IDEX Online Research: U.S. Specialty Jewelers’ Census Shows Decline (Full Analysis)

(February 3, ‘10, Ken Gassman)
For the past four decades, the American retailing industry has been consolidating. While there may be more stores, there are far fewer corporate firms in the retail sector. For the most part, retail sectors in the U.S. are dominated by a duopoly or triopoly of corporate owners – two or three huge merchants own and operate most of the stores, often under a variety of brand names.
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