Thank you for participating in the 2008 JA Cost of Doing Business Survey.

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1) Which of the following best describes your business?  (check one) 

a) sales of high end productsc) designer/artist/custom
b) sales of mid range productsd) other



2) How many retail stores do you have?   


3)  What is the total square footage of your retail store?  (if more than one store, total all)
   
                                  sq. ft.

4) How many square feet of selling area?  (if more than one store, total all)         sq. ft.


5) Is your store/facility (or your best store) located in a:  (select 1)

1) mall3) free standing building (alone or shared)5) Other
2) downtown4) strip mall

6)  In what state is your store/main store/headquarters located?    Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Federated States of Micronesia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Marshall Islands Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Palau Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming



7) Is your organization:

1) sole proprietorship3) Sub-S Corporation5) LLC
2) partnership4) C-Corporation

8) Do you consider yourself to be a family business?   
   1) yes2) no

9) Do you own or rent your retail facility/facilities?

1) own2) rent3) both4) other