Best Online Shops 2022
AMERICANS SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ONLINE. According to the U.S. Commerce Department, during the second quarter of this year, retail sales totaled $1.333 trillion and about $222.4 billion or roughly 13 percent of all that spending happened online. Online shopping and buying has long since stopped being a novelty and is now a part of the daily life of almost every American. ¶ On the internet, shoppers want the same things they look for in brick-and-mortar retailers, but they also want something else: sites that are easy to use and navigate. To point our readers to the Best Online Shops 2022, Newsweek has once again paired with respected global data-research firm Statista. Our rankings recognize 1,000 shops across 39 categories in eight groups. This year, Fashion (Single-brand) is the largest category with 89 shops on the list. Shops in the Sport, Outdoor, Motor category had the highest average scores. The website of BLICK’s Art Materials had the highest score across all the dimensions we considered. No matter what you are shopping for online, we hope you find this year’s ranking helpful.
METHODOLOGY
The Best American Online Shops were identified after passing tests based on 51 criteria. A list of more than 9,500 online shops was compiled using Statista and online databases, online directories and price comparison websites. Those with the most American visitors in 2020-2021 were evaluated further. Shops selling mainly digital goods (e.g., ), subscription-based shops, C2C marketplaces (e.g., ), B2B shops, showcase websites and shops that do not display.
