MARKET RESEARCH-NAMELY, SURVEYING AND ANALYZING STOCKS OF MERCHANDISE, DISPLAYS AND ADVERTISEMENTS IN RETAIL AND CONSUMER OUTLETS, AND RENDERING PERIODICAL REPORTS TO ITS SUBSCRIBERS SHOWING THE EXTENT OF AVAILABILITY OF BRANDS AND PRODUCTS, THE INVENTORY LEVEL OF BRANDS AND PRODUCTS, AND THEIR EFFECTIVE DISPLAY; AND GATHERING INFORMATION FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AS TO THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THEIR PURCHASES OF VARIOUS COMMODITIES AND OF PARTICULAR BRANDS OF SUCH COMMODTTIES, AND FURNISHING PERIODICAL REPORTS AND ANALYSES OF SUCH INFORMATION TO SUBSCRIBERS