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Department Stores in Maine

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS ME45211

Department Stores in Maine industry analysis

The Department Stores industry in Maine is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments decreased an annualized -x.x% to xx locations. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have decreased an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million, while the national industry is expected to decline -x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to decline -x.x% to xx locations. Industry employment is expected to decrease an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to decrease -x% to $x.x million.

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Definition of the Department Stores in Maine?

Department stores retail a broad range of general merchandise, such as apparel, jewelry, cosmetics, home furnishings, general household products, toys, appliances and sporting goods. Discount department stores, which are also included in this industry, sell similar lines of goods at low prices. However, this industry does not include big-box retailers and supercenters that offer fresh groceries in their stores and warehouse clubs that operate under membership programs.

What’s included in the Department Stores in Maine?

The Department Stores in Maine includes retailing apparel and accessories, retailing appliances and home furnishings, retailing toys and sporting goods and retailing other general merchandise. Related terms covered in the Department Stores in Maine industry report includes a store that has a physical presence and location, as opposed to an online retailer, a relatively new store format characterized by its large size. these stores sell similar merchandise as department stores but also include grocery items. also referred to as supercenters, a system used at checkout in retail stores using computers and cash registers to capture transaction data at the time of sale, a technology that tracks products from the time they leave the assembly line to the time they leave the store by releasing continuous signals from a chip and the day following thanksgiving in the united states traditionally marks the beginning of the christmas shopping season. many retailers host sales with heavy discounts.

Industry Performance of the Department Stores industry in Maine

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Department Stores in Maine

#42 in Highest Revenue 0.3% of state's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Department Stores in the US


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Key Drivers of the Department Stores industry in Maine

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Maine Economic Indicators

Population
Per Capita Disposable Income

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US Key External Drivers

Percentage of business conducted online
E-commerce sales
Per capita disposable income

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County Data of the Department Stores industry in Maine

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Key Statistics of the Department Stores industry in Maine

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What is the market size of the Department Stores industry in Maine in 2025?

The market size of the Department Stores industry in Maine is $565.5m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Department Stores industry in Maine in 2025?

There are 27 businesses in the Department Stores industry in Maine, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -3.3% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Department Stores industry in Maine grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Department Stores industry in Maine has been declining at an average annual rate of -2.1% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Department Stores industry in Maine in 2025?

There are 2,346 employees in the Department Stores industry in Maine, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -2.4% from 2020 to 2025.