In a 2020 ranking of leading retailers by advertising spending in the United States, Amazon took the first spot with investments reaching nearly 6.8 billion U.S dollars that year. In the same period Walmart ranked second, having spent 2.4 billion U.S. dollars on advertising in the country.
Leading retailers in the United States in 2020, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars)
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Advertising Age. (July 12, 2021). Leading retailers in the United States in 2020, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261956/ad-spend-of-selected-retailers-in-the-us/
Advertising Age. "Leading retailers in the United States in 2020, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261956/ad-spend-of-selected-retailers-in-the-us/
Advertising Age. (2021). Leading retailers in the United States in 2020, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261956/ad-spend-of-selected-retailers-in-the-us/
Advertising Age. "Leading Retailers in The United States in 2020, by Ad Spend (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261956/ad-spend-of-selected-retailers-in-the-us/
Advertising Age, Leading retailers in the United States in 2020, by ad spend (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261956/ad-spend-of-selected-retailers-in-the-us/ (last visited May 17, 2022)