Database Update Quick Facts: April 2019

We have some really big database news this month for business and consumer information. Here’s a quick glance of our March findings that were just released:

Our employees make nearly two million phone calls per month to verify our data to provide you with the most up-to-date information. Below is the activity for the month of March, showing how much information changed in just one month!

U.S. Database Transactional Activity – Verified File

Transaction Type March February 12 Month Total 12 Month Average
New Adds to Database 45,490 81,473 711,490 59,291
Moved to Verified 35,181 193,492 2,431,809 202,651
Removed from Verified 55,891 62,181 2,102,707 175,226
Confirmed Out of Business 14,840 32,778 296,809 24,734
Company Names Changes 53,193 187,053 1,328,327 110,694
Address Changes 63,294 82,030 829,872 69,156
City Changes 13,880 20,054 216,979 18,082
ZIP Code Changes 13,647 17,693 200,247 16,687
Mailing Addresses 51,365 70,122 1,378,016 114,835
Phone Number Changes 24,237 50,352 443,268 36,989
Contact Name Changes 27,458 55,922 722,282 60,190
Employment Size 16,987 28,885 256,406 21,367
Primary SIC Code 25,236 36,381 623,368 51,947
Secondary SIC Codes 56,790 114,864 1,528,369 127,364
Linkage Changes/New Linkage 28,023 56,445 509,124 42,427
Website Changes 119,154 274,860 2,301,881 191,823
Fax Number Changes 7,486 20,814 181,194 15,100
Total Transactions 913,006 1,569,498 18,607,806 1,550,651

Other Updates

Openings and Closings

  • Christopher & Banks plans to close 30 to 40 stores in 2019. Crazy 8s will close all 295 locations starting in February. Vera Bradley is closing up to 50 of its 111 stores by 2021.
  • Medical enhancements including an additional 1,020 specialties were added to physicians with no prior records. Other additions include 528 medical schools attended, 611 graduation years, and 715 board certifications.