Wiley FOR 1995 Edition: Financial and Operating Results of Retail Stores in 1994 (National Retail Federation)

FOR provides annual statistical data of retail store performance, based on a survey of department stores and specialty stores. It provides expense trends for various categories of department stores and specialty stores, depending on sales volume. FOR also offers industry averages of retail sales growth, operating performance, markdowns, inventory productivity & profitability, space productivity, expenses, average transaction size, payroll to gross margin, etc. From the Back Cover The retail industry′s most authoritative source of statistical information on financial and operating performance After seventy years of annual publication, the FOR continues its tradition as the statistical resource CFOs, controllers, accountants, and financial managers turn to for comprehensive and reliable statistical information on financial and operating trends in the retail industry. Over the decades it has become an indispensable decision–making tool for retail professionals as well as bankers, stock–brokers, and other retail industry watchers in the financial community. The 1995 Edition: Surveys expense trends for various categories of department stores and specialty stores Features graphic analyses of ten–year trends, high vs. average profit performance analysis, and summary performance analysis Provides industry averages of retail sales growth, operating performance, markdowns, inventory and space productivity, expenses, average transaction size, and more Includes a special reference section containing the formulas used to construct the data provided, as well as definitions, explanations, and instructions on how to use the data provided in the book to evaluate your store′s performance By bringing under the Federation umbrella those associations which have members in most lines of retailing, and associations in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the NRF represents an industry that encompasses over one million U.S. retail establishments, employs nearly 20 million Americans, and registered sales in excess of $2 trillion in 1993. The NRF also has a sizable international membership of over 1,000 stores in 50 nations abroad. About the Author THE NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION (NRF) is the retail industry′s largest advocacy organization, which advances the industry through professional seminars, trade conferences, publications and educational activities, and influences the development and content of legislation and public policy affecting retailing and the consumer.