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?

Table of contents

Executive Summary
Market value
Market value forecast
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market rivalry
Market Overview
Market definition
Market analysis
Market Data
Market value
Market Segmentation
Category segmentation
Geography segmentation
Market Outlook
Market value forecast
Five Forces Analysis
Summary
Buyer power
Supplier power
New entrants
Threat of substitutes
Degree of rivalry
Leading Companies
Amazon.com, Inc.
Apple Inc.
Staples, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Macroeconomic Indicators
Country Data
Appendix
Methodology
Industry associations
Related MarketLine research


LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States online retail sector value: $ billion, 2007–11
Table 2: United States online retail sector category segmentation: $ billion, 2011
Table 3: United States online retail sector geography segmentation: $ billion, 2011
Table 4: United States online retail sector value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16
Table 5: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts
Table 6: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 7: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 8: Apple Inc.: key facts
Table 9: Apple Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 10: Apple Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 11: Staples, Inc.: key facts
Table 12: Staples, Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 13: Staples, Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 14: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key facts
Table 15: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key financials ($)
Table 16: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key financial ratios
Table 17: United States size of population (million), 2007–11
Table 18: United States gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2007–11
Table 19: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2007–11
Table 20: United States inflation, 2007–11
Table 21: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2007–11
Table 22: United States exchange rate, 2007–11


LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United States online retail sector value: $ billion, 2007–11
Figure 2: United States online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2011
Figure 3: United States online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2011
Figure 4: United States online retail sector value forecast: $ billion, 2011–16
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in the United States, 2011
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in the United States, 2011
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in the United States, 2011
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in the United States, 2011
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in the United States, 2011
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in the United States, 2011
Figure 11: Amazon.com, Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 12: Amazon.com, Inc.: assets & liabilities
Figure 13: Apple Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 14: Apple Inc.: assets & liabilities
Figure 15: Staples, Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 16: Staples, Inc.: assets & liabilities
Figure 17: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: revenues & profitability
Figure 18: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: assets & liabilities

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By sector: Retail (in Off-trade)

By market: United States (in North America)