The Huffington Post collaborated with Yelp to calculate the percentage of a given type of shopping business relative to the total number of business listings in that state, according to a story on The Huffington Post.
Then, it compared those percentages with each type of store's representation nationwide and produced a list of the top 10 most disproportionally common stores in each of the 50 states.
Here are the most popular stores in Connecticut, according to the story:
- Medical Supplies -- 368 percent higher than national average.
- Flea Markets -- 282 percent higher than national average.
- Toy Stores -- 245 percent higher than national average.
- Newspapers & Magazines -- 238 percent higher than national average.
- Appliances -- 236 percent higher than national average.
- Gift Shops -- 232 percent higher than national average.
- Nurseries & Gardening -- 219 percent higher than national average.
- Comic Books -- 219 percent higher than national average.
- Florists -- 205 percent higher than national average.
- Bridal -- 203 percent higher than national average.
Click here for The Huffington Post story and a map of the United States with the favorite stores in each state.
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