WASHINGTON – The Nationwide Retail Federation has introduced its annual Hot 25 Retailers List and several other residence furnishings retailers made it onto this yr’s record.
The Prime 25 are decided primarily based by Kantar, an information analytics firm, and the dedication is predicated on the year-over-year share enhance in home gross sales for 2020 vs. 2019.
Overstock got here in because the second fastest-growing firm throughout all classes with 74.7% U.S. gross sales development. The retailer noticed $2.55 billion in gross sales in 2020 up from $1.459 billion in 2019.
David Marcotte, a senior vp at Kantar, stated he was stunned on the fee of development for the house enchancment class since he wouldn’t have anticipated the expansion fee to be greater than 5% or 6% in a typical yr.
“You’ve gotten a major funding into the house, which began through the pandemic, after which you’ve this surge into homeownership,” stated Marcotte. “If you happen to’re spending the cash to purchase a home proper now, you wish to repair it up. You’re simply emotionally extra engaged with it. So, there’s a long-term impact to residence enchancment.”
House furnishings web site Wayfair additionally made the record, coming in at No. 4 with 56.4% U.S. gross sales development. The retailer noticed $11.6 billion in gross sales in 2020 up from $7.5 billion in 2019. Wayfair additionally made the record for the primary time 5 years in the past, taking the quantity two spot for development again in 2015.
Additionally, At House Group got here in at No. 11 on the record with an annual development fee of 27.3%. The retailer noticed $1.7 billion in gross sales in 2020 up from $1.3 billion in 2019.
E-commerce behemoth Amazon.com was on the record at seventh place with 33.7% U.S. gross sales development. It’s, Marcotte says, “an awfully massive firm, and the share of enhance was spectacular in that context.” Amazon noticed U.S. gross sales of $187.3 billion in 2020, up from $140 billion in 2019.
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