Online Shopping Overtakes A Major Part Of Retail For The First Time Ever
by MR Magazine Staff
Apr 03, 2019
Online shopping led by Amazon hit a new milestone in February. The total market share of “non-store,” or online U.S. retail sales was higher than general merchandise sales for the first time in history, according to a report from the Commerce Department this week. “The days of the internet and online shopping being ‘just a fad’ have come a long way over the years, but February’s Retail Sales report (released Monday) highlighted another of many major milestones that the growth of online shopping has reached over the years,” said Paul Hickey, co-founder
