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Forrester estimates that US total retail sales (excluding auto and gas) will reach a record high of $5.0 trillion in 2024, despite inflationary pressures and high interest rates. US retailers focused on essential goods continue to experience growth, while those specializing in discretionary and high-ticket items are seeing sales decline. In this webinar, we discuss the trends in US retail sales growth, the shifts in market share, and the retailers’ sales and profit performance.
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This report provides a forecast for US total retail sales and online retail sales for 30 product categories, with historical data going back to 1998.
This report looks at the performance of the top 67 US retailers with a sector-by-sector snapshot, showing retail sales grew 3.3% in 2023.
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