Business Strategy: Quarterly Industry Health Update and Interesting Specialty Vendors

Product Code IDC10476
Publication Date May 2010
Publisher IDC
Product Type Report
Pages 11
ISBN Number not applicable

Business Strategy: Quarterly Industry Health Update and Interesting Specialty Vendors

This IDC Retail Insights report looks at the health of the industry using data from the Global Performance Index database. The quarterly topic of interest is specialty vendors and how retailers should track the progress of a set of specific vendors that are being particularly innovative.

Group Vice President of Research Bob Parker said, "The current economic situation represents a tremendous opportunity for growth. IT investments are becoming increasingly central to realizing those opportunities."

Contents

  • IDC Retail Insights Opinion
  • In This Study
  • Situation Overview
    • Industry Health
    • The Impact on IT Spending
    • The Approach
  • Future Outlook
  • Essential Guidance
    • Actions to Consider
  • Learn More
    • Related Research
    • Synopsis
  • List of Tables
    • Table: Retail Spending Growth by Segment, 2009-2011 (%)
    • Table: Retail Specialty Vendors of Interest
  • List of Figures
    • Figure: Retail Revenue and Profit Trends, 1Q05-4Q09
    • Figure: Retail Industry Quarterly Inventory Velocity, 1Q05-4Q09