Analyzing The Possible Expansion of Swifts' Boutique

Analyzing the retail sales for the possible city involved in the new expansion report is another significant factor in figuring out which site would be best for Swifts’ Boutique. Not only do the retail sales in general need to be researched, but the retail sales pertaining specifically to the clothing stores also needs to be researched. To take it even further we will be looking at the overall expenditures for each county in just Apparel, and then taking it another step further looking into just Female Apparel. Then finally ending with the Women’s and Girls’ Clothing Statistics for each county. Table Nine below illustrates these statistics.
In 2008, based on County information from Demographics USA, Washtenaw, the county in which Ann Arbor, MI resides, had Retail Sales totaling $4,792,486,000, of that total; $188,352,000 was from Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores. Washtenaw also had annual sales of $749,074,000 for Just Apparel and $257,358,000 for exclusively just Female Apparel. Finally $155,768,000 in sales for just Women’s and Girls’ Clothing. The city of Lincoln, NE is in Lancaster County. The total Retail Sales for this county in 2008 was $4,373,796,000. Of that total $245,189,000 was from sales at Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores. Just the Apparel section totaled at $490,988,000, and Female Apparel totaling at $169,705,000. Finally just Clothing for Women and Girls’ is totaling at $218,360,000. Dane County, Madison, WI’s county, had $8,705,755,000 in total Retail Sales. Dane County totaled $398,278,000 in the sales of Clothing and Clothing Accessories. Also in just Apparel they totaled $949,900,000 in sales and $332,915,000 in sales exclusively for Female Apparel. Lastly, Clothing for women and Girls’ Apparel...

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