US online retail sales will grow by 16% in 2007 to reach $116 billion. “The off-line retail sales influenced by consumers’ online browsing and research will increase by a compounded annual growth rate of 12% over the next five years”, according to JupiterResearch.


US online retail sales will grow by 16% in 2007 to reach $116 billion.

“The off-line retail sales influenced by consumers’ online browsing and research will increase by a compounded annual growth rate of 12% over the next five years”, according to JupiterResearch.

The US online retail sales will reach $171 billion in 2011, according to JupiterResearch.

Patti Freeman Evans, Senior Analyst, JupiterResearch, said: “Online retail sales are maturing and the lion’s share of future growth will primarily come from existing buyers spending more in the online channel,

Assuming growth continues in a similar trajectory over the coming decades, US online retail sales will plateau at 10 percent to 15 percent of total US retail sales, barring a dramatic change in the online shopping experience that promotes an inordinate spending shift among buyers”. [source]

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