Retailers are hoping shoppers will return en masse to their stores during the 2021 holiday shopping season. Plus, Amazon and Walmart retain a small slice of the wellness market, and Parachute adds furniture sales to its quest for whole-home domination.
Data:
4.0%; 5.9%: Shares of the personal care market owned by Amazon and Walmart, respectively.
30: Number of stores Parachute expects to open by the end of 2022.
42%: Share of people surveyed by McKinsey who consider wellness a top priority.
7.4%: Projected growth of U.S. holiday retail sales from 2020 to 2021.
59%, 46%: Projected year-over-year increase in jewelry and apparel, respectively, from 2020 to 2021.