Jitender Miglani

Principal Forecast Analyst

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Amazon Vs. Walmart: Revenue And Profit Comparison, 2010–2024

Jitender Miglani September 5, 2024
This blog post discusses the revenue and profit trends of Amazon and Walmart and their growing dominance in US retail.
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US Consumer Financial Health Analysis, Q2 2024

Jitender Miglani August 27, 2024
To understand the current financial health of US consumers, we analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Personal Income and Its Disposition.
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Global Retail E-Commerce Sales Will Reach $6.8 Trillion By 2028

Jitender Miglani May 21, 2024
Forrester’s Global Retail E-Commerce Forecast, 2024 To 2028 report provides a five-year forecast of online and offline retail sales for 40 countries.
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US Inflation Trends And Outlook, 2024

Jitender Miglani January 24, 2024
Looking ahead into 2024, Forrester expects headline inflation to decrease from an average of 4.1% in 2023 to 2.6% in 2024.
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US Top 10 Retailers: Total And E-Commerce Sales In 2022

Jitender Miglani December 20, 2023
Take a look at the top 10 US retailers in 2022 based on total retail sales and e-commerce sales.
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Europe-5 Retail Sales Trends And Outlook

Jitender Miglani December 5, 2023
We recap a few European retail sales trends over the last few years and in 2023.
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Apple Sales And Profits Analysis For FY 2023 — Top 10 Insights

Jitender Miglani November 21, 2023
Read this blog for analysis and the top 10 key takeaways from Apple’s FY 2023 sales and profits reporting.
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US Holiday Retail Sales Will Reach $969 Billion In 2023

Jitender Miglani October 24, 2023
Forrester forecasts that total end-of-year holiday retail sales in the US will reach $969 billion, a 4.3% year-over-year increase. Read more.
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US Retail And E-Commerce Sales Trends, 2023

Jitender Miglani September 7, 2023
In this blog, we analyze the recent trends in US retail and e-commerce sales and share our key takeaways that brands should know for the rest of 2023.
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Top Five Challenges US Retailers Face Due To Rising Interest Rates

Jitender Miglani August 17, 2023
Using data from Forrester's US Online Retail Forecast, here are the top 5 challenges US retailers face due to rising interest rates.
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US Offline Retail Sales Will Reach $4.2 Trillion By 2028

Jitender Miglani August 1, 2023
Our newly published research, US Online Retail Forecast, 2023 To 2028, shows that both offline and online US sales will reach record levels this year. As we’ve said many times, the store is flourishing and far from “dead!”
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US Retail Industry Sales And Profits Trends, 2001–2022: Steady Growth

Jitender Miglani May 8, 2023
We highlight key retail trends by studying the retail industry’s sales, operating income, and net income.
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US Consumer Spending In 2022: 10 Insights From US BEA PCE Data Analysis

Jitender Miglani April 20, 2023
We analyzed US consumer spending using the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) data provided by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. Check out these 10 insights pulled from our look at PCE data from 2022 regarding US consumer spending on a number of categories.
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Walmart Sales And Profits Analysis For FY 2023 — Top 10 Insights

Jitender Miglani April 6, 2023
We draw the 10 important learnings from Walmart’s 2023 fiscal-year results.
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Europe-5 Online Retail Sales Will Reach €553 Billion By 2027

Jitender Miglani March 22, 2023
The Europe-5 markets comprise the top five economies in Europe — in order of size, those are Germany, the UK, France, Italy, and Spain. In 2022, total retail sales for the Europe-5 countries continued to grow strongly, but this growth actually shifted from online channels and touchpoints to offline channels and touchpoints. You read that […]
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One Trillion Dollars: The Cost Of Inflation In The US In 2022

Jitender Miglani March 7, 2023
As we entered 2023, we asked ourselves, what is the dollar impact of inflation? Specifically, how much more did US consumers spend due to increased prices in 2022? Read on for our analysis.
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Amazon Sales And Profit Analysis For 2022: Top 10 Insights

Jitender Miglani February 21, 2023
Last year, Amazon’s total net sales surpassed the half-trillion-dollar mark. To understand the drivers behind Amazon’s sales and profits performance, we analyzed the company’s sales and profits by product groups, countries, and business segments. Following are the top 10 insights from our analysis.
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The US Inflation Outlook, 2023

Jitender Miglani February 8, 2023
In June 2022, the headline inflation in the US reached a 40-year high of 9.1%, spurring multitudes of news articles about the US economy and its impact on the US consumer wallet. The headline inflation number is important, but keep in mind that inflation varies (sometimes significantly) by category.
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For Holiday 2022, US Shoppers Will Spend One In Four Dollars Online

Jitender Miglani October 20, 2022
Inflation — not volume — will drive US holiday retail sales this year. Learn more about what's in store for the 2022 holiday season.
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US Digital-Influenced Retail Sales Will Top $3.8 Trillion In 2027

Jitender Miglani October 12, 2022
Forrester forecasts US digital-influenced retail sales to grow from $2.7 trillion in 2022 to $3.8 trillion in 2027.
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