Retail Fast Facts

1. Trader Joe's is named as one of the "best places to work" by Fortune Magazine along with Harley-Davidson, FedEx, Ford Motor Company, and Southwest Airlines.
2. Commercial real estate developer, Robert Congel, plans to build the first "retail city" in upstate New York by 2009. "The retail and entertainment complex will not only be the largest man made building on earth but also the most environmentally friendly."
3. Chain store retail sales were up 3.8% for the month of June ending on the 25th.
4. "eBay has been the fastest growing company in the history of U.S. business. Though it will not turn 10 until Labor Day weekend in September, eBay will take in more than $4 billion in revenue this year. It has 9,000 employees and 135 million customers."
5. eBay does more transactions in a day than the New York Stock exchange or NASDAQ.