Retailers Sounding Off on Retailing: Tremendous Opportunity or Daunting Challenges?

Urban Land InstituteThursday October 27, 2011

The Internet’s Growing Share of Retail Sales

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau – U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration

Source: Zendesk.com and U.S. Census Bureau – U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division

Major Retailer Bankruptcies andStore Closures Since 2007

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