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Consumers embrace Black Friday-Cyber Monday deals

Consumers embrace Black Friday-Cyber Monday deals

NEW YORK — Deloitte has released its 2023 Black Friday Cyber Monday Survey today, which examines what retailers can expect from shoppers between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. Overall, holiday spending during the Thanksgiving week is expected to reach new highs as consumers look to make the most of festive deals. Key takeaways Consumers plan to spend an

NRF: Big Thanksgiving weekend crowds expected

NRF: Big Thanksgiving weekend crowds expected

WASHINGTON – An estimated 166.3 million people are planning to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. This figure is almost 8 million more people than last year and is the highest estimate since NRF began

NRF: Thanksgiving weekend shopping tops forecasts

NRF: Thanksgiving weekend shopping tops forecasts

WASHINGTON – Nearly 180 million Americans shopped during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, according to a survey released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “Retailers have adapted and enticed customers with a number of incentives throughout November. The Thanksgiving holiday weekend remains a significant

Pandemic shifts more Black Friday shopping online

Pandemic shifts more Black Friday shopping online

WASHINGTON – Fewer people than usual shopped in stores over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend this year, according to the annual survey released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The number of in-store shoppers on Thanksgiving Day dropped by 55% from last year and those on Black Friday dropped by 37%.

Thanksgiving a ‘wonderful time’ for retailers

Thanksgiving a ‘wonderful time’ for retailers

NEW YORK — Seventy-nine percent of consumers will shop for holiday gifts during the period between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, according to Deloitte LLP, which has dubbed the upcoming weekend “the most wonderful time of the year” for retailers. Shoppers are expected to spend an average of $415 over Thanksgiving weekend, with 87% of those

Thanksgiving shopping saw deeper discounts

Thanksgiving shopping saw deeper discounts

CHICAGO — The nation’s retailers used hefty discounts to lure Black Friday shoppers into their stores and to their websites to capture as much spending as they could over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, according to research firm Market Track LLC. Retailers proactively released their circulars on average three days earlier than last year through their

Deloitte forecasts solid Thanksgiving weekend

Deloitte forecasts solid Thanksgiving weekend

NEW YORK — A survey from Deloitte LLP finds that 76% of Americans will go shopping over the Thanksgiving weekend. The firm forecasts per-capita spending of $400 over the four days between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, an increase of nearly 8% from last year’s $369. “Holiday shopping often kicks in a little later during election

Seminal retail event

NEW YORK – Surging online sales contrasted with disappointing brick-and-mortar volume as the holiday shopping season got under way. E-commerce purchases soared 14% on Cyber Monday to a record $3 billion plus, causing websites including target.com to temporarily crash from overuse. In-store crowds for Black Friday, by comparison, were thinner than expected. ShopperTrak estimated brick-and-mortar