B
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40,000
40,000 -- retail location count for Massachusetts retail industry (2026)
The Massachusetts retail industry operates in at least 40,000 locations across the state.
- at least 40,000 locations
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Value
40,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Retailers Association of Massachusetts
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http://www.retailersma.org/pages/24_introduction.cfm ↗
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Retailers Association of Massachusetts
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State retail trade association aggregate figure
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Industrymarketing
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Massachusetts retail industry: 40,000 retail location count. Source: Retailers Association of Massachusetts (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ma-retail-locations
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