SHARE OF RETAIL SALES BY CATEGORY
DOWNTOWN RENO COMPRISES OF CITY OF RENO:
2000-2004
Change from
2000 ­ 2004
Type of
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Percentage Points
Establishment
%
%
%
%
%
Building Materials
0.5
0.6
0.3
0.3
0.2
-0.3
Grocery and Drug Stores
0.7
0.4
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.2
Apparel
2.1
0.9
0.5
0.5
0.3
-1.8
Furniture and Home
Furnishings
3.7
3.9
3.0
1.6
1.4
-2.3
Eating and Drinking Places
13.1
14.2
13.4
11.7
10.6
-2.5
Other Retail Establishments
6.5
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.4
-1.1
Gifts, Hobbies, Toys & Crafts
15.6
14.1
12.6
14.9
11.3
-4.3
Casino Retail Sales
70.6
72.3
64.6
57.8
55.5
-15.1
Total
8.8
8.2
7.5
7.0
6.2
-2.6
Sources: Nevada Small Business Development Center, University of Nevada, Reno from Reported Sales (Sales/Use Taxes)
For Retail Businesses Reporting Over $25,000, Nevada Department of Taxation, Gruen Gruen + Associates.