Originally published in Furniture Today's July 18, 2011 issue Online retail sales are quickly climbing, with recent figures showing total sales, excluding travel, grew a remarkable 450% during the last decade. How does that increase compare with overall furniture and bedding sales? The following three growth rates highlight the online channel's dominant position within retail and its ever-strengthening position within furniture: 9.8% - the growth rate for total online retail sales, excluding travel, between 2009 and 2010, according to comScore. 7.4% - the growth rate for online furniture category sales, between 2009 and 2010, according to comScore. 2.9% - the growth rate for total furniture and bedding retail sales, through all distribution channels, between 2009 and 2010, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Commerce and Furniture/Today. Furniture/Today's exclusive report lists 30 online home furnishings retailers in alphabetical order. This list is by no means comprehensive. Many more than the 30 Internet retailers listed here are strong players within the home furnishings industry and online channel. This report does not rank companies, nor does it feature furniture retailers who have both a brick-and-mortar and online presence, such as Rooms To Go, Wal-Mart and JC Penney. In order to qualify for this listing, online sales must account for at least 90% of each retailer’s total sales. All sales figures and ranges are Furniture/Today market research estimates and are for total 2010 sales, which may include revenues from the sale of products other than furniture, bedding and decorative accessories. Where possible, the percentage of sales from furniture, bedding and decorative accessories is given. All sales figures are for the calendar year 2010. *5 Pages* Please Note: This report is available for immediate electronic download in PDF format. When you order this report, you will come to an order confirmation page which will show your report, with a blue "Download Now" button. |
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