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$325 -- sales per square foot for US retail stores (2026)
The average US retail store generates approximately $325 in sales per square foot.
- Varies by format (e.g. grocery $400-$700, luxury $1,000+)
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2026
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75
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60
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20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Brickclay
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Widely cited retail benchmark cited by Brickclay; varies by format (grocery $400-$700, luxury $1,000+)
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US retail stores: $325 sales per square foot. Source: Brickclay (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-retail-sales-per-square-foot-2026
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