FOR 1996

The retail industry's most authoritative source of statistical information on financial and operating performanceAfter more than seventy years of annual publication, FOR continues its tradition as the statistical resource that 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 for bankers, stockbrokers, and other retail industry watchers in the financial community.This 1996 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 useful formulas, definitions, explanations, and instructions on how to use the data provided in the book to rate your firm's performance.
The NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION (NRF) is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that includes the leading department, specialty, discount, mass merchandise, and independent stores, as well as 32 national and 50 state associations. NRF members represent an industry that encompasses over 1.4 million U.S. retail establishments, employs more than 20 million people (1 in 5 American workers), and registered 1995 sales of USD2.3 trillion. NRF's international members operate stores in more than 50 countries.