100 Retail Stores [Infographic]

James Martin http://www.retale.com 2m 622 #retailstores

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If The U.S. Had Only 100 Retail Stores

Ever wondered what the retail landscape of America looks like on a simplified scale? Retale’s recent study uses various data sets to form an interactive depiction of what the U.S. retail sector would look like if it were made up of only 100 stores, 100 workers, and $100 worth of sales.

Scroll down the page to reveal the break-downs of America’s retail sector in a digestible format.

If a consumer has a food budget of $100, $23 will go on buying processed food & sweets, which is more than is spent on any other food items.

If there were only 100 food stores in the U.S. 61 of them would be convenience stores.

For an interactive version of this infographic, visit: http://www.retale.com/info/100-stores/

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100 Retail Stores

Out of 100 employees, how many work in retail?

With a 14% share of the U.S. economy, retail is the biggest industry after education and health services.

14% – Retail

86% – Other

What is the gender makeup of the retail industry?

The gender-split is quite equal compared to many other industries, but still slightly less than the national average (46.80%).

55% – Men

45% – Women

How are age groups dispersed among the retail workforce?

The retail workforce is dominated by millennials with nearly ⅔ below the age of 44 and another 29% younger than 24.

29% – 16 to 24

35% – 25 to 44

29% – 45 to 64

7% – 65+

How would 100 employees be distributed across retail sectors?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, people are employed where the produce demand seems to be the highest and where the product life-cycle is sometimes lower.

20% – General Merchandise

20% – Food & Beverage

18% – Auto Dealers & Gas Stations

9% – Apparel & Accessories

8% – Building Materials & Hardware

6% – Pharmacy / Drug Stores

6% – Home Furnishing & Equipment

13% – Others

How would every $100 be spent?

Turns out not even life essentials can compete with that new-jeans feeling. We spend twice as much on apparel as we do on food—and seven times more on our appearance than on furnishing our home.

28% – Auto Dealers & Gas Stations

20% – Apparel & Accessories

12% – General Merchandise

12% – Food & Beverage

6% – Building Materials & Hardware

6% – Pharmacy / Drug Stores

4% – Home Furnishings & Equipment

12% – Other

What’s the distribution of store sizes like?

We’re still in hot pursuit of the American Dream: A solid 50% of stores are mom-and-pop enterprises – those with fewer than 10 employees.

50% – up to 10 employees

15% – 10-100 employees

35% – 100 or more employees

What’s the breakdown of food store options?

Slurpees for breakfast? To be fair, 81% of those convenience stores have gas stations. Only 19% are standalone food marts.

61% – Convenience Stores

10% – Traditional Supermarkets

9% – Drug Stores

2% – Supercenter

1% – Whole Sale

17% – Other

Where do we choose to spend $100 on groceries?

Despite the abundance of convenience stores, America mostly heads to traditional neighborhood grocery stores for most of its food.

39% – Traditional Supermarkets

18% – Supercenter

15% – Convenience Stores

9% – Whole Sale

5% – Drug Stores

14% – Other

What types of foods are we buying with $100?

Keeping in step with America’s growing obesity problem – our demand for processed foods has increased since 1982, while the cost of these foods have become cheaper and cheaper.

23% – Processed Food & Sweets

22% – Meats

15% – Fruits & Vegetables

14% – Grains & Baked Goods

11% – Beverages

10% – Dairy Products

5% – Other Foods

Out of 100 in-store purchases, how are we paying?

Convenience is still king – Americans swipe or tap debit or credit cards to make most purchases. Perhaps surprisingly, mobile payments still struggle to take hold, despite initial hype.

63% – Credit / Debit Cards

26% – Cash

7% – Alternative Payments

4% – Mobile Wallets

Source: http://www.retale.com/info/100-stores/

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