eCommerce is truly taking over traditional retail stores in many segments like books, apparels and software. However, there is still a far way to go in segments such as health where sales through conventional retail stores is way bigger than online sales. Here are some numbers revealed by the US Census Bureau
Books and Magazines
Retail Store : $2.7 billion
eCommerce : $4.2 billion
Clothing
Retail Store : $7.0 billion
eCommerce : $13.6 billion
Computer Hardware and Software
Retail Store : $11.9 billion
eCommerce : $11.1 billion
Drugs and Health Aid
Retail Store : $50.0 billion
eCommerce : $4.8 billion
Electronics
Retail Store : $2.9 billion
eCommerce : $8.4 billion
Food, Beer and Wine
Retail Store : $1.7 billion
eCommerce : $2.3 billion
Furniture
Retail Store : $4.1 billion
eCommerce : $7.8 billion
Music and Videos
Retail Store : $1.0 billion
eCommerce : $2.8 billion
Office Supplies
Retail Store : $2.7 billion
eCommerce : $5.7 billion
Sporting Goods
Retail Store : $2.2 billion
eCommerce : $3.0 billion
Toys and Games
Retail Store : $1.7 billion
eCommerce : $2.7 billion
Others
Retail Store : $16.5 billion
eCommerce : $12.5 billion