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Show Facts About Retail Trade Retail merchants in Mount Pleasant may be interested in learning some of the facts about retail trading as found by an analysis an-alysis cf such trade in Tulsa by the Chamber of Commerce of that City as summarized by the Depart ment of Commerce Answering the question "why do people trade in certain cities?" the reasons given by various shoppers shop-pers and the percentage for each follow: Transportation convenience conven-ience 33.8 per cent, greater variety by merchandise 22.0, goods not carried by local merchants 14.1, relatives and friends 11.3, theatres and other attractions 9.6, better prices 6.8, and higher quality 2.2. To ascertain what out-of-town shoppers bought, another question was asked and the purchases were found to be in the following lines of merchandise with the percentage percent-age given: Women's ready-to-wear 32.5 per cent, dry goods 20.1, men's suits 11.0, shoes 9.8, men's haberdashery 5.8, furniture 5.1, auto accessories 3.8, children's clothes 3.4, radios 2.9, autos 1.6, electrical appliances 1.3, jewelry 0.3, and other musical instruments 0.2. Study of the above figures should indicate along what lines our local merchants should seek to encourage additional trade? |