US retail ecommerce sales continue to climb toward $1 trillion

Article by Sara Lebow  |  Jul 15, 2021
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US ecommerce sales are projected to continue double-digit growth, up 17.9% in 2021 to $933.30 billion. We project ecommerce sales will surpass $1 trillion in 2022 and make up over 20% of total retail sales by 2024.

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