Comments on: California Leads Store Revenues

By: Thibault H.

Thibault H. — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:37:47 +0000

Which California store had the highest revenue?

And the reader above, who makes the point that this data could be better understood if population density (and other factors) are taken into consideration, has a very good point.

By: gozer

gozer — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:59:21 +0000

What about the Canadian (and other international) stores? [IFO - Sources sometimes have limited information, or are unwilling to share everything they know.]

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 20:54:08 +0000

Thanks for the all the input about the graph. For some reason this one proved difficult for me to get into graph form and proof read. This latest edit should take care of all the problems, and I’ve added a per-capita spending graph.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:32:44 +0000

Also, the coolest way to measure this would be sales/sq ft by state.

By: db

db — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:11:57 +0000

What about VA? And why M & W on the top chart and just W on the bottom? What are they?

By: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:58:54 +0000

Delaware beats California in average revenue per store. That’s awesome.

(Then again, given that there’s no sales tax in DE and it’s on a highway easily accessible from 3 surrounding states with highish sales tax, not so surprising.)

By: Douglas Fils

Douglas Fils — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:13:59 +0000

Aren’t these graphs basically worthless since they are not normalized to population? Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics.

Don’t get me wrong.. I think there is something interesting in the raw data behind these graphs. I just think these graphs are pointless representations of that data.

Against population density, median age, age distributions, store count density, or other more meaningful metrics the data could be interesting.

my $0.02

By: Mark Wilson

Mark Wilson — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:38:42 +0000

My, aren’t we picky. Now it is missing Kentucky and Nebraska. We are not complaining. Just trying to be accurate. Is there a list on individual stores?
I’m really interested in how the Hawaii stores compare. Also how does a lifestyle center store compare to a store in a full shopping center, such as Aspen Grove and Park Meadows in Colorado. [IFO - I'll get Nebraska added, but Kentucky opened too late to be included in the financial listing. No individual store listings are available.]

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 03:15:22 +0000

I didn’t see Nebraska (Villiage Pointe Shopping Center, Omaha, NE) on the graph. Otherwise, I appreciate the information. I’ve been wondering about these stats. Thanks! [IFO - These figures cover the third fiscal quarter, from July 1st to Sept. 30th, so not all current stores and states are listed.]

By: oaklandgayasian

oaklandgayasian — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:05:58 +0000

Where’s Delaware (DE)? Doesn’t Apple have a store at the Christiana Mall in Newark, DE? [IFO - Hmmmm. OK, omission fixed.]

By: Former MG

Former MG — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:26:33 +0000

I think that you will see Apple start to fill out the states with single stores with more store openings.

Also I am happy to see new stores in traditionally Windows strong holds.

With the growth of acceptance of Macs so too we are seeing a growth Mac-related jobs such as technicians and consultants.

I know because I’ve been there.