general merchandise stores 2002 economic census retail trade industry series issued october 2004 ec02 44i 11 us department of commerce economics and statistics administration bureau this report was prepared in the service sector division under direction bobby e russell assistant chief for programs planning management coordination were supervision fay dorsett branch assisted by thomas g dassel darrell s dow peter h lee barbara t parlett maria a poschinger william r samples m yvonne wade primary staff assistance provided craig carpenter maunda c charles stephanie l glegorovich jennifer higgerson brian j holt nicole howe anna jacobson john w nogle ii robert nusz donna pickeral katherine shane sallee amber spriggs jeremy stash d tracy latroy wands jessica watts stacey whaley mathematical statistical techniques as well coverage operations ruth detlefsen research methodology scot dahl leader current integration group with from samson adeshiyan anthony tersine jr