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E-commerce Fulfillment Market in the United States
The United States e-commerce fulfillment services market size was valued at $16.93 billion in 2019.
E-commerce Fulfillment Market in the United States
- According to the Grand View Research report, the global e-commerce fulfillment services market size was $69.68 billion in 2019.
- Since there was no information on the market share or size of United States e-commerce, we have used the market share of the U.S. 3PL industry to calculate the e-commerce fulfillment market size for the United States. According to the Grand View Research report, the global third-party logistics market size was $830.99 billion in 2019. The market size of the 3PL industry in the United States was valued at $172.2 billion in 2017 and was estimated to reach $201.97 billion in 2019. Therefore, the market share of third-party logistics of the United States is (201.97/830.99)*100 = 24.3%. Due to limited information on the e-commerce fulfillment sector market for the U.S., we have assumed that the market share of third-party logistics and e-commerce fulfillment services are similar types of service providers. Therefore, the e-commerce fulfillment market size of the United States is $16.93 billion in 2019 ($69.68 billion x 24.3%).
Market size of the eCommerce fulfillment market in the US in the next 5 – 10 years
- The global e-commerce fulfillment market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5% from 2020 to 2027. Using the same growth percent for the United States region, we have calculated the forecast market size of the United States e-commerce fulfillment market. Therefore, the market size of the e-commerce fulfillment market in the US is estimated to reach $24.7 billion in 2025 (calculating using reverse CAGR calculator: initial value= $16.93 billion, CAGR percentage= 6.5%, number of periods in years= 6).
Acquisitions in the e-commerce fulfillment space
- In 2020, Ruby Has, an eCommerce fulfillment company providing enterprise-level services to direct to consumer brands, acquired EasyPost Fulfillment Services.
- Third-party logistics provider (3PL) Amware Fulfillment acquired Moulton Logistics, a company specializing in fulfillment for eCommerce and direct response companies.
Research Strategy
To identify the required information, the research team began by scouring through market research reports on websites like Grand View Research, Nielsen, Euromonitor, among others. While specific data was unavailable, we found the market size of the global e-commerce fulfillment services market and the growth rate.
Next, we scoured through multiple media publications and industry organizations such as Forbes, Business Insider, WSJ, Bloomberg, among others. We also searched through the press releases, company announcements, and blog articles of e-commerce fulfillment companies in the United States; but, no specific data could be found.
Having not found any readily available information, the research team decided to triangulate the required information. The research team did this by finding the market size of the 3PL market for the United States region, with the assumption that the e-commerce fulfillment market and third-party logistics markets fall under similar types of service providers. Using the calculated values for the 3PL market, the e-commerce fulfillment market size of the United States was calculated for the year 2019 and 2025.