DSW, Inc. (DSW) - Competitive & Market Analysis

DUBLIN, Apr. 03, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7dkccb/dsw_inc_dsw) has announced the addition of the "DSW, Inc. (DSW) - Competitive & Market Analysis" report to their offering.

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Use this report to assess which Footwear retailers have the best existing and new store locations and help forecast revenue and performance.

Competition:

• This competitive landscape analysis assesses which retailers have the strongest competitive position in the Shoe Store sector
• This competitive framework segments the sources of competition in the markets that DSW caters to and the aggregate effect of the rise of other shoe retailers within the same markets
• Proprietary Signal competitive weightings are assigned to competing retailers and channels based on the strength of the competitive relationship and product overlap
• See full competitive attribution and changes in attribution over time to identify competitors that are encroaching
• Overall competitive intensity based on the proprietary Signal Competition Ratio
  

Store Quality:

• Quantitative evaluation of the quality of DSW's new store trade areas relative to the pre-existing store base and relative to competitors' store openings
• Quantitative evaluation of the quality of DSW's existing store trade areas relative to competitors' store trade areas
• The store quality evaluation is based on an extensive library of relevant store quality measures: population, income, target market, competition, local market economics, and spending
• Analysis run on both a raw and competition-normalized basis
  

Local Market Economics:

• Housing, employment, fuel, and other economic indicators analyzed on a store-by-store basis for DSW
• Comparing and contrasting retailers based on economic health of underlying markets
  

Reasons to Purchase:

• For Investors: Clients can use this report to use Signal's proprietary data to make predictions on key revenue drivers and ultimately, profitability for DSW and other Footwear retailers
• For Investors: Source proprietary long or short investment ideas based on store quality inflection points
• For Retailers: Gain competitive intelligence on the strategy and quality of competitors' new store openings

Key Topics Covered:

1. KEY TAKEAWAYS

2. COMPANY SUMMARIES

3. ADDRESSABLE MARKET & DRIVERS OF DEMAND

4. ADDRESSABLE MARKET - Footwear Market & Distribution Channels

5. ADDRESSABLE MARKET - Footwear Spend by Household Income

6. FOOTWEAR MARKET TRENDS

7. FOOTWEAR MARKET TRENDS - Demand vs. Selling Capacity

8. DSW's RELATIVE TRENDS - DSW Sales Trends Vs. Shoe Retailers and Total Footwear Demand

9. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

10. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE - Top Channels, Dealers & Industry Mix

11. REGIONAL STORE MIX - DSW Store Distribution by Major Geographic Region

12. REGIONAL STORE MIX - Top Players by Major Geographic Region

13. COMPETITION DEFINITION & ATTRIBUTION - SIGNAL Proprietary Competitive Strength Matrix

14. COMPETITION ATTRIBUTION - Intensity of Competition by Stand Alone Banners & Industries

15. FOOTPRINT QUALITY

16. COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION - Urban to Rural Distribution

17. FOOTPRINT QUALITY - Population Density, Relative Affluence & Aggregate Spending Power

18. SCREENING - <_75k income="income" households="households" />
19. SCREENING - Per Capita Income

20. STORE CHURN QUALITY

21. U.S. FOOTPRINT & REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION - Current / Prior Period Stores & Openings

22. TARGET TRADE AREA - Dimensioning the Profile of the Market Draw

23. STORE CHURN ANALYSIS - Quality Of Store Births & Deaths Versus Prior Year Base

24. COMPETITION ATTRIBUTION

25. STORES WITH COMPETITION - Unique Number of Stores That Have Competition

26. APPENDIX A - Reference

27. COMPANY STORE COUNTS - June 2012 through June 2013

28. GLOSSARY

29. APPENDIX B - Maps

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