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Customers are looking to blend companies, industries, geographical areas, and other data elements into one database. We offer a customized solution to fit your company’s strategies.

CSG qualifies each of the companies before making it available to our clients. We want to ensure you receive only the highest return possible on your sales & marketing efforts. This level of service is the reason why Chain Store Guide is the leader in market research for over 90 years.

Use CSG information to:

  • Analyze markets
  • Re-align sales territories
  • Identify prospects
  • Evaluate sales productivity by territory or other criteria
  • Plan special sales campaigns
  • Support marketing efforts
  • Develop marketing and advertising programs
  • Human resource prospecting

CSG provides data on:

  • Headquarters
  • Branch & Divisional Offices
  • Distribution Centers
  • Individual Store Locations
  • Parent Company Linkages
  • Titles
  • Functional Areas
  • Openings, Closings, & Remodelings

93 Titles ● 40 Retail & Restaurant Segments ● 30 Add-on Data Points

Retail & Restaurant Industry Selection

  • Apparel Specialty
  • Assisted Living Foodservice
  • Auto Aftermarket (5+)
  • Book
  • Building Products
  • Candy
  • Card/Gift/Novelty
  • Casinos with Foodservice
  • College Foodservice
  • Consumer Electronics (5+)
  • Convenience
  • Department
  • Discount Department
  • Foodservice Distributors
  • Foodservice Mgmt. Ops.
  • General Merchandise
  • HBC Chains
  • Home Center/Hardware
  • Home Furnishings


  • Houseware/Giftware
  • Jewelry (5+)
  • Marine
  • Military PX's
  • Music/Video
  • Office Products
  • Optical (5+)
  • Pet Supplies
  • Resident Buyers
  • Restaurant Chains
  • Restaurant Hotel/Motel
  • Restaurant Independents
  • Service Merchandisers
  • Shoe
  • Specialty Retail/Service Retailers
  • Sporting Goods
  • Supermarket Chains
  • Supermarket Independents
  • Toy/Hobby/Craft
  • Wholesale Grocers

Management Titles

  • Controller
  • Director/Senior Director
  • General Manager
  • General Counsel
  • Manager
  • Treasurer
  • Supervisor
  • Store Manager
  • Senior Manager
  • Corporate Secretary

Executive Titles

  • Owner
  • Chairman
  • Vice Chairman
  • President
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Chief Administration Officer
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Chief Marketing Officer
  • Executive VP
  • Senior VP
  • VP
  • Assistant VP
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Partner
  • Executive Director
  • Chief Merchandise Officer
  • Chief Diversity Officer

Staff Titles

  • Coordinator
  • Executive Chef/Corporate Chef

Finance & Quote Titles

  • Finance
  • Accounting

Human Resource Titles

  • Human Resources
  • Training
  • Recruitment

Area & Geographic Titles

  • Region
  • Division
  • District
  • Branch
  • Group

Internet Titles

  • Internet Development
  • e-Commerce

Information System Titles

  • Information Systems
  • Information Technology
  • POS/Scanning

Risk Management Titles

  • Risk Management
  • Quality Assurance
  • Security
  • Food Safety
  • Inventory
  • Loss Prevention 

Buyer Titles

  • General Buyer
  • General Merchandise Manager
  • Divisional Merchandise Manager
  • Merchandise Manager
  • Senior Buyer
  • Category Manager
  • Buyer
  • Specialist

Distribution Titles

  • Distribution
  • Warehouse
  • Transportation
  • Supply Chain
  • Direct Store Delivery
  • Logistics

Sales & Marketing Titles

  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Ethnic Marketing
  • Advertising
  • Promotion
  • Communications

Public Relations Titles

  • Customer Service

Catalog/Mail Order Titles

  • Catalog/Mail Order
  • Circulation/Fulfillment

Real Estate Titles

  • Real Estate
  • Store Planning
  • Design
  • Site Selection
  • Construction

Research & Development Titles

  • Research & Development
  • Franchising
  • Business Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Franchise Development

Private Label Titles

  • Private Label

Display & Merchandising Titles

  • Display
  • Store Fixtures
  • Merchandising
  • Visual Merchandising

Operations Titles

  • Operations
  • Store Operations
  • Retail Operations
  • Purchasing
  • Facility/Maintenance

Foodservice Titles

  • Foodservice
  • Catering
  • Food & Beverage
  • Menu Development