North America Online Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2026

North America Online Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2026


Summary

Online Retail in North America industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2016-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights
  • The online retail market includes all sales within Clothing & Footwear, Electricals, Food & Grocery, Health & Beauty, Home and Other (Books, News & Stationery, Jewelry & Watches, Luggage & Leather Goods, Music, Video & Entertainment Software, Sports & Leisure Equipment and others) segments, provided they take place over the internet, where the payment does not occur in-store on a later occasion. Data is included irrespective of whether the vendor is a pure-play internet company or the online offering of a bricks and mortar retailer. Online specialists retailers include sell only via the internet. Other online retail is a sell done online by retailers that also operate via offline channels (in-store, mail order, direct selling, etc.)
  • The North American online retail market had total revenues of $986,982.6m in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.7% between 2017 and 2021.
  • Online Specialists account for the largest proportion of sales in the North American online retail market in 2021, sales through this channel generated $497,483.3m, equivalent to 50.4% of the market's overall value.
  • The US is the largest player, followed by Canada, in the North American online retail market holding 96.0% and 3.8% market shares respectively in 2021.
Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the online retail market in North America
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the online retail market in North America
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key online retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the North America online retail market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
Reasons to Buy
  • What was the size of the North America online retail market by value in 2021?
  • What will be the size of the North America online retail market in 2026?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the North America online retail market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up North America's online retail market?


1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive Landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
4.3. Market distribution
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the main business models in the market?
7.3. What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.4. Who are the main challengers to the incumbents?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Amazon.com, Inc.
8.2. Walmart Inc
8.3. eBay Inc
8.4. Apple Inc
8.5. Target Corp
8.6. The Home Depot Inc
8.7. Best Buy Co Inc
8.8. Macy's Inc
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: North America online retail sector value: $ billion, 2016–21
Table 2: North America online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016–2021
Table 3: North America online retail sector category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Table 4: North America online retail sector geography segmentation: $ billion, 2021
Table 5: North America online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Table 6: North America online retail sector value forecast: $ billion, 2021–26
Table 7: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts
Table 8: Amazon.com, Inc.: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 9: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees
Table 10: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees Continued
Table 11: Walmart Inc: key facts
Table 12: Walmart Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: Walmart Inc: Key Employees
Table 14: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 15: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 16: Walmart Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 17: eBay Inc: key facts
Table 18: eBay Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 19: eBay Inc: Key Employees
Table 20: eBay Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 21: Apple Inc: key facts
Table 22: Apple Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 23: Apple Inc: Key Employees
Table 24: Apple Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 25: Target Corp: key facts
Table 26: Target Corp: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 27: Target Corp: Key Employees
Table 28: Target Corp: Key Employees Continued
Table 29: The Home Depot Inc: key facts
Table 30: The Home Depot Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 31: The Home Depot Inc: Key Employees
Table 32: The Home Depot Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 33: Best Buy Co Inc: key facts
Table 34: Best Buy Co Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 35: Best Buy Co Inc: Key Employees
Table 36: Macy's Inc: key facts
Table 37: Macy's Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 38: Macy's Inc: Key Employees
Table 39: Macy's Inc: Key Employees Continued
Table 40: North America exchange rate, 2017–21
List of Figures
Figure 1: North America online retail sector value: $ billion, 2016–21
Figure 2: North America online retail sector category segmentation: $ billion, 2016-2021
Figure 3: North America online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 4: North America online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 5: North America online retail sector value forecast: $ billion, 2021–26
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in North America, 2021
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in North America, 2021
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in North America, 2021
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in North America, 2021
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in North America, 2021
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in North America, 2021

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