I am starting a local lingerie retail business, aimed at upscale women.

I?m looking for the following information:

Lists of distributors, with contact information

Lists of trade shows, with contact information

Best of class examples of other stores that have had local or regional
success with a store like this (the way, for example, Powell?s has had
with bookstores or Richard?s/Mitchell?s has had with clothing)

Lists of detailed reports available on this topic (I assume for a fee)

Links to detailed reports that are available for free

Directory of trade journals or magazines

Links to architects specializing in designing stores like these


This may seem like a daunting list, but I expect that most of it is
found in just a few places. I?m particularly interested in finding
profiles of others that have succeeded in this market. Victoria?s
Secret is obviously the 300 pound gorilla, but I can find that info on
my own.

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Request for Question Clarification by nenna-ga on 19 Nov 2004 14:34 PST

Hello prettystore-ga,

What geographic area are you in? What areas would you like the trade shows?

What size stores for sucess stories? Architects in what area?

Let me know.

Nenna-GA
Google Answers Researcher

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Clarification of Question by prettystore-ga on 19 Nov 2004 19:12 PST

Sorry to be vague.

I am just north of New York City, in Westchester County, New York.

the trade shows can be anywhere in North America.

I'm looking for success stories for stores of any size but less than
four locations.

Architects specializing in retail work in this field. That's the least
important part of the question.

Dear Pretty Store, 

First of all, let me recommend you to separate the tasks into several
different postings here on Google Answers. That way, if a Researcher
finds an answer to one of the questions, you'll be able to receive it.

Second, you didn't specify the geographic area, where you plan to open
your store. It might be important for the research.