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By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, September 16, 2001

Profitability measures
Medians
Gross margin percentage 47%
Return on sales 8%
Return on assets 16%
Return on net worth 30%

Efficiency measures

The sales floor
Hours open a week 58
Close ratio Percentage of customer visits that result in a sale 36%
Customer visits per week per sales employee 24
Sales per salesperson $435,667
Transaction types
% of sales Average sale
Cash: 38% $1,095
Bank cards: 47% $1,431
In-house credit: 6% $762
Other financing: 9% $1,380
Merchandise returns
Percentage of merchandise returned by customer for any reason
Medians
Case goods 2%
Upholstery 2%
Accessories 1%
Buildings & grounds
Overall space allocation
Selling space 61%
Warehouse 31%
Administration 5%
Other 3%
Capital expenditures
Had capital expenditures in 2000 24%
Plan capital expenditures in 2001 50%

Buying practices

Buying group membership
2000 Belong to a buying group 21%
2001 Belong to or joining a buying group 25%
Import merchandise directly
2000 Import directly 19%
2001 Import or planning to import directly 31%
Percentage of sales that are special order
Medians
Bedroom 25%
Dining room/casual dining 30%
Entertainment centers 13%
Desks/home office 18%
Occasional tables 10%
Fabric-covered upholstery 50%
Leather upholstery 25%
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