Retail Insiders Make 2016 Predictions

Amazon.com easily emerged as the retailer most likely to find success in 2016 in a poll of a RetailWire BrainTrust panelists, although there were some notable detractors. The bullishness is understandable as research shows one out of every three online product searches now begins at Amazon, and that the website accounts for about half of all online sales. “No conversation about the future of retail is complete without acknowledgment of Amazon,” said Dave Wendland, vice president, Hamacher Resource Group.