The Online Pro versions of the Buyers Guides are available for only $875
each.

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Each database includes a compilation across 14 industries including:
Apparel Stores, Book Stores, Card/Gift/Novelty, Department Stores , Discount
Department Stores, General Merchandise Stores, Shoe Stores,
Houseware/Giftware Stores , Sporting Goods Stores, Drug Stores,
Toy/Hobby/Craft Stores and much more.

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CSG, a division of Lebhar-Friedman, which publishes industry standards such
as Chain Store Age, Nation's Restaurant News and DSN Retailing Today,
decided to offer the two cross-industry databases online in response to
increased specialization and growth from within the apparel marketplace.com or call
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, As cold weather starts to
creep into Michigan, Consumers Energy is alerting customers to a free service
to help people track their home energy use. Consumers Energy's
website also includes a new section, "Energy Answers," which provides free
tips on home and business energy conservation , as well as other services.

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Consumers Energy's Bill Analyzer Service Helps Customers Reduce Energy Use

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The new online databases give manufacturers and suppliers the essential
data elements they 've been looking for to target apparel buyers and
decision makers across all major retail channels .

Each listing provides key information such as contact names and titles
(including owners , executives and buyers), product lines, mailing
addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, Web site addresses and sales volume.consumersenergy.com .

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The service is called the Bill
Analyzer and is available via the utility's website,
http://www. We encourage customers to become informed about their home energy use,
so that they can make tailored energy conservation decisions," said Sue Swan,
the utility's vice president of customer operations.

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In response to customer feedback, Chain Store
Guide (CSG), has released its Buyers Guides in an online format.csgis.

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The 2006 apparel databases deliver the most
comprehensive information available on the ever-changing apparel industry.

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The Bill Analyzer service will ask for basic information on a home, such
as number of rooms, kinds of appliances and number of residents .

This category is also intended to provide service contacts, warranties, recalls, and other product or service information for consumers who already have made purchases.

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The online databases, 2006 Buyers of Women's and Children's Apparel and
2006 Buyers of Men's and Boy's Apparel, feature full sort and query
capabilities as well as weekly updates and easy exporting.

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The service
then provides a near-instant analysis to help customers understand why energy
use has increased or decreased for a selected period.
Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, provides natural
gas and electricity to more than six million of the state's 10 million
residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties.

The Consumer Information category provides useful product and service information so that consumers can make informed purchasing decisions.

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The Online Database, which features weekly updates, allows users to select
by apparel product lines, sales, personnel by title or functional area and
distribution.

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CSG also lists the number of stores and any divisions or parent companies.

From generating mailing lists and forming sales strategies, to pinpointing
contacts and locations, no other database can compare with CSG's accuracy,
timeliness and data quality.

Sites in this category are buyers' guides, decision guides, price comparisons, recall information, or tips and advice.

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To order any of the CSG online databases, visit www.

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The 2006 Buyers of Women's and Children's Apparel profiles more than 6,300
companies from CSG's vast retail databases, including the names and titles
of more than 16,700 key decision makers and buyers. Users can download their queries into Excel or Access in one
easy step. JACKSON, Mich. Approximately 162,000 Consumers Energy
customers are using the service, a 23 percent increase in the past year.
"The fact that more customers are using the Bill Analyzer service shows
that people want helpful information about how to manage their home energy
usage.

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"The Bill Analyzer
service allows customers to examine their current electric and gas use in
comparison to previous months. Knowing how a home uses energy is helpful in
making decisions about how and when to conserve energy," noted Swan.

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First -time users of the Bill Analyzer will need to fill out an easy-to-
follow form to set up a customer profile at the utility's Online Customer
Service Center.

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The 2006 Buyers of Men's and Boy 's Apparel profiles more than 6,000
companies from CSG's vast database vault, including the names and titles of
more than 15,500 key decision makers and buyers.