Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-04
RETAIL FOOD SHOPS
LEAD N VIRGINIA
Sales Census Shows Group
Controls 20 Per Cent
of Business.

An retail stores IN the state Of Viz
siniA. IN the rural areas a. wei - IN
the cities, are consolidated In q sum.
mary released today By the Bureau Of
the Census, which includes 2e,a22 stores
wish total sales Of ssee, 7el. 60l. The
1880 population Of the State Il 2,z2i ISL.
indicating retail sales per capita Of
e2le41.
The food group of stores, m which
there are 10 different kinds OF business
end e,O0i stores, leads ell other aru,ps.
with 2o.3 per cent Of the total retail
business Of the State.
THIS group b followed closely BY the
Automotiye group, with le.6 per cent Of
the total business, and the general mer.
snandise group, with II per cent OF the
There are IL kinds Of business IN the
autonotive group, with s,D7i stores and
otllsr retail establishments and total
salas Of Siie, 47s,34 The sale at retAii
Of motor vehicles. both new ana used.
aggregates more than s77.000. 900.
srcusn aias l ling :s:.sUns .x sssss
e2e, 800 900 and various other autCfio-
tive establishments account for the ball
allce shown In detail in this census re-
port.
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The general merchandise group, with
1880 stores, consisted Of 100 department
stores. selling more than SD. 900 600,
600 in eales: 100 variety. 5 and 10 and
10 dollar stores, with sales Of Si2, 044..
e3i, and 3ee general stores, with nearly
els. 7O0, 900 of aggregate salee.
In the apparel group the report
showed 10 kinda Of stores, the more
important Of which were mems stores,
womens rsAdy-to-wear specially shops
stores sold Ell, sas. sss q 800 soods.
The furniture and household group
Of $40 stores reported sales Of S26.573,-
'04e, or per cent Of the state total.
The principal kinds Of stores in this
group were fnfniture stores, electrical
household stores and other household
appliance stores. There were eight other
kinds Of stores shown in detail within
this group.
There were . cafeteriAs. si2 restau-
rants with full table service, ga lunch
counters and refreshmens STANDS and 81
fountains and soft-drfnk stands. The
group Of 1,T35 eating places did an az
eregate business Of SIS ,273,Sie or per
cent Of the total retail business Of the
state.
The lumber and building group. with
o1x yarQS and stores, showed total @Aleg
Of e3D, coz, TEL. or z per cent of the state
total for al retail business. More than
half OF this amount was reported by 210
lumber and building materials yards.
2ee hardware stores ehcwed sales Of
$40, 735 ,S63: there were 90 electrical
shops. IA humber and hardware, lAa
plumbing. heating and ventilating shops,
- roofing establishments, heating ap-
pliance retailers, so paint and elass
stores and Z glass and mirror stores.
Other stores.
Among the other retail stores shown
In detail we're 2e3 coal and wood yards,
164 feed stores, IS dealers in farm Inn
plenents, % florists, 10 radio dealerM
and 1878 country stores.
There were 116 cigar stands, ~ cigar
stores with fountains and So cigar stores
without fountains, s2e drug stores with
fountains and $50 drug stores without
fountains and 2es jewelry stores. rs or
which were instAllnnerit credit iewcierss
There were 30 other kinds Of k3lness,
each Is precisely described those
mentioned. In al there we're e.133 stores
IN the group described as aota@r retail
stores" In addition there were les
second-hand stores shown in CLASH
fications.