Retail Industry Profile for the Los Angeles Five-County Area ABC Store Card 12341234 56785678 90129012 VALID FROM GOOD THRU XX/XX/XX XX/XX/XX PAUL FISCHER September 2003 Edition Economic Information & Research Department Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. 444 S. Flower St., 34th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071 Tel: 213-622-4300, 888-4-LAEDC-1, or 800-NEW-HELP Fax: 213-622-7100 (in LA County) http://www.laedc.org
[email protected] Table of Contents Southern California Retail Industry Profile -- 2003.................................................................. 1 L.A.'s Retail Landscape ...................................................................................................... 1 New Names......................................................................................................................... 1 The Coming Storm.............................................................................................................. 2 Retailing By the Numbers................................................................................................... 3 Employment & Wages.................................................................................................. 3 Retail Sales Trends ....................................................................................................... 4 Retail Construction....................................................................................................... 5 A Sector-by-Sector Look ...................................................................................................