Analyst CornerWeinswig’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? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: The Sentiment Split: Optimism at the Top, Strain at the Bottom; Plus, Social Commerce Shopping in Focus—US Consumer Survey InsightsWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 43: Gap Returns To Physical StoresAnalyst Corner: From Models to Markets—The Accelerating Shift Toward AI Applications, with Charlie PoonAugust 2025 US Retail Sales: Growth Normalizes as July’s Promotional Boost Fades
