Online Retail in the United States

Introduction

Online Retail in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States online retail market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

• The online retail sector consists of the total revenues generated through the sale of retail goods via online channels, valued at retail selling price. The market values exclude travel and ticket bookings, online corporate purchasing, and online auction transactions. All currency conversions are calculated using constant 2011 annual average exchange rates.
• The US online retail sector had total revenues of $172.5 billion in 2011, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8% between 2007 and 2011.
• Electronics sales proved the most lucrative for the US online retail sector in 2011, with total revenues of $38 billion, equivalent to 22% of the sector's overall value.
• The performance of the sector is forecast to follow the similar pattern with an anticipated CAGR of 8.1% for the five-year period 2011 - 2016, which is expected to drive the sector to a value of $254.5 billion by the end of 2016.

Features

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Leading company profiles reveal details of key online retail market players’ global operations and financial performance

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United States economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the United States online retail market by value in 2011?

What will be the size of the United States online retail market in 2016?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United States online retail market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?