After posting that chart listing all the businesses in Georgetown that are on either Wisconsin or M (or just off either), GM realized there were some errors in the chart that needed the be corrected:
- The Georgetown Mall’s shops were added
- Several stores were left off simply by mistake
- The Beatles song is “Baby’s Got Me Locked up in Chains” not “Wrapped”.
With these revisions, the overall stats are not really different (the Georgetown Mall actually has many independent shops, although that may change with Lanier’s Bloomingdale’s proposal). Here is some of the revised data, with some further breakdown:
Total
Independents 298 69.79%
Chains 117 27.40%
Regional Chains 12 2.81%
427
Wisconsin
Independents 155 77.11%
Chains 36 17.91%
Regional Chains 10 4.98%
201
M St.
Independents 143 63.27%
Chains 81 35.84%
Regional Chains 2 0.88%
226
Within One Block of Wis. & M St.
Independents 39 45.88%
Chains 45 52.94%
Regional Chains 1 1.18%
85
Restaurants
Independents 76 74.51%
Chain 21 20.59%
Regional Chain 5 4.90%
102
Clothing
Independents 72 59.50%
Chain 49 40.50%
Regional Chain 0 0.00%
121
Salon
Independents 25 96.15%
Chain 1 3.85%
Regional Chain 0 0.00%
26
The revised chart is available here. Please feel free to review it and offer corrections. Whether something is a “chain” or an “independent” or a “regional chain” is not a scientific distinction, so feel free to weigh in.
