Video
- Customer Connections - Video from the Retail Forum in Freeport
- Smarter Marketing - Video from the Retail Forum in Freeport
- Better Merchandising - Video from the Retail Forum in Freeport
Organizations
- Word of Mouth Marketing Association
- American Independent Business Alliance
- National Speciality Gift Association
- Maine Food Producers Alliance
- American Collegiate Retailing Association
- Association for Retail Environments
- National Retail Federation
- Association of Resale Professionals
- Maine Restaurant Association
- North American Retail Hardware Association
- New England Convenience Store Association
- Maine Merchants Association
- Maine Grocers Association
- Maine Chamber of Commerce
Resources
- Retail Owner Academic - e-Learning
- Retail Owners Institute
- Retail Startup.com
- Monthly and Annual Retail Trade Reports from the U.S. Census Bureau
- The Green Retailer - an online magazine
- 50 Marketing Ideas for Retailers
- Market Potential for Retail Businesses in Maine
- After the Storm: Planning for a Retail Recovery
eNewsletters
Books
Blogs
- Church of the Customer
- Retail Design Diva
- Marketing Technology Blog
- MaineBusiness: MaineToday: Information on how to improve your retail business
- Retail Minded - A boutique blog and support firm for retailers and wholesalers
- Retail Forum
- Rick Segel's Retail Blog
- The Retail Doc's Blog
- Retailer Blog hosted by retail expert George Whalin
Websites
- Rick Segel - Retail Expert
- Specialty Retail Report
- RetailWire - Retailing Industry's online forum
- Retail Merchants Association
- The Gift Shop Magazine - Fresh Ideas for Retailing Success
- The Crafts Report - The business resource for artists & retailers
Publications
- Market Potential for Retail Businesses in Maine
- Facebook Users Say It Influences Purchase Decisions
- Turning Shoppers into Advocates: The Customer Focused Retail Enterprise
- What's in Store 2010: Reports Lifestyle Trends
- NY Times Small Business Retailing Essential Reading
- Predictions and Trends for the 2010 Holiday Shopping Season
- Why Buy Local?
- Sell More by Seeing Your Store through Customers' Eyes
- Nielsen Predicts 2010 Top Consumer Spending Trends
- Fad or Trend? Will Recessionary Shopping Behavior Continue?
- Challenges of the Future: The Rebirth of Small Independent Retailers in America
- A New Economy, A New Shopper: A New Set of Gift Shop Retailing Rules by Naomi Grossman