2018 U.S. Top 500 Report
What is the Top 500?
Internet Retailer compiles the most complete ranking of the Top 500 retailers selling in North America, ranked by web sales. Our research team spends the prior year analyzing key trends in the industry and website traffic data to identify all the significant e-retail websites selling to North American consumers. This data is available in multiple formats, including a comprehensive analysis report and the Top 500 Database which includes thousands of customizable data metrics.
What’s in the Top 500 Analysis Report?
The retailers ranked in the 2018 Internet Retailer Top 500 accounted for roughly 72% of the 2017 online retail sales in the United States, and thus provide valuable insights into what’s driving this consistent growth in online shopping.
Amazon alone accounted for more than 20% of U.S. online sales last year, but despite amazon’s relentless growth, Top 500 data shows there are many other retailers succeeding online. Almost half (238) of the Top 500 retailers increased their web sales in 2017 by more than the 16.0% growth of U.S. online retailing. Among those growing quickly, two groups stand out in particular: big store-based retailers and innovative web-focused startups. The 123-page Top 500 Analysis Report delves deep into what the largest retailers in North America are doing to compete for market share.
