This page lists the third-party figures we reference on our pages, what each source actually shows, and how we present student results and Romar Duco's own results. If you cannot find the source for a statement we made, email help@ecomwithromar.com and we will send it.
1. Market Sources
What our page says
$340.2 billion was spent on U.S. online retail in a single quarter. That is 17.1% of all retail sales, and up 12.2% from a year earlier.
What the source shows
The U.S. Census Bureau's quarterly estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2026 was $340.2 billion (adjusted for seasonal variation), an increase of 12.2% from the second quarter of 2025, and e-commerce accounted for 17.1% of total retail sales. This is total U.S. online retail across all sellers. It says nothing about what any one store will sell.
Source and date
U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales, 2nd Quarter 2026, released August 18, 2026.
Link
What our page says
534,947 applications to start a new business were filed in the U.S. in September 2026 alone.
What the source shows
The U.S. Census Bureau's Business Formation Statistics reported 534,947 business applications for September 2026, seasonally adjusted. Business applications are filings for an Employer Identification Number and include all kinds of businesses, not only online stores. An application is not a business that succeeded.
Source and date
U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics, September 2026, released October 14, 2026.
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What our page says
Nearly $27 trillion in business e-commerce sales across 43 economies in 2022, up from about $25 trillion in 2021.
What the source shows
UNCTAD estimated business e-commerce sales across the 43 economies for which data was available at almost $27 trillion in 2022, up from about $25 trillion in 2021. This figure includes business-to-business sales, which make up most of it, as well as business-to-consumer sales. It is a measure of the size of e-commerce overall, not of consumer online shopping alone.
Source and date
UNCTAD, Business E-Commerce Sales and the Role of Online Platforms, 2024.
Link
unctad.org/publication/business-e-commerce-sales-and-role-online-platforms
Figures are quoted as published on the capture date and are not updated automatically. If a source changes, we update this page.
2. Student Results And Romar Duco's Results
How student results are presented
Student results on our pages, where shown, are each student's own account of their own store, shared in their own words and with their permission. They are exceptional and not typical. Unless a result says otherwise, sales figures are gross revenue before costs. We keep the student's original message or screenshot on file. A student can withdraw permission at any time by emailing help@ecomwithromar.com, and we remove the result when they do.
We have not surveyed every student, so we do not publish an average or a typical result. You should assume that the typical person who requests free access earns nothing from it.
Romar Duco's results
Any figure Romar mentions about his own stores, including references to stores that have passed seven figures in sales, comes from his own sales records, is gross revenue before costs unless stated otherwise, and reflects years of building stores, testing products and content, and spending on courses, tools and advertising. Those records are kept on file and are available on request. His results are exceptional and are not representative of what a new student should expect.
3. Stated Costs
Where our pages say a store can be live with a first branded product for under $100, that refers to the setup we teach, with the costs paid to third parties such as the e-commerce platform, a domain, and a sample or first product from the supplier. It is a startup cost estimate, not a guarantee, and it does not include ongoing subscriptions, product costs on later orders, or any advertising you choose to run. Where our pages say the stand-alone course sells for $1,997, that is the price the course is offered at outside of free access.
4. Contact, Legal Entity And Policies
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help@ecomwithromar.com
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