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16% -- ecommerce retail sales growth rate for US ecommerce retail sector (Q1 2018)
US ecommerce retail sales in Q1 2018 increased by about 16% compared to Q1 2017.
- Described as an approximate value ('about a 16% increase')
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16%
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Q1 2018
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B
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50
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
50
Freshness
95
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Wall Street Journal
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https://www.pfcfulfills.com/industry-insights/5-ways-to-beat-the-amazon-effect/ ↗
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5 Ways to Beat the Amazon Effect - PFC Fulfillment
5 Ways to Beat the Amazon Effect
It’s no secret that U.S. online sales continue to grow annually. A recent Wall Street Journal article reports that ecommerce retail sales in the first quarter of 2018 were $123.7 billion dollars – that’s about a 16% increase from last year.
It’s also no secret that A…
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Year-over-year growth vs. Q1 2017; described as approximate ('about') in the source; derived from the same Wall Street Journal report cited by PFC Fulfillment.
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US ecommerce retail sector: 16% ecommerce retail sales growth rate. Source: Wall Street Journal (Q1 2018). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-ecommerce-retail-sales-yoy-growth-q1-2018
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