Note: includes products ordered using the internet, regardless of the method of payment or fulfillment; includes baby care products that people regularly buy from a grocery store such as diapers and wipes
Additional Note: Baby care includes diapers, wipes, and baby toiletries such as baby wash, baby haircare, diaper rash cream, baby lotion, baby powder, and others. Baby food and baby formula are excluded. Sales can occur through channels outside of traditional grocers or supermarkets, such as warehouse clubs and superstores, convenience stores, gas stations, pharmacies, drugstores, and online delivery and meal-kit subscription services. EMARKETER benchmarks its US total retail sales figures against US Department of Commerce data from 2018 onward. The last full year measured was 2024.
Methodology: Estimates are based on the analysis of data from other research firms and government agencies, historical trends, reported and estimated revenues of major online retailers, consumer online buying trends, and macro-level economic conditions.