Coronavirus: impact on e-commerce in the U.S.

Statistics report on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on e-commerce in the U.S.

Coronavirus: impact on e-commerce in the U.S.

This report explores the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on e-commerce sales and online shopping habits in the United States. It offers the most relevant data on how the U.S. public started to rely more on the internet to buy everyday items such as food, personal care products, or electronics. It also provides an overview of the main emerging trends and the aftermath of the pandemic's impact on U.S. e-commerce.

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E-commerce market expansion

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  • Premium Statistic Development of e-commerce shares pre and post COVID-19, by country
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly U.S. e-commerce retail sales 2009-2024
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly e-commerce share in total U.S. retail sales 2010-2024
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly retail sales growth in the U.S. 2019-2021, by sales channel
  • Premium Statistic Retail share in online card and debit card spend in total sales in the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of users of e-commerce in the U.S. 2020-2029

Outbreak scenario

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. online purchases due to coronavirus home isolation 2020, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Most important attributes to online shopping during the pandemic U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic Share of consumers shopping online the same or more since the pandemic U.S. 2020
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. shoppers mostly shopping online due to COVID-19 2020, by category
  • Premium Statistic Curbside pickup usage behavior in the United States 2020
  • Premium Statistic Click and collect usage behavior in the United States 2020
  • Premium Statistic Purchase actions organizations engaged in after COVID-19 in the U.S. 2021
  • Basic Statistic Expected changes to consumer spending due to the coronavirus U.S. February 2021

Signs of normalization

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. consumers online shopping use before and after COVID-19 2021, by category
  • Premium Statistic Post pandemic online purchase intention in the U.S. 2021, by channel and category
  • Premium Statistic Preferred ways to shop online in the United States 2021, by category
  • Premium Statistic U.S. generations shopping online and offline 2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. generations that frequently shopping online and offline 2021
  • Premium Statistic Pandemic impact on online beauty shopping in the U.S. 2021-2022
  • Premium Statistic How consumers plan to shop in the U.S. and Europe when COVID-19 is over 2021
  • Premium Statistic Impact of COVID-19 on the importance of Amazon in the United States 2021

Main emerging trends

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  • Premium Statistic Social platforms used for purchases in the U.S. 2021
  • Premium Statistic Online shopping video streaming in the U.S. 2022, by frequency
  • Premium Statistic Favorite home delivery timeline in the U.S. 2021, by category
  • Premium Statistic Most searched branded products on Amazon in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Change in online grocery orders in the U.S. 2017-2021
  • Premium Statistic Recommerce market value in the United States 2020-2029
  • Premium Statistic Online offers used by U.S. luxury shoppers during and after COVID-19
  • Premium Statistic Most used B2B purchase channels in the U.S. 2023

Aftermath

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  • Basic Statistic Revenue of the e-commerce industry in the U.S. 2019-2029
  • Premium Statistic U.S. retail e-commerce sales CAGR 2017-2027, by product category
  • Premium Statistic Number of layoffs in the e-commerce sector in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly number of Amazon.com employees 2018-2024
  • Premium Statistic E-commerce segments experiencing more inflation in the U.S. 2020-2021
  • Basic Statistic Impact of inflation on recommerce usage in the U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Impact of inflation on preferred e-commerce payment method in the U.S. 2022
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