General Plan Update - City of Inglewood

Chapter 2 Community Development
City of Inglewood Retail Leakage Analysis
• Table 2.3-21 presents per capita sales in the City of Inglewood as a ratio of those in
Los Angeles County in 2004. This is provided as a measure of retail leakage from
the City’s market area.
• As shown in Table 2.3-21, total per capita retail sales in the City of Inglewood were
approximately 30 percent lower than those in the County of Los Angeles.
• Retail categories that performed better than or near par with the County of Los
Angeles included General Merchandise (1.04) and Other Retail (0.95).
• Retail categories that indicated high levels of leakage included Home Furnishings
(0.18), Auto Dealers and Parts (0.37), and Apparel Stores (0.43).
Table 2.3-21
City of Inglewood and County of Los Angeles
Comparative Per Capita Taxable Sales: 2004
(Constant 2005 Dollars)
City of Inglewood County of Los Angeles Leakage Factor
Apparel Stores $214 $497 0.43
General Merchandise Stores 1,354 1,301 1.04
Food Stores 379 436 0.87
Eating and Drinking Places 737 1,244 0.59
Home Furnishings 75 417 0.18
Building Materials 553 817 0.68
Auto Dealers and parts 708 1,899 0.37
Service Stations 631 911 0.69
Other Retail a 1,346 1,417 0.95
Total Retail 5,998 $8,939 0.67
SOURCES: Stanley R. Hoffman Associates, Inc.
California State Board of Equalization
California Department of Finance, ES-5 Population Projections
a Includes liquor stores and other ancillary stores.
Retail Market Inventory in the City of Inglewood
• Table 2.3-22 presents the retail market inventory for the City of Inglewood
compiled from the 2003 Shopping Center Directory and field surveys conducted by
Stanley R. Hoffman Associates, Inc in April, 2006.
• There are a total of 16 shopping centers identified in the City of Inglewood, not
counting strip commercial and downtown commercial along major arterials.
• Retail centers in Inglewood have an estimated 1,572,788 square feet of retail space.
• The newest retail development within the city is located to the east and south of
Hollywood Park. The Hollywood Park Marketplace, The Village at Century and the
Costco/Silvercreek Properties (Century Plaza) centers have a total of over 800,000
square feet of retail space—50 percent of the estimated total square footage.
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City of Inglewood General Plan Update Technical Background Report