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16%
16% -- ecommerce share of total retail sales for U.S. ecommerce sector (2026)
U.S. ecommerce accounts for roughly 16% of total retail sales.
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16%
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
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Tier C
https://www.atomixlogistics.com/blog/multi-channel-inventory-management-2026 ↗
Source Article
Multi-Channel Inventory Management in 2026: How to Sync Stock Across Every Sales Channel
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Figure described as approximate ('roughly'); attributed to U.S. Census Bureau data by the publishing blog
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U.S. ecommerce sector: 16% ecommerce share of total retail sales. Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-ecommerce-share-of-retail-sales-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-ecommerce-share-of-retail-sales-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>16%</strong> -- ecommerce share of total retail sales for U.S. ecommerce sector<br><small>Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-ecommerce-share-of-retail-sales-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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