It's a simple fact most of us don't just buy the necessities anymore.
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Americans spent over $3 trillion with retailers last year alone. That's about 25 percent of the US Gross National Product (GDP). |
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Online retail spending was more than $20 billion last year, and is expected to continue to grow by 18 percent next year. |
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Retail businesses employ about 1 in every 5 American workers. |
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Industry experts predict the retail sector will grow by at least 5 percent in each of the next 3 years. |
We don't know anybody who grows all their own food or sews their own clothes anymore, do you? Actually, we know people who can't function without a cup of coffee every morning who seem to think Starbucks invented the stuff