Analyst Corner 15 minutesRegister for Free AccessWeinswig’s Weekly January 19, 2018 Coresight Research January 19, 2018 Executive Summary This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” wraps up the recent CES 2018 trade show in Las Vegas. US retail sales in December rose 5.4% from a year ago. They advanced 4.2% in 2017 compared with 3.2% in 2016. Amazon accounted for at least 4% of all US retail sales and about 44% of all US e-commerce sales in 2017, according to a new study. The fastest-growing product groups on the site included luxury beauty and pantry items. Xiaomi selected Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs among international banks for its planned IPO, which could see the company target a valuation of as much as $100 billion. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: AI Underpins the Tech-Driven Shift in US Grocery, from Smarter Forecasting to Faster CheckoutWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 3: Joann Files for Bankruptcy Again as US Closures Cross 2,000New Tariffs, New Challenges: How US Trade Policies Could Impact Prices and ProfitsNRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show: Day Two—Diving into Loyalty and Sustainability with Sephora, Target, Walmart and Others