retail stores that topped annual sales by sector;2015 vs 2016

Retail Sales by Sector - In Billions

Charts from the NRF Foundation’s Retail Insight Center. To access this data and more research please visit the Retail Insight Center.

Annual Retail Sales by Store Type - in Millions

Charts from the NRF Foundation’s Retail Insight Center. To access this data and more research please visit the Retail Insight Center.

 Food and Beverage retail stores followed by warehouse clubs and superstores and electronic mail order retailers topped annual retail sales by sector .In August both year 2015 and 2016 saw grocery stores raking up as the biggest sector by retail sales. in 2016 August , electronic mail order stores and pharmacy stores  saw higher sales compared to  August 2015