Record Stores - US Industry Market Research Report with Updated Analysis & Forecasts

Record Stores - US Industry Market Research Report with Updated Analysis & Forecasts


The 55-page Record Stores 2024 U.S. Market Research Report is one of the most comprehensive and in-depth assessments of the retail sector in the United States with over 100 data sets covering 2015-2028.

This Kentley Insights report includes historical and forecasted market size, ecommerce, product lines, inventory turns, gross margin, profitability, financial ratios, BCG matrix, statistics by state, operating expense details, organizational composition, consolidation analysis, employee productivity, price inflation, pay bands for the top 20 industry jobs, segmentation by concentration, business size, franchise, and business structure, trend analysis and forecasts on companies, facilities, employees, payroll, and much more.

Record Stores include locations primarily engaged in selling new audio and video recordings in any format or medium.

This report is based on extensive business surveys and econometrics. Professionals utilize this report for market sizing, benchmarking, strategic planning, due diligence, valuations, operational initiatives, sales & marketing strategies, understanding industry dynamics, evaluating opportunities, forecasting, trend analysis, streamlining, gap analysis, and other analyses.

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Below are a few of the hundreds of stats from the 55-page Record Stores 2024 Market Research Report:

INDUSTRY SIZE

In 2023, total revenue was $.7 billion
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SECTOR GROWTH

Over the past 3 years, the sector has grown at an annual rate of 10.9%
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RETAILER GROWTH

There are 853 companies in the industry
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ECOMMERCE SALES

In 2024, ecommerce sales are forecasted to grow 5.9%
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SALES PER LOCATION

In 2023, the average sales per location was $0.5 million
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INFLATION & PRICING

2024 forecasted inflation is -1.3%
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PROFITABILITY & FINANCIAL BENCHMARKS

Unprofitable companies averaged -6% in net loss as a % of revenues
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Report Overview
Industry Overview
Methodology
Industry Definition & Profile
Revenue & Growth Snapshot
Costs & Profitability Snapshot
Industry Performance
Total Sales Revenue
Number of Retailers
Number of Locations
Trend Analysis from 2015 to 2023
2024 Forecast
5-Year Forecast
Ecommerce
Ecommerce Revenue of Retail Category
Ecommerce as a % of Traditional Retailers
Total Ecommerce as a % of Total Retail
Trend Analysis from 2015 to 2023
2024 Forecast
5-Year Forecast
Ecommerce Subsector Performance & Growth
Breakdown of Product Lines
Percentage of Revenue from Top Product Lines
Breakdown of Sales by Customer Type
Percentage of Revenue from Customer Type
Inventory Turns & Gross Margin
Trend Analysis from 2015 to 2023
2024 Forecast
5-Year Forecast
Growth Benchmarks
Revenue per Retailer
Revenue per Location
Locations per Retailer
Trends from 2015 to 2023
Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
Sales by Industry Segmentation
Sales per Retailer
Sales per Location
Locations per Retailer
Segments include Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
BCG Matrix
Income vs. Revenue Growth Matrix
Retailing Subsectors vs. Industry
State Statistics
Revenue per Employee and State Rankings
Number of Employees and State Rankings
Sales per Capita and State Rankings
Sales as a Percent of Consumption by State
Sales per Retailer and State Rankings
Sales per Location and State Rankings
Payroll per Employee and State Rankings
Employees per Location and State Rankings
Pricing & Inflation
Annual Inflation - Indexed to 2006
Trends from 2015 to 2023
Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
Seasonal Monthly Inflation Figures for the Past 4 Years
Profitability & Financial Ratio Analysis
Percent of Companies that are Profitable
Average Net Income as a Percent of Revenue
Total Asset Turnover
Fixed Asset Turnover
Fixed Assets to Total Assets Ratio
Total Assets to Total Liabilities Ratio
Return on Sales
Return on Total Assets
Return on Net Worth
Total Liabilities to Net Worth Ratio
Fixed Assets to Net Worth Ratio
Solvency Ratio
Balance Sheet Metrics
Current Assets
Fixed Assets
Non-Current Assets
Short-term Liabilities
Long-term Liabilities
Net Worth & Equity
17 Asset Categories
14 Liability Categories
Indexed to Revenue
Workforce Breakdown (% of Employees)
Operations
Management & Finance
Sales & Marketing
Information Technology
Service, Support & Training
Operating Expense Detail
Employee Expenses
Annual Payroll
Health insurance
Defined benefit pension plans
Defined contribution plans
Other fringe benefits
Contract labor costs, incl. temporary help
Inventory Handling & Supplies
Cost of materials, containers, packaging, etc.
Transport, shipping, warehousing
Cost of electricity and fuels
Cost of contract work
Property Expenses
Lease and rent for stores & buildings
Repairs and maintenance to buildings
Purchased electricity
Water, sewer, refuse, utility payments
Equipment Expenses
Expensed equipment
Lease and rent for machinery and equip.
Repairs, maint. to machinery and equip.
Depreciation and amortization charges
IT Expenses
Data processing & other computer services
Communication services
Software purchases
Miscellaneous Expenses
Advertising and promotional services
Professional and technical Retailing
Taxes and license fees
Other Operating Expenses
Industry Operating Expenses
Industry Operating Expenses
Industry Revenue vs. Operating Expense Growth
Operating Expense as a Percent of Revenue
Operating Expenses per Company
Operating Expenses per Location
Revenue vs. Expenses Growth per Location
Trends from 2015 to 2023
Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
Productivity & Industry Employment
Trends from 2015 to 2023
Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
Revenue per Employee
Total Industry Employees
Employees per Company
By Size of Company
By Business Structure
By Franchise Type
By Concentration
Business Size Segmentation
Number of Companies, Locations, Sales, Employees & Payroll
By Number of Employees – 1-4, 5-9, 10-19, 21-49, 50-99, 100-249, 250+
Absolute Values & % of Industry
Concentration Segmentation
Number of Companies, Locations, Sales, Employees & Payroll
Top 4 Largest Companies, Next 4, Next 12, Next 30
Absolute Values & % of Industry
Major Retail Sector Concentration Benchmarks
Top 50 Retailers % of Industry Sales
14 Sectors
Business Structure Segmentation
Number of Companies, Locations, Sales, Employees & Payroll
C-Corporations, S-Corporations, Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships
Absolute Values & % of Industry
Franchisee Segmentation
Number of Locations, Sales, Employees & Payroll
Franchisee-Owned, Franchisor-Owned, Other
Absolute Values & % of Industry
Major Retail Sector Franchise Benchmarks
Franchised Locations % of Industry Sales
14 Sectors
Employment by Business Size
Number of Employees by Business Size
Employees per Company by Business Size
Employees per Location by Business Size
2016 versus 2021
Retailing Subsector Benchmarking Analysis
Sales and 5-Year CAGR
Number of Companies
Number of Locations
Locations per Company
Employees per Company
Industry Payroll
Payroll per Employee
Payroll per Company
Payroll per Location
Trends from 2015 to 2023
Forecasts for 2024 and the Next 5 Years
Payroll by Industry Segmentation
Payroll per Retailer
Payroll per Location
Payroll per Employee
Segments include Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
Employees by Industry Segmentation
Employees per Retailer
Employees per Location
Segments include Concentration, Business Size, & Business Structure
Job Categorization Pay Ranges
Management & Finance
Sales & Marketing
IT & Engineering
Service & Support
Operations & Production
Pay Bands - Bottom 10% & 25%, Mean, Top 25% & 10%
Top 20 Jobs Breakdown
Percent of Total Employees
Pay Bands - Bottom 10% & 25%, Mean, Top 25% & 10%

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