CGP CUSTOMER RESEARCH

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2010  Back-to School  Report and Forecast	Annual forecast of Back to School Retail sales, by major sector Discusses likely retail category outperfomers and laggards Issued June 30, updated on Aug. 15 to reflect in-season BTS results based on CGP multi-state mall/off-mall store checks
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 2008.
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
2007 Consumer Shopping Patterns	Fifth Annual study of consumer shopping trends, focusing on migration of consumers from Mall to Off-Mall venues Based on 1000 largest US retailers (ex Food & Drug) Evaluates consumer preference/taste changes, macro economy factors, and other shopping behavior drivers