401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$67M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,181
Participants Near avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$56,699
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

$67M in assets, 1,181 participants

Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc.'s Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan reported $67M in total assets and 1,181 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #5,668 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 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, $67M for 1,181 participants (~$56,699/participant), up 16.2% in 2023.

#5,668
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+16.2%
assets growth YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$66,961,255 Top 12% higher than 88% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (1,181 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $58M in the plan year 2022 filing to $67M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 1,143 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,181 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 311133276 · Empire Marketing Strategies, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan · $67M · 1,181 · 88th

  • SCH $67M
  • EBSA 1,181
  • PART 88th
  • TYPE 401(k)
  • NET near Ilc Dover 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
  • BOOK ind #5668

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

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$58M
Net Assets (End of Year)$67M
Net Income$9M
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 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.066961255 · Participants: 1181Retail Specialists 401(k) PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings 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 Ilc Dover 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan in DE ($67M); by covered participants it is Farm Bureau Employees' 401(k) Plan in MI (1,181 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,181 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
Retail Specialists 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.2% during 2023, from $58M to $67M. Reported net income was $9M.
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 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Ilc Dover 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan in DE ($67M, 1,072 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 Farm Bureau Employees' 401(k) Plan in MI (1,181 participants, $207M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.