1. Holiday Homestretch: Performance to Date Bodes Well for Holiday
2. Holiday Shopping Season Lengthened
3. Some Retailers Shut their Doors on Thanksgiving
4. Thanksgiving/Black Friday Store Traffic Declined Modestly, but Showed Improvement over Recent Years
5. Black Friday Online Sales Hit Record, Mobile Drove Growth
6. Comments from Retailers on Black Friday Results
7. Cyber Monday Set Online Sales Record
8. Amazon Won Cyber Weekend Again
9. Thanksgiving Weekend: E-Commerce’s Share of Holiday Spending Increased
10. Cyber Monday Becomes Cyber Week
11. Sales by Region: Thanksgiving Day Through Cyber Monday
12. With the Bulk of Major Shopping Days Still Ahead, Expect a Last-Minute Rush of Holiday Shoppers
13. Post–Black Friday Drop-Off in Traffic Seen in Last Few Weeks Is Normal
14. Online Traffic Remained Strong in Early December Despite Expected Post–Black Friday Drop-Off
15. Holiday Promotions Generally Consistent with Last Year, Not as Deep as Black Friday’s
16. Retailers Should Take a Holistic View of Consumers to Be Successful
17. Holiday Themes: Fashion Trends
18. Positive Holiday Calendar
19. Favorable Macro Backdrop
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US 2016 Holiday Homestretch: Performance to Date Bodes Well for Holiday
1. US 2016 HOLIDAY
HOMESTRETCH: Performance
to Date Bodes Well for Holiday
1
Shoshana Pollack
Senior Research Associate
FUNG GLOBAL RETAIL & TECHNOLOGY
DECEMBER 15, 2016
2. Agenda
2
11. Sales by Region: Thanksgiving Day Through Cyber
Monday
12. With the Bulk of Major Shopping Days Still Ahead,
Expect a Last-Minute Rush of Holiday Shoppers
13. Post–Black Friday Drop-Off in Traffic Seen in Last Few
Weeks Is Normal
14. Online Traffic Remained Strong in Early December
Despite Expected Post–Black Friday Drop-Off
15. Holiday Promotions Generally Consistent with Last
Year, Not as Deep as Black Friday’s
16. Retailers Should Take a Holistic View of Consumers to
Be Successful
17. Holiday Themes: Fashion Trends
18. Positive Holiday Calendar
19. Favorable Macro Backdrop
1. Holiday Homestretch: Performance to Date Bodes
Well for Holiday
2. Holiday Shopping Season Lengthened
3. Some Retailers Shut their Doors on Thanksgiving
4. Thanksgiving/Black Friday Store Traffic Declined
Modestly, but Showed Improvement over Recent
Years
5. Black Friday Online Sales Hit Record, Mobile Drove
Growth
6. Comments from Retailers on Black Friday Results
7. Cyber Monday Set Online Sales Record
8. Amazon Won Cyber Weekend Again
9. Thanksgiving Weekend: E-Commerce’s Share of
Holiday Spending Increased
10. Cyber Monday Becomes Cyber Week
3. 1. Holiday Homestretch: Performance to Date Bodes Well for
Holiday
Based on data for holiday sales, we are optimistic
about our 3%–4% growth forecast:
• Thanksgiving and Black Friday generated sales
of $5.27 billion in online sales, up 17.1% year
over year, according to Adobe
• Black Friday set a new record of $3.34 billion in
online sales, surpassing $3 billion for the first
time and up 21% year over year, according to
Adobe
• Cyber Monday sales totaled $3.45 billion in
online sales, up 12.1% from last year, according
to Adobe
• Other positive factors include a favorable
macro backdrop, favorable calendar and a
favorable weather forecast, as well as number
of hot products
3
Online Retail Sales for the US
Holiday Season(USD Bil.)
*Cyber Monday 2016 is a forecast
Source: Atlas/Adobe
2013 2014 2015 2016
Thanksgiving Black Friday Cyber Monday*
1.1
1.9
2.3
1.3
2.4
2.7
1.7
2.7
3.1
1.9
3.3 3.4
5. 2. Holiday Shopping Season Lengthened
Shoppers are spreading out their spending, and retailers got a head start on offering
Black Friday deals this year
Retailers promoted holiday deals earlier and
at a greater extent than last year
• Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and Target rolled
out early-bird online specials on November 1
• Retailers expanded their mobile messaging two
weeks before Thanksgiving
The days leading up to Thanksgiving captured
more holiday sales than last year
• Wednesday before Thanksgiving: Sales
increased by 10.4% year over year, according to
First Data
• E-commerce traffic was up 15% the weekend
before Thanksgiving, according to Verizon
2016 Sales Growth: Days Preceding Thanksgiving
Source: First Data
12%
7%
8%
10%
0%
4%
8%
12%
16%
20%
Sunday,
11/20
Monday,
11/21
Tuesday,
11/22
Wednesday,
11/23
6. 3. Some Retailers Shut their Doors on Thanksgiving
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20:00
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14:00
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6.4%
5.5%
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1.6%
2.2%
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22:00
20:00
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10:00
8:00
6:00
4:00
2:00
0:00
Many retailers
either did not
open on
Thanksgiving
or opened
much later
than in 2015
This drove huge
declines in
traffic
Many merchants that
did open waited until
6:00 p.m. to do so; by
then, consumers
were ready to shop
Percent Change in Number of Merchants Open on
Thanksgiving Day 2016 vs. 2015
Percent Change in Brick-and-Mortar Transactions on
Thanksgiving Day 2016 vs. Last Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving Day, there were approximately 10% fewer merchants open than last year, which
reduced traffic. In-store traffic was down Thanksgiving evening, according to ShopperTrak.
Source: First Data
7. 4. Thanksgiving/Black Friday Store Traffic Declined Modestly but Showed
Improvement over Recent Years
• In-store traffic declined modestly, but was higher than in past years
• Thanksgiving/Black Friday traffic was down 1% year over year, according to ShopperTrak
• Thanksgiving/Black Friday traffic was down 4.4% year over year, according to RetailNext
7
Source: RetailNext
-16.0%
-12.0%
-8.0%
-4.0%
0.0%
2014 2015 2016
Store Traffic In-store Sales
Improving Traffic Trend
8. 5. Black Friday Online Sales Hit Record, Mobile Drove Growth
Black Friday online sales were up 21.6%
year over year, to $3.34 billion
• The total exceeded Adobe’s projection of
$3.05 billion
• Shoppers saw twice as many price drops on
Black Friday as on Cyber Monday
Mobile sales revenue was $1.2 billion, up
33% from last year
• Mobile drove retail website visits: 56% of
visits came from mobile
• Desktop purchases represented the majority
of US online sales, accounting for 64% of
revenue
US: Online Retail Sales on Black Friday (USD Bil.)
$1.9
$2.4
$2.7
$3.3
$0
$1
$2
$3
$4
2013 2014 2015 2016
Black Friday sales inched closer to Cyber Monday’s totals
Source: Altas/Adobe
9. 6. Comments from Retailers on Black Friday Results
Thanksgiving Day has become one of the busiest mobile shopping days for Amazon. US
mobile orders on Thanksgiving Day 2016 exceeded those of Thanksgiving and Cyber
Monday combined in 2015. Amazon said it is on pace to surpass the number of items
sold last year and that Alexa devices are among its best-sellers.
JCPenney said the appliance category was strong and that it had a good start to Black
Friday, with record mobile traffic and sales.
Kohl’s set a record for online sales on Thanksgiving. The retailer made many Black
Friday deals available online before its stores opened.
Macy’s reported strong traffic at its Herald Square flagship location in New York City and
said that more than 16,000 people were waiting outside before the store opened.
Target reported that Black Friday was Target.com’s biggest day ever and that it saw
double-digit online growth that day. In-store traffic was strong as well.
Thanksgiving Day was once again one of Walmart’s top online shopping days of the
year. Mobile drove more than 70% of online Black Friday traffic for the retailer.
10. 7. Cyber Monday Set Online Sales Record
Cyber Monday was the biggest day in the history of US e-commerce; the record sales were driven by
mobile shopping and major promotions
Cyber Monday sales increased by 12.1% year
over year, to $3.45 billion, according to Adobe
• Average order volume was up 5% versus last
year, according to Dynamic Action
Mobile shopping revenue reached $1.07
billion, up 34% from last year, according to
Adobe
• In contrast to Black Friday and Thanksgiving,
desktop traffic accounted for more than half of
shopper visits on Cyber Monday
Mobile Shopping
Sales (USD Mil.) 2016 2015
YoY %
Change
Thanksgiving Day $449 $184 59%
Black Friday $1,200 $900 33%
Cyber Monday $1,070 $706 34%
Source: Altas/Adobe
11. 8. Amazon Won Cyber Weekend Again
Amazon accounted for 30.9% of total
online revenue from Black Friday
through Cyber Monday
According to Slice Intelligence,
emerging e-commerce players gained
steam on Cyber Monday:
• Jet.com: 190% YoY growth in
online traffic
• Wish: 101% YoY growth in
online traffic
• Wayfair: 80% YoY growth in
online traffic
Selected Retailers’ Share of Online Revenue
During Cyber Weekend
Amazon once again ranked as the most-visited online retailer on Cyber Monday
1.2%
1.5%
2.5%
2.7%
3.2%
4.1%
4.4%
7.4%
30.9%
1.1%
0.9%
2.7%
2.3%
3.4%
5.1%
4.3%
6.1%
31.1%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Home Depot
Apple
Nordstrom
Kohl's
Macy's
Walmart
Target
Best Buy
Amazon
2015 2016
Source: Slice Intelligence
12. 9. Thanksgiving Weekend: E-Commerce’s Share of Holiday
Spending Increased
Online Share of Holiday Spending, Thanksgiving–Black Friday Weekend
87.2% 85.5% 81.0%
12.8% 14.5% 19.0%
2014 2015 2016
E-Comm Brick & Mortar
E-commerce’s share of holiday spending was up over Thanksgiving weekend, representing 19% of
total retail sales compared with 14.5% last year, according to First Data.
• Shoppers spent $5.27 billion online on Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving weekend, up 17.7% from
the two-day period last year, according to Adobe. Over the Thanksgiving Day–Cyber Monday period,
shoppers spent $12.91 billion online, up 15.2%, Adobe estimates.
• Shopper visits to brick-and-mortar stores declined by an estimated 1% over the two-day
Thanksgiving–Black Friday period, according to ShopperTrak. Black Friday shopper visits were flat
versus last year, and Thanksgiving evening visits were down versus last year.
Source: First Data
13. 10. Cyber Monday Becomes Cyber Week
Cyber Monday Becomes Cyber Week
• About 47% of Cyber Monday deals were extended
throughout the week (DealNews.com)
• Example: December 5 brought in $1.94 billion in online
revenue this year, up 9% from 2015 (Adobe)
• Online deals were extended throughout November and
December
Amazon, Walmart, Macy’s and Target all offered Cyber
Week deals
• Amazon began 12 days of deal promotions on December 7
• For the first time ever, Walmart kicked off its Cyber
Monday deals at 12:01 a.m., EST, on the Friday before
• Macy’s extended its Cyber Monday offers through
Wednesday
Cyber Monday 2016 was the biggest day in the history of US e-commerce
14. 11. Sales by Region: Thanksgiving Day Through Cyber Monday
• Brick-and-mortar sales were strongest in the West. The region saw 6.3% retail sales growth,
despite initial predictions that the East Coast would benefit from colder weather
• Middle Atlantic: brick-and-mortar sales were up 2.4% YoY
• New England: brick-and-mortar sales were up 3.2% YoY
14
Source: First Data
NEW ENGLAND
3.2%
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
2.4%
MIDWEST
3.0%
SOUTH
4.3%
WEST
6.3%
SOUTHWEST
4.4%
15. 12. With the Bulk of Major Shopping Days Still Ahead, Expect a Last-
Minute Rush of Holiday Shoppers
15
2016: Five Biggest Shopping Days
(Projected, Sales)
2016: Five Busiest Shopping
Days (Projected,ShopperVisits)
1. Friday, December 23 1. Saturday, December 17
2. Saturday, December 17 2. Black Friday, November 25
3. Black Friday, November 25 3. Friday, December 23
4. Thursday, December 22 4. Saturday, December 10
5. Wednesday, December 21 5. Monday, December 26
Source: RetailNext
• Four out of five of the biggest shopping
days still ahead
• Friday, December 23, is set to be the
biggest shopping day of the season
– That Friday is the day before
Chanukah begins and two days before
Christmas
• We expect a last-minute rush of
shoppers who have procrastinated
16. 13. Post–Black Friday Drop-Off in Traffic Seen in Last Few Weeks Is
Normal
16
• While in-store traffic has moderated a bit, the decline does not seem as dramatic as in years
past, based on our store visits
• In addition, our store visits confirmed that retailers have planned their inventories more
conservatively than last year
17. 14. Online Traffic Remained Strong in Early December, Despite Expected
Post–Black Friday Drop-Off
17
Online traffic remained strong in early December:
• Over the December 3–4 weekend, online traffic was
up 4% on Saturday and 10% on Sunday year over
year (Verizon Enterprise Solutions)
– Extended Cyber Monday sales drove the
increase
– According to Slice Intelligence, Amazon
accounted for 38% of online holiday spending
in the week following the Thanksgiving/Black
Friday shopping weekend
Free Shipping Day (December 16), which guarantees
delivery by Christmas Eve, is likely to draw last-
minute online shoppers
Overall, online sales are expected to increase by up to
10%, to $117 billion, during the holiday season (NRF)
18. 15. Holiday Promotions Generally Consistent with Last Year, Not as Deep as
Black Friday’s
18
Retailers are pulling back their Black Friday
promotions in December:
• J.Crew shifted to 30% off from 40% off
• Abercrombie & Fitch dropped to 30% off from
50% off
• Ann Taylor dropped from 50% off to 40% off
However, retailers offered compelling
promotions on Green Monday (December 12),
also known as “Cyber Monday II”
• Ann Taylor Loft offered 40% off on Green
Monday, compared with 50% off on Cyber
Monday
• Wayfair.com offered 70% off certain items, the
same discount that it offered on Cyber Monday
• On both Cyber Monday and Green Monday,
Amazon offered the same sale on the Fire Tablet
and the Amazon Tap
Selected Retailers:
Post–Black Friday to Mid-December Promotional Level
Compared with Last Year
Flat
Higher Lower
19. 16. Holiday Themes: Retailers Should Take a Holistic View of Consumers to
Be Successful
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• Brands should effectively converge the digital and physical channels to deliver a single, seamless
shopping experience that includes click-and-collect, ship to store and improved mobile shopping
• Retailers are increasingly making available online the type of doorbuster deals typically reserved for
stores
Kohl’s: Improved its mobile experience; app engagement rose by 70% YoY on Black Friday
• Improved in-store service for online orders: nearly 40% of Kohls.com orders are fulfilled
through buy online, pick up from store/ship from store
Walmart: Increased inventory available for online purchase and increased Black Friday online deals
• The company offered 50% more Black Friday merchandise online
Target: Offered Cyber Monday deals in-store this year
• The company increased the in-store pickup area for e-commerce orders, and doubled the
number of stores offering pickup service (1,000)
Toys “R” Us: Increased its capacity to ship items; the company will be able to ship nearly twice as
many units from its stores this holiday season
• Nearly all 870 stores are capable of shipping online orders
20. 17. Holiday Themes: Fashion Trends
Standout fashion trends for the 2016 holiday season:
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Source: Urban Outfitters
Yeezy Boost by Kanye West
Source: Adidas
Season of Sparkle Set
Source: Ulta
Mila boots
Source: Chloe
Beauty - Ulta, Sephora
Boots and booties Denim - Embroidered denim
Sneakers - Puma, Adidas, celebrity tie-ins
21. 18. Positive Holiday Calendar
• There are two extra days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year:
31 days compared with 29 last year
• Super Saturday (December 17) is expected to be the second-biggest shopping day of the year
• Shoppers will also take advantage of Free Shipping Day (December 16), which guarantees delivery by Christmas Eve
• Christmas Eve and the first day of Chanukah fall on the same day this year, so holiday gift purchases will get an extra boost
ahead of December 25
21
Election Day
Singles’ Day
Thanksgiving
Black Friday
Cyber Monday
Giving Tuesday
Green Monday
Chanukah
(Sundown–Sundown,
Dec 24–Jan 1)
Super Saturday
Christmas
22. 19. Favorable Macro Backdrop
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Source: US Energy Information Administration/International Monetary Fund/Rhodium Group
A solid job market, relatively low gas prices and improving wages suggest that the economy has
sustained its strong momentum from early in the fourth quarter—which is a positive sign for the
holiday shopping season
The US unemployment rate
was 4.6% in November,
40bps lower than in
November 2015
Home prices continued to rise
moderately in November,
supported by low mortgage
rates and a shortage of supply
Private sector wages rose
by 2.5% year over year in
November
Consumer confidence hit
93.8 in November, up 2.7%
year over year
23. Indicator Period 2016 2015
YoY %
Change
Impact on
Consumption
Gas Price (USD per Gallon) Nov $2.16 $2.10 2.9% –
University of Michigan Index of
Consumer Sentiment
Nov 93.8 91.3 2.7% +
Unemployment Rate Nov 4.6% 5.0% (40) bps +
Average Hourly Wages Nov $25.89 $25.16 2.5% +
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-City
Composite Home Price NSA Index
Sep 191.78 182.52 5.5% +
US Housing Starts Oct 132,300 101,474 23.3% +
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics/US Energy Information Administration/US Bureau of Economic Analysis/S&P Dow Jones/University of Michigan
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19. Favorable Macro Backdrop
24. 19. Favorable Macro Backdrop: Gasoline Prices Were the Second-
Lowest Since 2008 During Thanksgiving Weekend
Gasoline prices averaged $2.16 per gallon
over November, up 2.9%, or 6 cents per
gallon, from the year-ago period
• Prices increased by 1.9%, or 4 cents per gallon,
from October
Still, the average price on Thanksgiving
Weekend was the second lowest since 2008
• Over Thanksgiving, 48.7 million people
traveled 50 miles or more, 1 million more than
last year and the most since 2007 (AAA)
Looking ahead: gas prices to rise
• OPEC’s deal to decrease production will result
in higher gas prices
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Through November 30, 2016
Source: US Energy Information Administration
US Retail Gasoline Prices (USD per Gal.)
$2.16
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
Nov 14 May 15 Nov 15 May 16 Nov 16
25. 19. Favorable Macro Backdrop: Consumer Confidence Rises to
Six-Month High
The University of Michigan Index of Consumer
Sentiment hit 93.8 in November, up 5% from
September and up 2.7% YoY
• The reading was above the market’s
expectation of 91.6
Confidence edged upward due to attitudes
about:
1. Personal finances
2. Inflation
3. Unemployment
4. Government policies
5. Interest rates
25
Source: University of Michigan
University of Michigan Index of
Consumer Sentiment
93.8
50
70
90
110
06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
26. 19. Favorable Macro Backdrop: Labor Market Stands Firm,
Jobless Rate Falls to Nine-Year Low and Payrolls Rise
The US unemployment rate was 4.6% in
November, down from 4.9% in October and
5.0% in the year-ago period:
• The decline in unemployment was partly
driven by new jobs, offset by a 0.1% decline
(62.7%) in labor force participation
Sector growth:
• Construction, professional/business services
and healthcare grew
• Retail sector jobs declined for the second
straight month, reflecting a shift toward
online shopping
Payrolls grew by 178,000
26
Through November 30, 2016
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
US Unemployment Rate
4.6%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
11%
Nov 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 16
27. 19. Favorable Macro Backdrop: Wages Continue to Advance
Following Large Gains
Average hourly earnings fell by 0.1% over
November, but were up 2.5% year over year
• Wages increased by 2.8% year over year in
October
• This was the largest increase since June 2009
Looking ahead: further tightening of labor
market
• This will support stronger wage growth in the
months ahead
27
Through November 30, 2016
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY % Change)
2.5%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
Nov 10 Nov 11 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 16
28. 19. Favorable Macro Backdrop: US Housing Starts Surge to
Nine-Year High
• Housing starts surged to a high not seen in more than nine years in October as builders ramped
up construction of both single-family and multifamily homes
• US housing starts in October reached 132,300 (annualized), spiking by 25.5% MoM and by
23.3% YoY
• US building permits in October totaled 1,229,000, up 0.3% MoM and up 4.6% YoY
28
Source: US Census Bureau/National Association of Realtors
US: Housing Starts and Building Permits (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate, Thous.)
1,323
400.0
600.0
800.0
1,000.0
1,200.0
1,400.0
Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16
Housing Starts
1,229
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16
Building Permits
29. 19. Favorable Macro Backdrop: Home Sales Appear Solid, Decline
Slightly amid Higher Prices
• Home sales appear solid, but are constrained by supply and affordability
• Existing home sales increased by 2.0% month over month in October, to 5.6 million
– This indicates some release of pent-up demand due to tight supply over the summer
• New home sales decreased by 1.9% month over month in October
– The reading came in weaker than the expected drop of 0.5% due to lower affordability
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5,600
4,000
4,400
4,800
5,200
5,600
6,000
Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16
x0.001
Existing Home Sales
563
0
150
300
450
600
750
Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16
New Home Sales
US: Existing Home Sales and New Home Sales (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate, Thous.)
Source: US Census Bureau/National Association of Realtors
30. 19. Favorable Macro Backdrop: US Retail Sales Inch Up in November
• In November, US retail sales excluding autos were up 0.2% from October, versus expectations
for a 0.4% increase. Year over year, sales were up 3.9%.
– Sales at nonstore retailers (such as Amazon, Google and eBay) rose by 11.9% year over year
in November
– Department store sales saw the biggest decline in November, down 6.4% year over year, and
continuing the recent trend of underperformance
30
Monthly Retail Sales ex Autos
Jan 2013–Nov 2016 (YoY % Change)
Monthly Retail Sales ex Autos
Dec 2015–Nov 2016 (YoY % Change)
3.9%
3.9%
(10)
(5)
0
5
10
15
03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
0
1
2
3
4
Source: US Census Bureau
Hinweis der Redaktion
Walmart kicked off Black Friday sales at 6pm on Thanksgiving
Target started Cyber Monday deals early Sunday morning - Target had largest sales day ever on Thanksgiving
Amazon since beginning of Nov
Retailers promoted holiday deals earlier and at greater scale
Significantly increased mobile app messaging two weeks in advance of thanksgiving
Retailers sent 56% more holiday notification in 2016 than in 2015 (Urban Airship)
Retailers did a better job of targeting consumers based on location and previous shopping behavior
Brick and mortar chains that closed on Thanksgiving did not lose any business if they had a robust online presence. Consumers were perfectly happy shopping online on Thanksgiving Day — at both online-only sites and multi-channel merchants.
-first line: 12.1% was 2.6% above forecast
Online sales from Nov 1. to Dec 5. represent almost 8% increase vs 2015 (Adobe)
Out of stock messages increased slightly since Cyber Monday at almost 14%; still this is 1.6% lower than 2015 (Adobe)
Personalization as a gifting trend - http://wwd.com/business-news/retail/cyber-month-online-holiday-sales-adobe-10720727/
Mobile accounted for 47% of visits to retail website and 31% of sales
Margins due to markdowns were up 4%
-first line: 12.1% was 2.6% above forecast
Online sales from Nov 1. to Dec 5. represent almost 8% increase vs 2015 (Adobe)
Out of stock messages increased slightly since Cyber Monday at almost 14%; still this is 1.6% lower than 2015 (Adobe)
Personalization as a gifting trend - http://wwd.com/business-news/retail/cyber-month-online-holiday-sales-adobe-10720727/
154 million shoppers showed up at stores and malls this Black Friday, up from 151 million last year
Online sales this holiday season are expected to grow to more than $91 billion, up from $83 billion last year (Adobe)
Since the start of holiday season, Starwood malls (30 centers, across 15 states) have seen low-midsingle digit increases in store traffic, expect revenue in 4% range
Adobe found that out-of-stock messages have increased slightly since Cyber Monday at almost 14 percent; still, this is 1.6 percent lower than the same time in 2015.
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Orders using a promotion were up 42% on Cyber Monday (DynamicAction)
23% increase in overall price reductions (DynamicAction)
Upscale traffic drive higher in-store traffic: tend to avoid big and crowded shopping periods
November online sales rose 7.6% to $39.97 billion (Adobe)
We expect pick up in promotions in the 10 days leading up to Christmas
Nordstrom, Kohl’s, Macy’s similar level of promotional activity from last year
Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister had flat promotions year over year
JC Penney fewer promotions than last year
Walmart promoting more discounted apparel products
Michael Kors and Victoria’s Secret more promotional year over year
Amazon more promotional, focusing on Amazon devices
Velvet & body suites (Telsey)
*data collected before result of presidential election
*data collected before result of presidential election
partially hindering faster wage growth
Millenials
Uncertainty about Election temporary distraction in early November