sales. (Personal Care and Health 19%; Cellphone and Accessories 17%; Jewelry 9%; Fashion Accessories 8%; Sunglasses/Eyewear 7%; Food 5%; and Bath Body and Fragrance 4%.)
Sales within the Carts unit type are much more segmented with seven categories representing 70% of sales.
Q2 Category Focus: Food and Home Accessories and Décor Each quarter, Specialty Retail Pulse looks at trends within specific categories. This quarter the focus is on the Food category and the Home Accessories and Décor
Q2 Sales % Sales by Retail Type
Sales within the vending category have grown from less than 1% in Q2 2009 to nearly 3% in Q2 2012. Though a much smaller segment, vending units have a notably different mix of categories with Amusements and Food combining for 58% of sales.
Sales within the vending category have grown from less than 1% i Q2 2009 to nearly 3% in Q2 2012. Though a much smaller segment, vending units have a notably different mix of categories with Amusements and Food combining for 58% of sales.
(Personal Care and Health 19%; Cellphone and Accessories 17%; Jewelry 9%; Fashion Accessories 8%; Sunglasses/Eyewear 7%; Food 5%; and Bath Body and Fragrance 4%.)
category. In Q2, the Food category ranked 5th in terms of its overall share of total sales, while the Home Décor and Accessories category ranked 7th. The Food category captures 7% of total sales vs. 5% for the Home Décor and Accessories category. In Q2 2012, each category achieved their highest share of sales for the period since tracking began in 2009.
Compared to Q2 2011, both categories saw an overall sales increase for the period ending June 30, 2012. Total sales in the Food category were up 14% and total sales in the Home Décor and Accessories category were up an even stronger 37%. The sales increase in the Food category was driven by a 38% increase in the number of units, which resulted in lower per unit sales compared to Q2 2011 ($5,918 vs. $4,873). The overall increase in the Home Décor and Accessories category was achieved through increased productivity per unit. Quarterly sales per unit in the Home Décor and Accessories category were up 26% over Q2 2011($15,959 vs. $11,828).
Q2 2012 % Sales by Unit Type
Q2 2012 Sales by Unit by Unit Type
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