OVERHEARD: e-Commerce Is Up

OVERHEARD: e-Commerce Is Up

Hedges & Co. projects online sales of auto parts and accessories in the U.S. will be around $19 billion by 2022.

Hedges & Co., an automotive digital marketing agency, has published its annual automotive parts & accessories forecast for online retailing. The 2019 forecast shows online auto parts and accessory sales in 2019 will be more than $12 billion in the U.S. and nearly $16 billion for North America.

Hedges & Co. projects online sales of auto parts and accessories in the U.S. will be around $19 billion by 2022, with an annual growth rate of 14 percent to 16 percent. For more details, click here.

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