Retail & E-Commerce Market Research 2026 presents the following:
• Year-end and historical market data by sector
• Comprehensive data on e-commerce spending and trends
• Review of the financial performance of market leaders
• Profile of malls and shopping centers
• Assessment of consumer packaged goods, health/beauty/cosmetics, home furnishings, licensed merchandise, and luxury brands
• Holiday, back-to-school, and back-to-college spending data
- PART I: MARKET OVERVIEW
- 1 RETAIL SALES
- 1.1 The U.S. Retail Sector
- 1.2 Retail Sales
- 1.3 Sales by Category
- 1.4 Retail Sales By State
- 1.5 Market Resources
- 2 RETAIL CENSUS
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Employment And Establishment Counts
- 2.3 Market Resources
- 3 OPENINGS, CLOSURES & BANKRUPTCIES
- 3.1 Store Openings
- 3.2 Store Closures
- 3.3 Retail Bankruptcies
- 3.4 Market Resources
- 4 CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS
- 4.1 Market Assessment
- 4.2 Market Leaders
- 4.3 Sales By Retail Channel
- 4.4 Top Brands
- 4.5 Sales By Product Category
- 4.6 Market Resources
- 5 LUXURY RETAIL
- 5.1 Market Assessment
- 5.2 Purchase Channels
- 5.3 Product Categories
- 5.4 Most Valuable Luxury Brands
- 6 PRIVATE LABEL
- 6.1 Market Assessment
- 6.2 Marketshare
- 6.3 Store Brands For National Retailers
- 6.4 Comparison With National Brands
- 6.5 Market Resources
- 7 CHRISTMAS SEASON SHOPPING
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 Market Assessment
- 7.3 Holiday Season E-Commerce
- 8 HOLIDAY SHOPPING
- 8.1 Valentine’s Day
- 8.2 St. Patrick’s Day
- 8.3 Easter
- 8.4 Mother’s Day
- 8.5 Father’s Day
- 8.6 Halloween
- 9 BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING
- 9.1 Market Assessment
- 9.2 K-12 Student Spending
- 9.3 College Student Spending
- 9.4 Market Resources
- 10 RETURNS
- 10.1 Returns and Fraud
- 10.2 Return Rate by Category
- 10.3 Online Returns
- 10.4 Secondary Market
- 10.5 Holiday Season Returns
- 11 RETAIL MEMBERSHIPS
- 11.1 Market Assessment
- 11.2 Memberships
- PART II: E-COMMERCE
- 12 MARKET ASSESSMENT
- 12.1 E-Commerce Spending
- 12.2 E-Commerce Sales By Quarter
- 12.3 Marketshare Distribution
- 12.4 Market Resources
- 13 PRODUCT CATEGORIES
- 13.1 E-Commerce Sales By Category
- 13.2 E-Commerce Sales Share
- 13.3 Amazon.com Marketshare By Category
- 13.4 Digital vs. In-Store Shopping
- 14 MARKET LEADERS
- 14.1 Overview
- 14.2 Marketshare Leaders
- 14.3 Rank By Site Visits
- 14.4 Market Resources
- 15 ONLINE MARKETPLACES
- 15.1 Overview
- 15.2 Market Assessment
- 15.3 Market Leaders
- 15.4 Marketplace Sales On Retail Sites
- 15.5 Market Resources
- 16 SUBSCRIPTION E-COMMERCE
- 16.1 Market Assessment
- 16.2 Market Drivers
- 16.3 Product Categories
- 16.4 Market Leaders
- 16.5 The Subscription Customer
- 17 MOBILE COMMERCE
- 17.1 Market Assessment
- 17.2 Analysis
- 17.3 In-App Purchases
- 18 SOCIAL COMMERCE
- 18.1 Market Assessment
- 18.2 Social Media Buyers By Generation
- 18.3 Platform Assessment
- 18.4 Shoppable Commerce
- 19 DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER
- 19.1 Overview
- 19.2 Market Assessment
- 19.3 Digitally Native D2C Brands
- 19.4 D2C Sales For Established Brands
- 19.5 Market Resources
- 20 FULFILLMENT & DELIVERY LOGISTICS
- 20.1 E-Commerce Fulfillment
- 20.2 Package Delivery
- 20.3 Amazon Logistics
- 21 CLICK-AND-COLLECT
- 21.1 Overview
- 21.2 Market Assessment
- 21.3 Comparison Of Pick-Up Methods
- 21.4 Market Leaders
- 22 PRIME DAY
- 22.1 Market Assessment: Amazon
- 22.2 Market Assessment: Other Retailers
- 22.3 Prime Day 2024
- 22.4 Top Categories
- PART III: MARKET LEADERS
- 23 PUBLICLY TRADED RETAIL CORPORATIONS
- 23.1 Overview
- 23.2 Retail Stocks and Market Capitalization
- 24 RETAILERS: LARGEST COMPANIES
- 24.1 Rank By Revenue
- 25 FASTEST-GROWING RETAIL COMPANIES
- 25.1 Overview
- 25.2 Top Growth Retailers 2024
- 26 MAJOR RETAILERS: CUSTOMER PROFILE
- 26.1 Overview
- 26.2 Purchase Activity Index
- 26.3 Market Resources
- 27 TOP BRANDS IN SHOPPER SATISFACTION
- 27.1 Overview
- 27.2 Top Retailers By Sector
- 27.3 Market Resources
- 28 TOP BRANDS IN REPUTATION
- 28.1 Overview
- 28.2 Reputation Rating
- 28.3 Market Resources
- 29 RETAIL FOOT TRAFFIC
- 29.1 Overview
- 29.2 Leaders By Sector
- 30 RETAIL PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR
- 30.1 Overview
- 30.2 Products Of The Year 2025
- 30.3 Market Resources
- PART IV: RETAIL SEGMENTS
- 31 APPAREL, FOOTWEAR & ACCESSORIES
- 31.1 Apparel Specialty Store Spending
- 31.2 Retail Census
- 31.3 Total Apparel and Accessories Spending
- 31.4 Marketshare Leaders
- 31.5 Apparel Segment
- 31.6 Footwear Segment
- 31.7 Jewelry Segment
- 31.8 Online Retail
- 31.9 Market Resources
- 32 CONVENIENCE STORES
- 32.1 Sector Profile
- 32.2 Market Assessment
- 32.3 Marketshare Leaders
- 32.4 Customer Profile
- 32.5 In-Store Sales
- 32.6 Market Resources
- 33 DEPARTMENT STORES
- 33.1 Overview
- 33.2 Market Assessment
- 33.3 Retail Census
- 33.4 Marketshare Leaders
- 33.5 Flagship Store Closures
- 33.6 Market Resources
- 34 DISCOUNT STORES, SUPERCENTERS & WAREHOUSE CLUBS
- 34.1 Market Assessment
- 34.2 Retail Census
- 34.3 Marketshare Leaders
- 34.4 Discount Store Customers
- 34.5 Warehouse Club Members
- 34.6 Market Resources
- 35 DOLLAR STORES & OFF-PRICE RETAILERS
- 35.1 Market Assessment
- 35.2 Retail Census
- 35.3 Marketshare Leaders
- 35.4 Customer Profile
- 36 DRUG STORES & PHARMACIES
- 36.1 Market Assessment
- 36.2 Retail Census
- 36.3 Marketshare Leaders
- 36.4 Merchandise Sales Mix
- 36.5 Product Sales By Category
- 36.6 Online Retail
- 36.7 Market Resources
- 37 ELECTRONICS & APPLIANCES
- 37.1 Market Assessment
- 37.2 Total Consumer Technology Spending
- 37.3 Retail Census
- 37.4 Marketshare Leaders
- 37.5 Online Retail
- 37.6 Market Resources
- 38 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS
- 38.1 Market Assessment
- 38.2 Spending At Furniture and Home Decor Stores
- 38.3 Furniture Stores
- 38.4 Home Decor And Furnishings Stores
- 38.5 Retail Census
- 38.6 Market Leaders
- 38.7 Online Retail
- 39 GIFT, GREETINGS & SOUVENIR STORES
- 39.1 Market Assessment
- 39.2 Retail Census
- 39.3 Marketshare Leaders
- 39.4 Online Retail
- 39.5 Market Resources
- 40 HEALTH, BEAUTY & PERSONAL CARE
- 40.1 Market Assessment
- 40.2 Mass Market HBC Products
- 40.3 Prestige Beauty Products
- 40.4 Ethnic Beauty Products
- 40.5 Top-Ranking O-T-C/HBC Retailers
- 40.6 Specialty Retail Chains
- 40.7 Online Retail
- 41 HOBBY, TOY & GAME STORES
- 41.1 Market Assessment
- 41.2 Toys
- 41.3 Craft & Hobby Supplies
- 41.4 Video Games
- 41.5 Retail Census
- 41.6 Marketshare Leaders
- 41.7 Online Retail
- 41.8 Market Resources
- 42 HOME CENTERS & HARDWARE
- 42.1 Market Assessment
- 42.2 Retail Census
- 42.3 Marketshare Leaders
- 42.4 Home Improvement Spending
- 42.5 DIYers
- 42.6 Online Retail
- 43 OFFICE PRODUCTS
- 43.1 Market Assessment
- 43.2 Retail Census
- 43.3 Marketshare Leaders
- 43.4 Online Retail
- 43.5 Market Resources
- 44 PET SUPPLIES
- 44.1 Market Assessment
- 44.2 Pet Stores
- 44.3 Online Retail
- 44.4 Market Resources
- 45 RESALE MERCHANDISE
- 45.1 Overview
- 45.2 Market Assessment
- 45.3 Retail Census
- 45.4 Key Players
- 45.5 Fashion Brand Resale Shops
- 45.6 Product Categories
- 45.7 Online Retail
- 45.8 Market Resources
- 46 SPORTING GOODS
- 46.1 Spending At Sporting Goods Stores
- 46.2 Wholesale Sales
- 46.3 Equipment Sales
- 46.4 Retail Census
- 46.5 Marketshare Leaders
- 46.6 Online Retail
- 46.7 Direct-to-Consumer Sales
- 46.8 Market Resources
- 47 SUPERMARKETS & GROCERIES
- 47.1 Market Assessment
- 47.2 Retail Census
- 47.3 Segment Profile
- 47.4 Marketshare Leaders
- 47.5 Product Sales By Category
- 47.6 Grocery Shopping Online
- 47.7 Market Resources
- PART V: SHOPPING CENTERS
- 48 MALLS & SHOPPING CENTERS
- 48.1 Overview
- 48.2 Property Types, Configurations and Primary Trade Areas
- 48.3 Market Resources
- 49 TOP MALLS
- 49.1 Largest Malls
- 49.2 Most-Visited Malls
- 49.3 Most Valuable Malls
- 49.4 Favorite Malls
- 50 MALL ENTERTAINMENT
- 50.1 Retailtainment
- 50.2 Entertainment Tenants
- 50.3 Retail Center Experiences
- APPENDIX A - ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
- APPENDIX B - ANALYSTS
- APPENDIX C - ASSOCIATIONS
- APPENDIX D - PANDEMIC MARKET RESEARCH
- APPENDIX E - PERIODICALS
- REFERENCES
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