US Ecommerce by Category 2022

Automotive and Grocery Poised for Significant Growth

Report by Blake Droesch  | Mar 21, 2022
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US Retail Overview
Categories Driving Ecommerce Growth
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US retail sales growth will stabilize in 2022, but changes wrought by two years of the pandemic will drive growth in online automotive and grocery sales.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Key Points
US Retail Overview
Categories Driving Ecommerce Growth
Spotlight on Key Categories
Read Next
Media Gallery

Executive Summary

US retail and ecommerce sales growth will return to pre-pandemic levels in 2022. But shifts in consumer behavior during the pandemic have changed the way certain products are bought online, particularly in the automotive and grocery categories.

3 KEY QUESTIONS THIS REPORT WILL ANSWER

  1. What is the outlook for US retail and ecommerce sales growth in 2022?
  2. What share will ecommerce (and its categories) command of total US retail sales?
  3. Which ecommerce categories will grow the fastest in 2022?

WHAT’S IN THIS REPORT? The US retail ecommerce forecast for 2022, including our numbers on sales growth and ecommerce’s share of overall sales for product categories.

US Retail Ecommerce Sales Growth, by Category, 2022-2026 (% change)
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KEY STAT: Auto and parts, and food and beverage—two categories with historically low levels of online purchases—will be the fastest-growing product categories in ecommerce this year.

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Table of Contents

  1. Executive Summary
  2. Key Points
  3. US Retail Overview
  1. Categories Driving Ecommerce Growth
  2. Spotlight on Key Categories
  3. Read Next
  1. Media Gallery

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US Retail Ecommerce Sales Growth, by Category, 2022-2026 (% change)US Retail Snapshot 2022
US Total Retail Sales, 2020-2026 (trillions and % change)US Retail Sales Growth, by Segment, 2020-2026 (% change)
US Retail Ecommerce Sales, 2020-2026 (billions, % change, and % total retail sales)US Mcommerce Sales, 2020-2026 (billions, % change, and % of total US retail ecommerce sales)
US Top 15 Retail Ecommerce Sales, by CompanyUS Retail Ecommerce Sales, by Category, 2022 (billions and % of total retail ecommerce sales)
US Total Retail Sales, by Category, 2022 (billions and % of total retail sales)US Retail Ecommerce Sales Penetration, by Product Category, 2020-2026 (% of category retail sales)
US Auto and Parts Retail Ecommerce Sales, 2020-2026 (billions, % change, and % of category retail sales)US Carvana Retail Ecommerce Sales, 2018-2022 (millions and % change)
US Food and Beverage Retail Ecommerce Sales, 2020-2026 (billions, % change, and % of category retail sales)US Jewelry Retail Ecommerce Sales, 2020-2026 (billions, % change, and % of category retail sales)
US Fragrance Retail Ecommerce Sales, 2020-2026 (billions, % change, and % of category retail sales)

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authors

Blake Droesch

Contributors

Whitney Birdsall
Senior Forecasting Analyst
Bianca Carasus
Researcher
Suzy Davidkhanian
Principal Analyst, Retail & Ecommerce
Brian Lau
Digital Apprentice
Andrew Lipsman
Principal Analyst, Retail & Ecommerce

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