According to the data, Walmart's net sales were forecast to be around 547 billion U.S. dollars in 2021, following the upsurge in 2020 that was driven by COVID-19. From 2021 onwards, Walmart's net sales were forecast to increase with each consecutive year. By 2026, it was forecast that Walmart's net sales would grow to 675.2 billion U.S. dollars, which includes store-based and e-commerce net sales.

According to forecasts, net sales of electrical products on Amazon are forecast at over 164 billion U.S. dollars. With a compound annual growth rate of 11.6 percent, this figure is expected to exceed 284 billion dollars by 2026. Yet, the category expected to grow the strongest on the e-commerce platform is health and beauty.

A study revealed that in 2021, Alibaba's net e-commerce sales amounted to an estimated 258 billion U.S. dollars. According to forecasts, this figure could almost double by 2026. Similar increase is expected for other categories. By that year, the sale of electrical goods through Alibaba would exceed 373 billion U.S. dollars, while leisure and entertainment items would amount to 163 billion dollars.

In 2021, global electricals, office, and leisure & entertainment chain retail sales came to an estimated 2.4 trillion U.S. dollars. Specifically, about 44 percent of these sales were generated in physical stores, while more than half was made online. Over the next five years, worldwide chain retail sales for this sector are projected to grow by over 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars.

The net sales of ATI in the segment of high performance materials and components in 2023 was about 2,120 million U.S. dollars. In the advanced alloys and solutions, the company had a net sales of 2,054 million U.S. dollars that same year.

As of March 2025, co-op adventure platformer It Takes Two had sold over 23 million units worldwide. The critically successful game was developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronic Arts in March 2021 and sold one million copies in the month after its initial release.

In 2021, Stellantis recorded just over 388,000 plug-in electric vehicle sales worldwide. This was over double its 2020 numbers. Formed out of the merger of the PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Stellantis announced plans in July 2021 to invest around 30 billion euros through 2025 in electrification and software.

Global retail sales were projected to amount to around 32.8 trillion U.S. dollars by 2026, up from approximately 26.4 trillion U.S. dollars in 2021. The retail industry encompasses the journey of a good or service. This typically starts with the manufacturing of a product and ends with said product being purchased by a consumer from a retailer. Retail establishments come in many forms such as grocery stores, restaurants, and bookstores.

American retailers worldwide
As a result of globalization and various trade agreements between markets and countries, many retailers are capable of doing business on a global scale. Many of the world’s leading retailers are American companies. Walmart and Amazon are examples of such American retailers. The success of U.S. retailers can also be seen through their performance in online retail.

Retail in the U.S.
The domestic retail market in the United States is a lucrative market, in which many companies compete. Walmart, a retail chain offering low prices and a wide selection of products, is the leading retailer in the United States. Amazon, The Kroger Co., Costco, and Target are a selection of other leading U.S. retailers.

According to estimates, e-commerce sales revenue in Mexico amounted to 34 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. The value was forecast to increase by over 85 percent and reach about 63 billion dollars in 2025 – mostly due to the rise of m-commerce in the North American country.

Between 2021 and 2024, the major share of International Motors LLC's revenue was generated by new vehicle sales. The second largest share was through the sale of genuine parts that year.

Samsung saw a slight decrease in sales from the third quarter of 2021 to the fourth, selling 68.97 million units in the fourth quarter of 2021. Samsung ranked second in terms of global smartphone sales to end users during this quarter, falling behind Apple, although Apple follows a strong trend of high sales at the end of every year.

In 2019, Amazon's retail e-commerce sales in the United States amounted to 222.6 billion U.S. dollars and are projected to surpass 302 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. The platform is the biggest e-retailer in the United States, ahead of brick-and-mortar-based competitors Walmart and Target.

In December 2021, sales of department stores in the United States grew by 19.1 percent on the year before. When compared to pre-pandemic levels (2021 vs 2019), department store sales saw an increase of 15.3 percent. Based on the data provided, May 2021 saw the greatest year-on-year growth in the sales recorded by department stores.

Branded retail was the top selling segment for Flower Foods in 2021 and 2023. The company derived 3.26 billion U.S. dollars of sales from the segment compared to 1.83 billion dollars from other segments.

By 2025, it was forecast that Walmart International would generate 31.4 billion U.S. dollars on e-commerce net sales, an increase of approximately 40 percent compared to the net sales estimated for this channel in 2021. Meanwhile, the store-based net sales will continue to surpass e-commerce sales, reaching 91.2 billion in 2025. In total, net sales are projected to reach 122.6 billion U.S. dollars in the last year depicted. During the same forecast, it was estimated that Walmart International's sales in India would grow over 10 percent from 2020 to 2025.

In September 2021, ship-to-home online grocery orders in the United States reached approximately 1.7 billion U.S. dollars in value, while delivery pickup grocery orders had sales of around 6.4 billion U.S. dollars.

While having slowed down from an impressive 24.9 percent year-on-year growth in 2017, Amazon's retail e-commerce sales in the United States are still growing in the double digits. In 2019, U.S. e-retail sales of the online platform increased by 19.1 percent and amounted to over 222.6 billion U.S. dollars.

With close to 516,600 plug-in electric vehicles sold in 2021, General Motors more than doubled its 2020 electric vehicle sales. In 2021, the manufacturer stated its intent to produce more than 30 new electric vehicle models by 2025.

Worldwide car sales grew to around 78 million automobiles in 2024, up from around 75.3 million units in 2023. Throughout 2020 and 2021, the sector experienced a downward trend on the back of a slowing global economy, while COVID-19 and the Russian war on Ukraine contributed to shortages in the automotive semiconductor industry and further supply chain disruptions in 2022. Despite these challenges, 2023 and 2024 sales surpassed pre-pandemic levels and are forecast to keep rising through 2025. Covid-19 hits car demand It had been estimated pre-pandemic that international car sales were on track to reach 80 million. While 2023 sales are still far away from that goal, this was the first year were car sales exceeded pre-pandemic values. The automotive market faced various challenges in 2023, including supply shortages, automotive layoffs, and strikes in North America. However, despite these hurdles, the North American market was among the fastest-growing regions in 2024, along with Eastern Europe and Asia, as auto sales in these regions increased year-on-year. Chinese market recovers After years of double-digit growth, China's economy began to lose steam in 2022, and recovery has been slow through 2023. China was the largest automobile market based on sales with around 25.8 million units in 2023. However, monthly car sales in China were in free-fall in April 2022 partly due to shortages, fears over a looming recession, and the country grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. By June of that same year, monthly sales in China were closer to those recorded in 2021.

According to a study, Tmall.com is and will continue to be Alibaba's main e-commerce banner. From nearly 685 billion dollars in sales recorded in 2021, this figure is forecast to double by 2026. AliExpress ranks second, expected to grow from more than 54 billion dollars in 2021 to close to 96 billion five years later. Freshippo, Lanzada.com, and Kaola.com followed further behind.