SIC 5932 | NAICS 522298 & 453310
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.
Comprehensive research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year growth forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Topics addressed in the reports include:
Quarterly journal features news and information for independent pawnbrokers, with topics covered in the magazine including industry news, business strategies and solutions, member spotlights, human resources and employment, compliance requirements, legislative activities, technology updates, and trade shows, events, and conferences. Current and archived digital editions are available free online.
Pawn Industry Statistics / State Laws
https://nationalpawnbrokers.org/statistics
/ state-laws
Introductory sections provide a summary overview of the industry,
with topics covered including size
in terms of number of establishments,
business ownership, loan terms and characteristics, customer demographics, pawnbroker licensing
and examination,
federal statutes and regulations, and links to state laws and
licensing and regulatory authorities by state. All information can
be viewed free online.
Tips For Opening A Pawn Shop
https://nationalpawnbrokers.org/
Start-up guide covers the various aspects of starting and operating a pawn shop,
with topics covered in the
guide including initial investment, required tools and equipment, choosing a location in a target
market, regulatory and reporting requirements, financing
the business, insuring against losses, store security, storage considerations,
and finding the right employees. Publication is available free online.
Statistics & Trends / Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.narts.org/statistics
/ faqs
Introductory sections provide an overview of the resale and consignment
shop industries, with topics covered including resale industry size and growth,
fastest growing market segments, reasons for the growing popularity
of resale, key factors that can spell success or failure for
resale shop owners, and consumer perceptions of resale and how they affect
its future. All information is available free online.
Guide to Opening A Resale Shop
https://www.narts.org/
Step-by-step handbook provides practical advice on starting and operating a resale shop, with topics
covered in the guide including choosing a location, creating
an image, designing the store layout and displays, obtaining and
pricing merchandise for resale, setting policies and fees, courting
customers, marketing the business, and dealing with suppliers. Detailed
table of contents is available free online.
Comprehensive study provides an in-depth analysis of the pawnshop industry, with topics addressed in the report including nature of the business, customer demographics, factors driving demand, state and federal regulation, industry size, growth, and forecasts, census survey data and operating ratios, major competitor profiles, and additional reference sources. Table of contents is available free online.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level including:
Financial benchmarking survey lets users compare their shop's performance with other resale shops, with data broken out by type of operation (e.g., for profit, not for profit), sales mix (e.g., mostly ladies', mostly children's, mostly furniture, variety), sales volume per store, total square feet space per store, number of years in business, and major geographic region. Table of contents is available free online.
Pawnshop
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such
as district manager, store manager,
assistant store manager, pawnbroker, and sales associate, with
companies for which salary or hourly wage rate data is provided including
Pawn America Minnesota, L.L.C.,
Cash America International, Inc., FirstCash, Inc., EZCORP,
Inc., and EZPAWN Holdings, Inc.
Used Merchandise / Thrift Store
https://www.payscale.com/
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such
as retail store manager, assistant
store manager, sales associate, and retail cashier, with employers
for which salary or wage data is provided including America's
Thrift Stores, Inc., Value Village
Stores, Inc., Savers, LLC, Goodwill Industries, Inc., Society
Of St. Vincent De Paul, and The Salvation Army.
Interactive database provides detailed transaction data for over 38,000 private and public companies sold for prices ranging from under $250,000 to over $500,000,000, with valuation measures provided including market value of invested capital as a multiple of revenue, gross profit, EBIT, EBITDA, SDE, and book value of invested capital. User guide, free webinar, and sample reports are available online.