NEW YORK, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Journalists, analysts and investors who
follow the U.S. retail industry now have access to a comprehensive same-store
sales report from PR Newswire on the Internet each month, PR Newswire
announced today.
The report, which measures the monthly sales of the top retail
corporations in the United States, is now available from PR Newswire's new
retail page on its main web site, http://www.prnewswire.com and also from the
new retail beat page on the journalist-only PRN Press Room,
http://www.prnmedia.com . The report will be posted at 11:30 a.m. EST and
updated with additional data at 3:30 p.m. EST generally on the first Thursday
of every month, the same day scores of retailers transmit their full-text news
releases on PR Newswire.
"PR Newswire disseminates news releases for 80 percent of the nation's
retailers," said Todd Grossman, PR Newswire's director of special market
sales. "Same-store sales is a key barometer for the retail industry, and this
report is an easy-to-read snapshot of that data."
The new retail web pages, which are fully searchable, also offer breaking
retail news, photos and a monthly retail report archive. In addition, the
retail page on the main web site, http://www.prnewswire.com , provides trade
show information, corporate profiles and links to EDGAR, stock quotes and
company home pages. The PRN Press Room's retail beat page,
http://www.prnmedia.com , provides journalists with expert sources from the
industry, hot news topics and links to trade associations.
PR Newswire has been compiling the report for journalists and clients
since 1997, improving upon its features using Internet technology. The new
report is divided into either general merchandise, specialty apparel or home
supply categories. Anyone may sign up for push e-mail notification indicating
that the latest report is online or request to be faxed the report. For more
information on how to receive the monthly retail reports, please call
PR Newswire at 212-596-1550.
PR Newswire is the world leader in the electronic delivery of information
directly from companies, institutions and agencies through its cutting-edge
wire, fax, satellite, e-mail and Internet network. Forty-five years after
founding the industry, it has 35 bureaus worldwide, an exclusive partnership
with Canada NewsWire and a vast international affiliate system. PR Newswire
provides a broad complement of services for public relations and investor
relations professionals to reach the media, financial community and consumers.
For more information, please contact: Todd Grossman, PR Newswire,
Director of Special Market Sales, Todd_Grossman@prnewswire.com; or Renu K.
Aldrich, PR Newswire, Public Relations Manager, Renu_Aldrich@prnewswire.com.
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CONTACT:
Todd Grossman, Director of Special Market
Sales, 212-596-1559, or Todd_Grossman@prnewswire.com, or Renu K.
Aldrich, Public Relations Manager, 212-282-1929, or pager,
800-503-2654, or Renu_Aldrich@prnewswire.com, both of PR Newswire
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