2009 U.S. retail statistics record, iTunes advantages increase
Depending on the Billboard U.S. Billboard album released in 2009 retail trade statistics, the network of digital music sales to further erode the traditional retail record area. Apple’s iTunes online store will lead to further expansion.
According to its statistics, the nation’s top 20 retailers in 2009 record sales of U.S. accounts recording industry for 85% of total sales, compared to 88% in 2008 down. The top 20 retailers, CD or other entity in sales from 2008, representing 57.5% to 49.3%, below the 50%.
At the same time, the top 20 sellers of digital music sales accounted for 31.6% of 2008 increased 35.5%. Apple iTunes Store, even more rapid growth of market share of 21.4% in 2008 to 26.7 per cent increase, from 12.7% over 2007 more than doubled. The report analyzes that Apple introduced in 2009 intensified pricing strategies to improve sales from the iTunes Music Store, but they are worried this year iTunes hard to reach the high growth rate.
Even if Apple does not disclose specific sales data from its iTunes music store, but in a variety of new conference will present his card market share. In early 2008, iTunes than Wal-Mart for the first time, retailers to become the nation’s largest record.