Tom predicts that the $7.5 trillion US retail market will not be dominated by a single commerce model.
“Retail is a $7,500,000,000,000 industry in The US, though, so I don't think it's a, like, winner takes all thing.”
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disputableNo single commerce model (e.g., agentic, live, traditional ecommerce) captures more than 50% of US retail spending by 2035.
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