Stores in Ohio

Delivered September 17th, 2019. Contributors: james O. and

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Ohio Retail - Department Stores

There are about 281 department stores in Ohio. Examples include Target Corporation, Sears Holding Corporation, Macy's Inc., Walmart Inc., J.C. Penney Company Inc., and Nordstrom Inc.
NUMBER OF DEPARTMENT STORES IBISWorld estimates that there are roughly 298 department stores in Ohio.
Alphabet Inc. mapping tool estimates there are about 263 department stores in Ohio.
Therefore, there are approximately 281 department stores establishments in the state {(298+263)/2}. 
RESEARCH STRATEGYTo determine the number of department stores in Ohio, we researched for precompiled reports from academic sources, news sites, and industry databases like Statista, Euromonitor, IBISWorld, Financial Times, and CNBC. We found a study by IBISWorld that disclosed the number of department stores establishments (298) in Ohio. According to the report, "department stores retail a broad range of general merchandise, such as apparel, jewelry, cosmetics, home furnishings, general household products, toys, appliances, and sporting goods, as well as discount department stores." In the other databases, the available information did not address our query directly but provided data on department stores market size, number of consumers, and the competitive landscape in the US.

The research team also employed the user-friendly, up to date mapping tool provided by Alphabet Inc. to manually count every branch of retail units in the department store category located in Ohio. We calculated approximately 263 department stores establishments in the state. 

Next, by determining the average of IBISWorld's finding and that of the mapping tool, we arrived at about 281 department stores in Ohio — calculated as (298+263)/2.

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Ohio Retail - Bookstores

There are about 260 bookstores in Ohio. Examples include Ohio Book Store, Barnes & Noble, Horizontal Books, Duttenhofer's Books, and more.
NUMBER OF BOOKSTORESThere are approximately 260 bookstore establishments in Ohio, including independent and chain bookstores.
There were 264 bookstores in Ohio in 2012.
The Statista Research Department estimates that there has been a decline in physical retail locations for bookstores nationwide; this supports the estimated decline in the number in Ohio between 2013 and 2018.
RESEARCH STRATEGYTo determine the number of bookstores in Ohio, we researched for precompiled reports from academic sources, news sites, and industry databases like IBISWorld, Statista, Grand View Research, Forbes, Publisher Weekly. We found a study by the Publisher Weekly (PW) that disclosed the number of bookstores per state in 2013, including Ohio, but it was outdated. In the other databases, the available information did not address our query directly, but provided data on the bookstores market size and the overall number in the USA. 

The research team employed the user-friendly, up to date mapping tool provided by Alphabet Inc. to manually count every branch of retail units in the bookstore category located in Ohio. We calculated approximately 260 bookstore establishments in the state. 

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Ohio Retail - Off-Price Stores

There are approximately 56 off-price stores in Ohio. Examples include TJX, Ross Stores, Burlington Coat Factory, and Nordstrom Rack.
NUMBER OF OFF-PRICE STORESThere are roughly 56 off-price stores in Ohio, United States.
TJX, Ross Stores, Burlington Coat Factory, and Nordstrom Rack are key players in Ohio's off-price stores' industry.
 TJX has about 25 off-price stores in the area.
 Ross Stores has around 4 off-price stores in Ohio.
There are approximately 21 Burlington Coat Factory and 6 Nordstrom Rack off-price stores in Ohio.
RESEARCH STRATEGYTo determine the number of off-price stores in Ohio, we researched for publicly available reports from academic sources, news sites, and industry databases like Statista, Euromonitor, IBISWorld, Mintel, CNBC, and Handshake. Apart from Statista, Mintel, Handshake, and CNBC, the other databases are yet to research the off-price stores market in Ohio and the United States overall. The available information in Statista, Mintel, and CNBC did not address our query directly, but provided data on the leading off-price retailers in the United States.

The research team attempted to employ the user-friendly, up-to-date mapping tool provided by Alphabet Inc. to manually count every branch of retail units in the off-price store category located in Ohio. Unfortunately, we could not locate such stores with this criterion.

Off-price retailers in the US are dominated by four major chains: TJX, with about $29 billion in revenues, followed by Ross Stores, $14.85 billion, Burlington ($6.64 billion), and Nordstrom Rack ($5.16 billion). Therefore, we manually searched their website store locators for Ohio locations and discovered that TJX, Ross Stores, Burlington Coat Factory, and Nordstrom Rack have about 25, 4, 21, and 6 off-price stores locations in Ohio, respectively. In total, that's approximately 56 off-price retail establishments (25+4+21+6) in the state.

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Ohio Retail - Club Stores

There are approximately 40 club stores in Ohio. Examples include Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale, Costco Wholesale Clubs, Broadway Joes Farmers Market, Loreal USA, Boxer Express, Elite Supply Chain Solutions, and Merchant Services of America.
NUMBER OF CLUB STORESThere are roughly 40 warehouse club stores in Ohio, United States.
Sam's Club, BJ's Wholesale, and Costco Wholesale Clubs are key players in Ohio's club stores industry.
 Sam's Club has about 19 club stores in the area.
 BJ's Wholesale has around 6 club stores in Ohio.
There are approximately 10 Costco Wholesale Clubs in Ohio.
RESEARCH STRATEGYTo determine the number of club stores in Ohio, we researched for publicly available reports from academic sources, news sites, and industry databases like Statista, Euromonitor, IBISWorld, Mintel, and Forbes. The available information in these databases did not address our query directly, but provided data on the market size for club stores, the number of consumers, the competitive landscape in the US, as well as the revelation that club stores, which include Sam's Club, are also known as warehouse clubs. 

The research team employed the user-friendly, up-to-date mapping tool provided by Alphabet Inc. to manually count every branch of retail units in the club store category located in Ohio. We calculated approximately 35 club stores establishments in the state, including Sam's Club, and BJ's Wholesale. Warehouse clubs in the US are dominated by three major chains: Sam's Club, Costco, and BJ's Wholesale Club — with a combined market share of more than 90%. However, Costco Wholesale is missing from the mapping tool's estimate of 35 club stores, making the approach undependable. 

Therefore, we manually searched its website store locator for Ohio locations and discovered that there are 10 Costco Wholesale Clubs in Ohio. We also double-checked Sam's Club and BJ's Wholesale Club figures by manually searching their store locators for the same area. We found that there are 19 Sam's Clubs and 6 BJ's Wholesale Clubs in Ohio. In total, that's approximately 35 warehouse clubs establishments (10+19+6). Next, we also checked if there are any other local warehouse club stores that we failed to capture. Therefore, by refining our criteria for selecting club stores in Ohio using the Alphabet's mapping tool, we identified five extra establishments in the area — Broadway Joe's Farmers Market, Loreal USA, Boxer Express, Elite Supply Chain Solutions, and Merchant Services of America. In total, we triangulated that there are approximately 40 warehouse clubs (10+9+6+5) in the state.