Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-21 | Page 12 | S. L. Department Store Sales Show Gain of 17 per Cent over 1940

rs S. S L. L Department Store Sales Show 1 Gain of 17 Per Cent Over 1940 I Independent and department store sales In Utah for the first seven months of the year showed gains of 14 per cent and 17 percent percent per percent cent respectively the bureau of the census and the federal reserve bank of San Francisco reported Thursday Average record for the department department department depart depart- ment store sales in the far western western western west west- ern stat states s was 21 per cent higher than a year ago with Tacoma Wash holding the lead at 47 per cent Of the independent stores Utah showed a gain of 20 per cent in July compared with the same period period period pe pe- last year Of the several kinds of business covered in the census bureau survey food stores showed a gain of 15 per cent apparel stores 29 per cent drug stores 12 per cent and furniture stores 21 per cent