Archive Report
Archive Report
Year | Total retail sales | Chain-store sales | Percentage |
1927 | $40,000,000,000 | $5,000,000,000 | 12.5 |
1928 | 42,000,000,000 | 6,200,000,000 | 14.8 |
1929 | 45,000,000,000 | 8,525,000,000 | 18.9 |
Whether these figures give an approximately correct impression of the rate of chain-store growth is a question which cannot at present be answered with any degree of assurance because of the lack of comprehensive data covering the total retail business of the United States and the volume of ...