networking in the retail vertical environment.


• U.S. Department of Labor
  The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Division’s collection of retail-specific information. You will find statistical information, industry profiles and industry investment information.


• Inc.com
  A highly-involved and well-done site, specifically targeted for the retail Entrepreneur. Here you will find a wealth of information including how to start a retail business, how-to guides and market research.


• PSFK Database
  A database of retail trends and examples of those trends.


• Find Law
  Legal resources for retailers specifically in a large, corporate structure.


• U.S. Department of Labor - Statistics
  U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational outlook handbook with a wealth of information concerning retail salespersons, the nature of the job, training and salary information, as well as projections for the future.


• Yahoo Business
  A link to daily financial news about the retail industry.