Internet & Mail-Order Retail
Industry Description
The Internet and mail-order retail industry in the US includes 16,000 companies with combined annual revenue of about $235 billion. Major companies include Lands’ End, LL Bean, Amazon, Overstock, and Hanover Direct. The industry is concentrated: the top 50 companies account for about 60 percent of industry revenue. Over the past five years, the bulk of the industry's revenue has shifted from catalog to Internet sales.
SIC: 5961
NAICS: 454111, 454113
NAICS: 454111, 454113
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Top 5 Companies
| Company | Sales | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 48,077.00M | Seattle, WA |
| Liberty Media Corp. | 10,084.00M | Englewood, CO |
| Rakuten, Inc. | 3,233.35M | Tokyo, Japan |
| Shop Direct Home Shopping Limited | 2,006.59M | Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| SENSHUKAI CO., LTD. | 1,678.17M | Osaka, Osaka |
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Growth in Online Households - The growth in retail purchases online will be due...
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Total US consumer spending, an indicator of internet and catalog sales, rose 2.5 percent, primarily from nondurable goods expenditures, in November 2011 compared to the same month in 2010.
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Online Sales Tax Legislation Gains Support - A US Senate bill aimed at collecting online sales taxes is gaining support from retailers, including onetime critic Amazon. The Marketplace Fairness Act would allow...
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