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RetailSails Exclusive: 2011 Chain Store Productivity Report
| Check out our exclusive report analyzing the store productivity of 178 U.S.-based retail chains. This cross-section of retailers spans 16 sectors and collectively these 178 companies operate over 200,000 stores with more than 4.6 billion square feet of store space, and generated over $1.5 trillion in retail store sales over the past 4 quarters. Includes rankings of the top 25 fastest-growing, highest sales per square foot and sales per store. |
By the Numbers: Holiday Same-Store Sales Scorecard
| Click below to see full-size graphic showing holiday retail sales performance at 57 American chains. Data represents the 9 week November-December period unless otherwise noted…keep reading |
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Weekly US Chain Store Retail Sales: Week Ending January 7, 2012
| Chain store sales saw a steep drop-off following a post-Christmas flurry, as wamer weather continued to dampen sales of winter-related merchandise. January is typically one of the two lighest volume months of the year, with chains focused on gift-card redemptions and clearance sales to start the new fiscal year with clean inventory. As we go through the month, retailers will begin to roll out Valentine’s Day and spring lines. The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) reported that chain store tumbled 5.4% from the prior week, the largest decline on record going back to September 1989, and increased just 2.8% over the prior-year period during the week ending Jan 7th. ”January is a low sales volume month and small shifts can be accentuated, which is the case in the first week of the January fiscal month,” said Michael Niemira, ICSC vice president of research and chief economist. “The slowdown was intensified by the abnormally warm weather across the country which softened the demand for seasonal goods on a week-over-week basis,” added Niemira. Through the latest week, the ICSC‐GS consumer tracking survey found that 36% of the value of gift cards received…read more. |
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| 01-07-12 | 12-31-11 | 12-24-11 | 12-17-11 | 12-10-11 | 12-03-11 | |
| ICSC-Goldman Sachs Index | 2.8% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 2.9% | 3.8% |
| Johnson Redbook Index | 3.3% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| ShopperTrak NRSE | N/A | N/A | 14.8% | 1.3% | -1.9% | 0.2% |
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