GSU Library Research Guides: Real Estate: Retail Real Estate

Retail Tenants

Directory of Department Stores by Business Guides
Call Number: HF5465.U4 D47
Lists department stores by state and provides basic statistics, such as number of stores.
Directory of Discount & General Merchandise Stores by CSG Information Services
Call Number: Ref. HF5429.2 .U6 D57
Provides contact information and general statistics on discount and general merchandise stores. These include auto after market warehouses, discount book stores, candy stores, card/gift/novelty stores, computer distributors, computer retailers, dolar stores, and discount department stores.
Dollars & Cents of Shopping Centers by Urban Land Institute
Call Number: Ref. HF5430 .U75
Provides income and expense data for various types of shopping centers. Data is provided by geographic area and age. Types of tenants are also provided.
Dorey's Atlanta Retail Space Guide by Dorey Publishing and Information Services
Call Number: Ref. HD1393.58.U6 D68
Published quarterly, this guide provides an overview of the retail property available in the Atlanta area. Each entry lists space characteristics such as anchor tenent, square foot rate, number of stores, parking, and leasable space. Also provides a profile of the retail market and a directory of professionals.
Fairchild's Retail Stores Financial Directory by Chain Store Guide
Call Number: Ref. HF5429 .F3
Provides financial data on retail chain stores, including number of stores.
Lifestyle Market Analyst by SRDS
Call Number: Ref. HF5415.33.U6 L54
Covering over 200 Designated Market Areas (DMAs), this publication provides household lifestyle profiles for significant markets. Highlights buying power, household income, property ownership, hobbies, etc.
Retail Tenant Directory by TradeDimensions
Call Number: Ref. HF 5429.3 .N29
Provides overview of the number of stores in each region, types of locations chain stores prefer, and average square footage of chain stores.
Survey of Buying Power by Bill Brothers Publications
Call Number: HC101 .S2
Data on population, income, and retail sales for states, cities, and metropolitan areas. GSU has copies going back to 1959.

Retail Real Estate Income and Expense

Dollars & Cents of Shopping Centers by Urban Land Institute
Call Number: Ref. HF5430 .U75
Provides income and expense data for various types of shopping centers. Data is provided by geographic area and age. Types of tenants are also provided.

Retail Space in Atlanta

Dorey's Atlanta Retail Space Guide by Dorey Publishing and Information Services
Call Number: Ref. HD1393.58.U6 D68
Published quarterly, this guide provides an overview of the retail property available in the Atlanta area. Each entry lists space characteristics such as anchor tenent, square foot rate, number of stores, parking, and leasable space. Also provides a profile of the retail market and a directory of professionals.

Market Reports and Trends

Cushman & Wakefield
Office, industrial and retail local reports from established and emerging markets globally. Research on global trends shaping economies, business practices and real estate strategies.
Ernst & Young Real Estate Center
Monitors real estate trends. Provides a REIT Market Review and an annual Real Estate Outlook report.
Grubb & Ellis
Click on the link to Research to access white papers, market forecasts, articles, and quarterly market trend reports for the office, industrial, and retail markets in U.S. cities.
Marcus Millichap
Registration is required to access free Research Reports that cover nearly every market sector of real estate, including apartment, office, retail, industrial, etc.
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Access news and resources that describe land usage and real estate trends. Most sources are fee based.

General Economic Sources

Bizstats
Provides statistical data on several areas of business. Useful statistics for real estate research include: sales per foot and sales per store for major retailers; construction industry data; and real estate rental rates.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Access statistics on wages and employment trends in specific geographic areas.
Dismal Scientist
Comprehensive information and statistics about the U. S. economy, historical, forecasted- by region, metropolitan area, city. Charts, trends, also articles on current economic topics.
Econdata.net
Provides links to over 400 regional economic data sources.
Economagic.com
Provides access to time series data.

Associations

The International Council of Shopping Centers
International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) is the global trade association of the shopping center industry. Members in the U.S., Canada and more than 80 other countries include shopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing specialists, investors, lenders, retailers and other professionals as well as academics and public officials.