Museum Store Association


	“2006 MSA Retail Industry Report” Table of Contents Introduction Statistical Confidence and Reliability Comparison of Respondents to All MSA Members Organization of this Report Gross Store Sales as the Organizing Criterion Statistics Reported PART I: Narrative Report of Findings Museum Type Operating Statistics, Policies and Procedures Population & Attendance Net Sales & Cost of Goods Sold Inventory Store Size Employees Volunteers Compensation for Full-time Employees Fringe Benefits for Full-time Employees PART II: Results by Gross Sales Categories Statistics for All Stores Responding to the Survey Summary Statistics: Museum Type Chapter Size of Store in Square Feet Number of Months in Operation in 2005 Number of Operating Hours per Week Percent Discount Received by Selected Store Customers Percent of Sales from Web Site Selected Policies & Procedures Tables by Museum Type: Population & Attendance Net Sales, Cost of Goods Sold & Gross Margin Net Sales to Inventory Inventory Turnover Store Size & Annual Visitors Store Size & Net Sales Net Sales to Number of Transactions Gross Margin per Square Foot, Visitor & Transaction Employees Volunteers Compensation for Full-time Employees Fringe Benefits for Full-time Employees Statistics for Stores with Gross Store Sales Less Than $35,000 Summary Statistics: Museum Type Chapter Size of Store in Square Feet Number of Months in Operation in 2005 Number of Operating Hours per Week Percent Discount Received by Selected Store Customers Selected Policies & Procedures Tables by Museum Type: Population & Attendance Net Sales, Cost of Goods Sold & Gross Margin Net Sales to Inventory Inventory Turnover Store Size & Annual Visitors Store Size & Net Sales Net Sales to Number of Transactions Gross Margin per Square Foot, Visitor & Transaction Employees Volunteers Compensation for Full-time Employees Fringe Benefits for Full-time Employees Statistics for Stores with Gross Store Sales Between $35,000–$89,999 Summary Statistics: Museum Type Chapter Size of Store in Square Feet Number of Months in Operation in 2005 Number of Operating Hours per Week Percent Discount Received by Selected Store Customers Selected Policies & Procedures Tables by Museum Type: Population & Attendance Net Sales, Cost of Goods Sold & Gross Margin Net Sales to Inventory Inventory Turnover Store Size & Annual Visitors Store Size & Net Sales Net Sales to Number of Transactions Gross Margin per Square Foot, Visitor & Transaction Employees Volunteers Compensation for Full-time Employees Fringe Benefits for Full-time Employees Statistics for Stores with Gross Store Sales Between $90,000–$199,999 Summary Statistics: Museum Type Chapter Size of Store in Square Feet Number of Months in Operation in 2005 Number of Operating Hours per Week Percent Discount Received by Selected Store Customers Selected Policies & Procedures Tables by Museum Type: Population & Attendance Net Sales, Cost of Goods Sold & Gross Margin Net Sales to Inventory Inventory Turnover Store Size & Annual Visitors Store Size & Net Sales Net Sales to Number of Transactions Gross Margin per Square Foot, Visitor & Transaction Employees Volunteers Compensation for Full-time Employees Fringe Benefits for Full-time Employees Statistics for Stores with Gross Store Sales Between $200,000–$499,999 Summary Statistics: Museum Type Chapter Size of Store in Square Feet Number of Months in Operation in 2005 Number of Operating Hours per Week Percent Discount Received by Selected Store Customers Selected Policies & Procedures Tables by Museum Type: Population & Attendance Net Sales, Cost of Goods Sold & Gross Margin Net Sales to Inventory Inventory Turnover Store Size & Annual Visitors Store Size & Net Sales Net Sales to Number of Transactions Gross Margin per Square Foot, Visitor & Transaction Employees Volunteers Compensation for Full-time Employees Fringe Benefits for Full-time Employees Statistics for Stores with Gross Store Sales of $500,000 or More Summary Statistics: Museum Type Chapter Size of Store in Square Feet Number of Months in Operation in 2005 Number of Operating Hours per Week Percent Discount Received by Selected Store Customers Selected Policies & Procedures Tables by Museum Type: Population & Attendance Net Sales, Cost of Goods Sold & Gross Margin Net Sales to Inventory Inventory Turnover Store Size & Annual Visitors Store Size & Net Sales Net Sales to Number of Transactions Gross Margin per Square Foot, Visitor & Transaction Employees Volunteers Compensation for Full-time Employees Fringe Benefits for Full-time Employees Glossary Questionnaire Articles MSA Publications Order Form (.pdf)