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 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). 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 and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The online retail market 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 2010 annual average exchange rates.

*The US online retail sector had total revenue of $152.9 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3% between 2006 and 2010.

*Electronics sales proved the most lucrative for the US online retail sector in 2010, with total revenues of $35.5 billion, equivalent to 23.3% of the sector's overall value.

*The performance of the sector is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 10.5% for the five-year period 2010 - 2015, which is expected to drive the sector to a value of $251.5 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the online retail market in the United States

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the online retail market in the United States

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 United States online retail market with five year forecasts

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 2010?

What will be the size of the United States online retail market in 2015?

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?

What are the main segments that make up the United States's online retail market?
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Amazon.com, Inc. 19
Costco Wholesale Corporation 23
Target Corporation 27
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 30
MARKET FORECASTS 34
Market value forecast 34
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 35
APPENDIX 37
Methodology 37
Disclaimer 38
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 39
Premium Reports 39
Summary Reports 39
Datamonitor consulting 39

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States online retail sector value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: United States online retail sector segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Table 3: United States online retail sector segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts 19
Table 5: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financials ($) 20
Table 6: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financial ratios 21
Table 7: Costco Wholesale Corporation: key facts 23
Table 8: Costco Wholesale Corporation: key financials ($) 25
Table 9: Costco Wholesale Corporation: key financial ratios 25
Table 10: Target Corporation: key facts 27
Table 11: Target Corporation: key financials ($) 28
Table 12: Target Corporation: key financial ratios 28
Table 13: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key facts 30
Table 14: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key financials ($) 32
Table 15: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key financial ratios 32
Table 16: United States online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 34
Table 17: United States size of population (million), 2006–10 35
Table 18: United States GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 35
Table 19: United States GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 35
Table 20: United States inflation, 2006–10 36
Table 21: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 36
Table 22: United States exchange rate, 2006–10 36

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United States online retail sector value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: United States online retail sector segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Figure 3: United States online retail sector segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in the United States, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in the United States, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in the United States, 2010 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in the United States, 2010 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in the United States, 2010 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in the United States, 2010 18
Figure 10: Amazon.com, Inc.: revenues & profitability 21
Figure 11: Amazon.com, Inc.: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Costco Wholesale Corporation: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Costco Wholesale Corporation: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: Target Corporation: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 15: Target Corporation: assets & liabilities 29
Figure 16: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: revenues & profitability 33
Figure 17: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: assets & liabilities 33
Figure 18: United States online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 34


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