401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$58M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,143
Participants Near avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$50,433
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc. · Ohio · Wholesale Trade

$58M in assets, 1,143 participants

Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc.'s Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan reported $58M in total assets and 1,143 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #6,188 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Where Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $58M for 1,143 participants (~$50,433/participant), down 10.7% in 2022.

#6,188
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-10.7%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$57,644,683 Top 11% higher than 89% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,143 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 311133276 · Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan · $58M · 1,143 · 89th

  • SCH $58M
  • SCH 1,143
  • SCH 89th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near The Plastek Group 401(k) Savings Plan
  • SCH ind #6188

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Esa Management, LLC 401(k) PlanEsa Management, LLC 401(k) P…$58MDefi Auto, LLC 401(k) Plan$58MRetail Specialists 401(k) PlanRetail Specialists 401(k) Pl…$58MThe Plastek Group 401(k) Savings PlanThe Plastek Group 401(k) Sav…$58MOntario Systems, LLC 401(k) PlanOntario Systems, LLC 401(k) …$58M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$65M
Net Assets (End of Year)$58M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN311133276
Plan Effective Date1992-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$75M 30.44141122261007% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $57.6M $75.2M ▲ +30.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,143 $58M
2023 1 1,181 $67M
2024 1 1,222 $75M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.057644683 · Participants: 1143Retail Specialists 401(k) PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Plastek Group 401(k) Savings Plan in PA ($58M); by covered participants it is Camfil USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ (1,143 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($58M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,143 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.7% during 2022, from $65M to $58M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 30.4%, from $58M to $75M.
Where does Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Plastek Group 401(k) Savings Plan in PA ($58M, 1,046 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Camfil USA, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NJ (1,143 participants, $74M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 311133276.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.