Content access is based on your membership.  A graphic lock icon indicates you do not have access to that content within your membership (see example below).  The absence of a lock indicates you do have access to that content.

Content from the Retail Forward Intelligence System™

Certain content on the Retail Forward KnowledgeBase™ pages is available only to members of the Retail Forward Intelligence System™.  This content can be from any of the nine intelligence programs.  These include the Food, Drug & Mass; Homegoods; Softgoods; Global Retailing and ShopperScape™ programs as well as the four Key Account programs for: Wal-Mart World™, Target, The Home Depot and Lowe’s.

Retail Forward Intelligence System™ content may be accessed in one of two ways:

1) From the TNS Retail Forward Web site homepage (www.retailforward.com) or on any Company, Channel or Category page in the Retail Forward KnowledgeBase™.  Retail Forward Intelligence System™ content is published in the sections titled:  Retail Perspectives, Outlook Reports and Shopper Updates.   

If you are a subscriber to content from these programs, the content links will appear without a “lock”.  You can access reports included within your Retail Forward Intelligence System™ membership by clicking on the PDF links and/or the charts/data links. You can learn more about a report you do not have access to by clicking on the “preview” link. If you wish to purchase a report not included in your membership, please contact Maybelle Trocio-Ball at mtrocioball@retailforward.com » .

2) From the Reports + Intelligence navigation bar.

If you are a member of the Food, Drug Mass Program, select “Food, Drug, Mass” from the orange left navigation bar.  The new selections that appear under “Selected Channel” at the top of the navigation bar will include “FDM Program Reports” under “Reports from the Retail Forward Intelligence System™”.  Selecting “FDM Program Reports” will provide you with a list of reports specific to that program.  Similar lists are generated by selecting the Homegoods and Softgoods Channels or The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Target and Wal-Mart Company pages.

Access to content is illustrated by a colored box next to each report title.  A green box indicates your membership includes access to the content; a red box indicates your membership does not include access to the content.  You can access reports included within your membership by clicking on the PDF links and/or the charts/data links. You can learn more about a report you do not have access to by clicking on the “preview” link. If you wish to purchase a report not included in your membership, please contact Maybelle Trocio-Ball at mtrocioball@retailforward.com »

Other Retail Forward KnowledgeBase™ Content

The Latest Retail News, News Archives, Financial Reports, Retail Performance, Company Profiles and Photo Library represent new or enhanced content available through the Retail Forward KnowledgeBase™.  The graphic “lock” will appear next to content not included in your membership.  One exception is Latest Retail News, which provides free access to several days of the most recent news links.  News links from prior weeks and months is available to Retail Forward KnowledgeBase™ members only.