global brand concepts american living american living is the first brand developed under the newglobal brand concepts group . american living is a full lifestyle brand , featuring menswear , womenswear , childrenswear , accessories and home furnishings with a focus on timeless , authentic american classics for every day . american living is available exclusively at jcpenney in the u.s . and online at jcp.com . our wholesale segment our wholesale segment sells our products to leading upscale and certain mid-tier department stores , specialty stores and golf and pro shops , both domestically and internationally . we have focused on elevating our brand and improving productivity by reducing the number of unproductive doors within department stores in which our products are sold , improving in-store product assortment and presentation , and improving full-price sell-throughs to consumers . as of march 29 , 2008 , the end of fiscal 2008 , our products were sold through 10806 doors worldwide , and during fiscal 2008 , we invested approximately $ 49 million in shop-within-shops dedicated to our products primarily in domestic and international department stores . we have also effected selective price increases on basic products and introduced new fashion offerings at higher price points . department stores are our major wholesale customers in north america . in europe , our wholesale sales are a varying mix of sales to both department stores and specialty shops , depending on the country . our collection brands 2014 women 2019s ralph lauren collection and black label and men 2019s purple label collection and black label 2014 are distributed through a limited number of premier fashion retailers . in addition , we sell excess and out- of-season products through secondary distribution channels , including our retail factory stores . in japan , our products are distributed primarily through shop-within-shops at premiere department stores . the mix of business is weighted to polo ralph lauren inmen 2019s andwomen 2019s blue label . the distribution of men 2019s and women 2019s black label is also expanding through shop-within-shop presentations in top tier department stores across japan . worldwide distribution channels the following table presents the approximate number of doors by geographic location , in which products distributed by our wholesale segment were sold to consumers as of march 29 , 2008 : location number of doors ( a ) .
what percentage of the wholesale segment as of march 29 , 2008 doors was in the united states and canada geography?
( a ) in asia/pacific ( excluding japan ) , our products are distributed by our licensing partners . the following department store chains werewholesale customers whose purchases represented more than 10% ( 10 % ) of our worldwide wholesale net sales for the year ended march 29 , 2008 : 2022 macy 2019s , inc . ( formerly known as federated department stores , inc. ) , which represented approximately 24% ( 24 % ) ; and 2022 dillard department stores , inc. , which represented approximately 12% ( 12 % ) . our product brands are sold primarily through their own sales forces . our wholesale segment maintains their primary showrooms in new york city . in addition , we maintain regional showrooms in atlanta , chicago , dallas , los angeles , milan , paris , london , munich , madrid and stockholm. .