CGP CUSTOMER RESEARCH

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2007 Consumer Retail Trends Report	Fifth Annual study of shopping trends, including Off-Mall migration, multi-channel strategies and developer response Based on largest 100 US retailers (excluding Food & Drug) New sections added to understand retail store productivity, Direct-to-Consumer strategies and energy price impacts
Consumer Impacts of Disasters and Energy Prices	Pathbreaking study of effects of major natural and terror catastrophes, and energy price increases, on retail and consumer spending.  Originally conducted September 2005, drawing on database from 1973 Oil Embargo to date, including proprietary CGP retail data, and updated in September 2007.
2004 Consumer “Reinvestment Economy” Study	CGP is believed to be first firm to identify the watershed migration of household consumption from disposable goods, to goods and services with both current use and “investment” characteristics Analyzes decline in apparel/accessories as proportion of personal expenditures Focus on retailers such as HD, LOW, BBY, SPLS, ODP, CVS, WAG
2006 Consumer Shopping Pattern	Fourth Annual study of consumer shopping trends, focusing on migration of consumers from Mall to Off-Mall venues Based on 60 largest US retailers (ex Food & Drug) Evaluates consumer preference/taste changes, macro economy factors, and other shopping behavior drivers