Forum Analytics has been serving retail customers since 2001. Having analyzed over 50,000 retail sites generating $70 billion in annual revenues, our experienced staff of statisticians, analysts, and programmers bring a creative blend of academic and applied expertise to bear on every project. Just a few clients include household names such as Little Caesars, Yum! Brands, Ace Hardware, J Crew, and Trek Bicycles; medium sized companies like Moe’s Southwest Grill, Cinnabon, Carvel, Schlotzsky’s Deli, and Gatti’s Pizza; and small firms such as Cousin’s Subs, Club Libby Lu, and Salsarita’s.

With over 40 years of combined retail expertise, Forum knows the food service and retail industries. Three quarters of our staff, and all of our statisticians, come from your side of the fence, having worked in-house at such firms as Brinker International, Blockbuster Entertainment, Sears, and Bank of America.

The path to success is challenging. Your instincts are your guide. Forum will provide the analytics needed to validate or challenge those instincts resulting in true data-driven decision making.

Some of our most unique attributes include:

- Award winning solutions developed in partnership with such firms as Google, Microsoft, ESRI, MapInfo, and AGS.

- Resellers of 250 global datasets including a 120 million record household database for profiling, mining, and direct mailing.

- Serving companies with units in over 177 countries around the globe by providing both domestic and international analytics, data, and services.

- We are actively engaged with the Wharton School of Business, Northern Illinois University, and other professional associations teaching course work and seminars reaching over 100,000 retail industry experts and colleagues annually.


Our headquarters are located in the historic Northwest Tower Building in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. This turn of the century landmark building was once home to an Al Capone speakeasy housed in its basement and accessed through underground tunnels connected to the adjacent buildings. Our offices occupy the 10th floor. We look forward to a visit from all our clients; we know you’ll enjoy a ride in the last manually operated elevator in the city.