The table compares the profit of different stores, both department and online, in Australia in 2011.
Overall, online stores dominated department stores, particulary in terms of the number of businesses. There were five times more online stores, with 368 online businesses compared to 67 department stores. In terms of sales revenue and profit growth, the difference between the two types of stores were minimal.
Looking at the details, the profit for online stores was 863 million AUD, while department stores generated a profit of 807 million AUD. Regarding sales revenue, online stores again led with 13,400 million AUD compared to 12,700 million AUD for department stores. The growth rates for both types of stores were similar, with online stores experiencing a growth rate of 0.6% and department stores 0.4%.
In conclusion, there were over five times as many online businesses as department stores, with online stores totaling 368 businesses compared to 67 for department stores.
