Show ON 0 the bureau of research of har J vard has 5 stores sending in reports annually on their sales ex benses and net profits 6 on the basis of these reports it was found that in the retail grocery business the common percentage of net profit realized by the average store in this country is 2 3 per cent that Is not large out of that must come the excess and government r taxes the wholesale grocery business realized out of every dollar as a net profit out of which they must axy meet is ifs their jbf taxes the tavi residue going into waw surplus j the hardware trade realized G w per cent v the retailer awse of shoes selling 7 medium Wi i priced shoes realized 6 3 ja per cent the vw retailers tW must receive abw profit to saw continue in business tua and ff allow them to live rs profit Is ff a return for the risk f and KW interest Is the return on an r invest aff ment exchange |