2021 saw the ecommerce market make a considerable slowdown relative to 2020. But there were still plenty of retailers that used 2021 as a time to make leaps and bounds for their business.

As shoppers began returning to stores in 2021, there were fewer Top 1000 retailers posting well above market growth. Only 41.3% of the Top 1000 increased their online sales more than 25% in 2021, compared to 52.8% in 2020. Consumer brand manufacturers were the most likely type of merchant to register above-25% sales gains in 2021.