Business Trends

Back when “retail” meant a store you could walk into, selling a business was generally a local affair. Sellers marketed their opportunities for sale in the newspaper, or on geographically-focused marketplaces. Business owners and brokers met face-to-face with prospective buyers, and due diligence was mostly hands-on. A Global Marketplace The world has changed, of course. […]

Summary:  E-commerce sales for second quarter 2022 were up over last quarter and Q2 2021, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Second Quarter 2022 The estimate for U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $257 billion, an […]

Summary:  Ecommerce sales for first quarter 2022 were up over last quarter and Q1 2021, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce. First Quarter 2022 The estimate for U.S. retail ecommerce sales for the first quarter of 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $250 billion, an […]

Summary: Despite some fluctuations through out the year, total ecommerce sales for 2021 were up significantly over 2020, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Fourth Quarter 2021 The estimate for U.S. retail ecommerce sales for the fourth quarter of 2021, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was […]

With the new year upon us, it’s a good time to look at which business ideas are attracting the most interest from business buyers. We reviewed a snapshot of website data from 13,000 page views into the first week of January to spot digital transformation trends. What we found is that there have been some significant […]

Summary: While up over last year, ecommerce retail sales stay nearly even to date for 2021, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Commerce. Third Quarter 2021 The estimate for U.S. retail ecommerce sales for the third quarter of 2021, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $214.6 billion, […]