About Us

For more than 70 years, Chain Store Guide (CSG) has been the leading provider of comprehensive and definitive retail and foodservice intelligence to businesses around the world. CSG Data Intel is a new way for customers to query and access our data.

The effort, commitment and dedication to quality demonstrated by the founders of Chain Store Guide have served as the model for continued excellence.

As retail channels and industries developed, Chain Store Guide was there to define the markets. Today, Chain Store Guide continues to be a primary source of information that business professionals rely on for timely and accurate data on the evolving retail and foodservice industries.

Chain Store Guide conducts primary research through its in-house staff of dedicated editors and call center professionals. Every company listed in the database is contacted by phone, fax, mail or email to verify the information and ensure its completeness and accuracy. CSG’s editorially defined universe of retail and foodservice operators consists of independents and chain operators that have been thoroughly researched and validated to meet strict criteria for inclusion.

Chain Store Guide data is used by manufacturers, suppliers, service providers, brokers, real estate professionals, retailers, analysts, consultants and virtually anyone seeking to do business with or gain insight into any retail or foodservice market in the U.S. and Canada.

Chain Store Guide is a subsidiary of Lebhar-Friedman, Inc., publisher of such industry standards as Nation’s Restaurant News, Chain Store Age and Retailing Today.