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Department Stores in Washington

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS WA45211

Department Stores in Washington industry analysis

The Department Stores industry in Washington is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments decreased an annualized -x% to xxx locations. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to decline an annualized -x% to $x.x billion, while the national industry is expected to decline -x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to decline -x.x% to xxx locations. Industry employment is expected to decrease an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to decrease -x% to $x.x million.

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Definition of the Department Stores in Washington?

Department stores retail a broad range of general merchandise, such as apparel, jewelry, cosmetics, home furnishings, general household products, toys, appliances and sporting goods. Discount department stores, which are also included in this industry, sell similar lines of goods at low prices. However, this industry does not include big-box retailers and supercenters that offer fresh groceries in their stores and warehouse clubs that operate under membership programs.

What’s included in the Department Stores in Washington?

The Department Stores in Washington includes retailing apparel and accessories, retailing appliances and home furnishings, retailing toys and sporting goods and retailing other general merchandise. Related terms covered in the Department Stores in Washington industry report includes a store that has a physical presence and location, as opposed to an online retailer, a relatively new store format characterized by its large size. these stores sell similar merchandise as department stores but also include grocery items. also referred to as supercenters, a system used at checkout in retail stores using computers and cash registers to capture transaction data at the time of sale, a technology that tracks products from the time they leave the assembly line to the time they leave the store by releasing continuous signals from a chip and the day following thanksgiving in the united states traditionally marks the beginning of the christmas shopping season. many retailers host sales with heavy discounts.

Industry Performance of the Department Stores industry in Washington

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Department Stores in Washington

#14 in Highest Revenue 2.3% of state's GDP
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Department Stores in the US


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Key Drivers of the Department Stores industry in Washington

See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, new business formation, percentage of business conducted online, e-commerce sales and per capita disposable income are impacting Department Stores in Washington

Washington Economic Indicators

Population
Median Houshold Income
New Business Formation

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US Key External Drivers

Percentage of business conducted online
E-commerce sales
Per capita disposable income

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County Data of the Department Stores industry in Washington

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Key Statistics of the Department Stores industry in Washington

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What is the market size of the Department Stores industry in Washington in 2025?

The market size of the Department Stores industry in Washington is $4.3bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Department Stores industry in Washington in 2025?

There are 166 businesses in the Department Stores industry in Washington, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -2.0% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Department Stores industry in Washington grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Department Stores industry in Washington has been declining at an average annual rate of -2.2% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Department Stores industry in Washington in 2025?

There are 17,612 employees in the Department Stores industry in Washington, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -3.8% from 2020 to 2025.