2007 Retail Industry Benchmarking Report:A Statistical Review for Fiscal Years 2006, 2005 and 2004 (Deloitte) resource Research / Studies OCEG Reviewed
Produced by Deloitte and acknowledged by the National Retail Federation, this unique report provides an up-to-date, three-year financial profile of numerous sectors within the retail industry. The report includes publicly available information on 124 U.S.-based retailers grouped into 14 sectors. The comparative statistics are intended to serve as a reference tool for benchmarking leading companies in the industry.
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2008 Global Powers of Retailing (Deloitte) resource Research / Studies OCEG Reviewed
The 11th annual Global Powers of Retailing report. Produced in conjunction with Stores magazine, this report identifies the 250 largest retailers around the world. It also examines 10 trends for retailers to consider as they plan their growth strategies and discusses "Q" ratio – a way of drawing inferences about the future performance of retailers by examining current financial information.
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Antifraud Programs and Controls in the Retail and Consumer Sector (PwC, 2005) resource White Papers OCEG Reviewed
Fraud is a broad concept that refers generally to any intentional act committed to secure an unfair or unlawful gain. The SEC and PCAOB requirements focus only on fraud that could have a more than inconsequential or material effect on the company’s financial statements.
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ARTS Data Model Committee: Retail Data Model Scope (March 31, 2005 Release 5.0) resource Research / Studies OCEG Reviewed
Document Purpose The purpose of this scope document is to introduce Release 5.0 of the ARTS Retail Data Model and to identify the retail business functions that the Data Model supports. The document provides a brief overview of the ARTS Retail Data Model and emphasizes the boundaries of Release 5.0. As this document is intended to be an introduction to the data model, the entity diagrams that have been presented are for key subject areas only.
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Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) resource Organizations & Associations OCEG Reviewed
The Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) of the National Retail Federation is a retailer-driven membership organization dedicated to creating an open environment where both retailers and technology vendors work together to create international retail technology standards.
ARTS has been delivering application standards exclusively to the retail industry. ARTS has four standards: The Standard Relational Data Model, UnifiedPOS, IXRetail and the Standard RFPs.
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Associations Directory - Retail Trade resource Private Lists / Directories OCEG Reviewed
An online alphabetical listing of retail trade assocoiations, hosted by Boogar Lists.
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Can Australian retailers ensure ethical trade standards from Chinese manufacturers? (2007) resource Articles OCEG Reviewed
Retailers and their suppliers sourcing from China and other Asian countries are now expected to show a high level of corporate social responsibility and prove that their supply chain functions in an ethical manner.
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Canada Business: Services for Entrepreneurs resource Agency Web Sites OCEG Reviewed
Canada Business promotes entrepreneurship and innovation, and provides assistance through an organized network of service centres across Canada. There is a centre in each province and territory working with partners in many communities across their region, providing you with numerous service access points.
Chain Store Age resource Books / Publications OCEG Reviewed
Chain Store Age is the leading publication serving retail headquarters management. A monthly newsmagazine, Chain Store Age reports and analyzes trends and strategies.
Its readers include chain headquarters decision makers from department stores, discount stores, specialty stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, variety stores, general merchandise stores, drug stores, home centers and hardware chains, and non-store retailers as well as shopping center owners and developers.
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