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The chart shows a Mish calculation. I subtracted things one cannot or does not typically buy online from the total, then calculated the percent of nonstore sales of the remainder.

I exclude the obvious, like gasoline and eating out, but also motor vehicles and food store sales. One can buy groceries online but generally does not, especially fresh or frozen goods.

Nonstore sales spiked in Covid, and we have now finally taken out that pandemic high.

Nonstore Retail Sales as Percent of Advance Retail Sales Detail

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Nominal Advance Retail Sales Motor Vehicles vs Nonstore

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How long before nonstore is more important than motor vehicles?

Department Store Sales as Percent of Advance Retail Sales

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The St. Louis Fed has not updated department store data for two months. I will contact them.

Do department stores serve any purpose now?

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