{"id":786,"date":"2012-11-19T16:49:18","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T16:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom.chainstoreguide.com\/?page_id=786"},"modified":"2012-11-19T16:49:18","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T16:49:18","slug":"whitepapers-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/whitepapers-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitepapers Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Covering retail and foodservice industries including: apparel, department, discount, drug, restaurants, <\/span>grocery, and custom databases. Chain Store Guide market reports contain industry trends, <\/span>information, and insight necessary for Sales and Marketing teams to maximize their return on investment.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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2015 Restaurant Brief<\/a><\/span><\/span>
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\nAs Chain Store Guide heads into its 82nd year of providing restaurant insight to the world, the foodservice industry continues to grow and evolve. In spite of what some still consider a problematic economic environment, new companies and concepts are emerging in every type of foodservice and every corner of the country. Data compiled by CSG\u2019s in-house research team suggests that while total U.S. foodservice sales have increased over the past few years, last year\u2019s sales remained relatively flat in comparison…<\/span>
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Black Friday 2014<\/a><\/span><\/span>
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\nBlack Friday is now a staple in an American\u2019s life, a day that companies make tons of money. This day has morphed from an unspoken tradition to a full blown expectation, and has now multiplied to several days including Cyber Monday and Small Business Saturday.<\/span>
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Chain Store Guide Through The Ages<\/a><\/span><\/span>
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\nIn 2013, Chain Store Guide celebrated its 80th anniversary.\u00a0 In honor of that occasion, we hosted a monthly series of editorials called “Chain Store Guide Through The Ages”<\/em>, starting with the 1930s.\u00a0 Each month we took a look at a different decade and reviewed what was happening in that time and how it affected the industries we now serve.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Don’t Be An eDiot About eMails<\/a><\/span><\/span>
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\nWho can we send emails to? Is it legal? What are the rules? How do I avoid getting fined or sued?<\/em>\u00a0 As the leading provider of Email Sales Leads Databases, we often receive questions such as these from our customers. In this white paper, Chain Store Guide explains how to stay within compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act and avoid many of the pitfalls of B2B email advertising.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2013 Restaurant Sampler<\/a><\/span><\/span>
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\nThe highly anticipated 2013 Chain Restaurant Sampler includes statistics the top 10 U.S. companies, breakdowns of foodservice & menu types, the largest restaurants headquartered in each state, top franchises, and more.<\/span><\/p>\n


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2012 Chain Restaurant Report<\/a><\/span><\/span>
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\nIn 1933, The List of Restaurant Chains was published by Chain Store Publishing Corporation. This six-page directory with the names and addresses of several hundred companies was the predecessor to Chain Store Guide\u2019s Database of Chain Restaurant Operators which in 2012 includes information for more than 7,000 companies.<\/span><\/p>\n


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The Top Grocery Markets to Watch in 2012.<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n

This report features five metro core based statistical areas (CBSA) that experienced both population growth and an increase in area grocery<\/span><\/span> sales from fiscal 2010 to fiscal 2011. The analysis is powered by Chain Store Guide\u2019s 2012 Grocery Industry Market Share Report, a valuable industry tool that contains 940+ CBSA markets.<\/span>
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Emerging Technologies and the Year in Review<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n


\nThe world of retail and foodservice technology continues to evolve despite the exceptional amount of economic uncertainty and struggle over the past few years that has turned businesses upside down and pulled companies, many of which have been historically strong and profitable, into the black hole of bankruptcy.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n


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The Top Mergers and Acquisitions of 2011<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\nThis report highlights details behind<\/span><\/span>the five largest transactions<\/span>that occurred this past year, including:
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