Friday, October 23rd, 2009
We heard last week that retail sales declined 1.5% from last month; here is a look at small business retailers and what is selling:
|
Industry
|
Financial Metric
|
2007
|
2008
|
Last 12 Months
|
|
4541 - Online Stores and Mail-Order Houses
|
Sales Pct Change
|
6.32%
|
5.91%
|
6.80%
|
|
4451 - Grocery Stores
|
Sales Pct Change
|
5.61%
|
6.18%
|
6.64%
|
|
4452 - Specialty Food Stores
|
Sales Pct Change
|
7.11%
|
6.79%
|
6.64%
|
|
4511 - Sporting Goods & Stores
|
Sales Pct Change
|
3.27%
|
3.18%
|
3.90%
|
|
4461 - Health and Personal Care Stores
|
Sales Pct Change
|
4.13%
|
4.17%
|
3.88%
|
|
4442 - Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores
|
Sales Pct Change
|
5.02%
|
2.76%
|
2.43%
|
|
4453 - Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores
|
Sales Pct Change
|
6.01%
|
1.59%
|
0.88%
|
The data shows that consumers are still opening their wallets for necessities like food and shampoo, but there are some surprises in there as well. Online-only stores have seen sales growth of almost 7% over the past year. The increase in this sector jives with what we heard about Amazon’s earnings today.
Tags: Autos, Economy, Food, grocery stores, private companies, retail, small business
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
It’s been a year now since the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the subsequent/concurrent fallout in real estate and consumer spending. Below is a list of the 20 industries that have been affected the greatest, for better and for worse.
- Oil drillers, food & medicine manufacturers, and trade schools were some of the best.
- Real estate, wood products and auto dealerships fared the worst.
| Sageworks: Best-Performing Privately-Held Companies Over the Last 12 Months, by Sales Growth |
| Industry |
Sales % Change |
| 2111 - Oil and Gas Extraction |
29.7% |
| 4245 - Farm Product Raw Material Wholesalers |
21.2% |
| 3254 - Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
19.9% |
| 5182 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services |
16.8% |
| 1111 - Oilseed and Grain Farming |
16.3% |
| 3119 - Other Food Manufacturing |
14.9% |
| 3118 - Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing |
14.1% |
| 4235 - Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Wholesalers |
13.7% |
| 4885 - Freight Transportation Arrangement |
13.0% |
| 6115 - Technical and Trade Schools |
12.8% |
| Sageworks: Worst-Performing Privately-Held Companies Over the Last 12 Months, by Sales Decline |
| 2372 - Land Subdivision |
-13.79% |
| 3212 - Veneer, Plywood, and Wood Product Manufacturing |
-13.45% |
| 5312 - Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers |
-11.91% |
| 4411 - Automobile Dealers |
-10.24% |
| 4422 - Home Furnishings Stores |
-7.81% |
| 4233 - Lumber and Construction Materials Wholesalers |
-7.40% |
| 4441 - Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
-6.03% |
| 3273 - Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing |
-5.75% |
| 4531 - Florists |
-5.25% |
| 4412 - Other Motor Vehicle Dealers |
-5.01% |
Tags: Autos, Construction, Economy, Education, Food, Medicine, Oil, private companies
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