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Holiday Shopping 2020

Unprecedented Holiday Ecommerce Gains Will Make Up for Brick-and-Mortar Shortfall




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The 2020 holiday season will be unlike any other. The pandemic looms over everything, creating economic headwinds, complicating the supply chain, and altering consumer shopping patterns, making this year unpredictable at a time when the stakes have never been higher.

In the Holiday Shopping 2020 report, eMarketer takes a look at the latest forecast for US total retail, ecommerce, and mcommerce, and includes trends for the 2020 holiday season amid the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • We anticipate that total US retail sales for the November–December holiday period will reach $1.013 trillion, up 0.9% from last year and the second-ever season to eclipse the $1 trillion mark.
  • But the diverging storylines between retail channels couldn’t be more stark. Brick-and-mortar sales—which will account for 81.2% of total retail—are expected to decline 4.7% this year, while ecommerce will jump 35.8%.
  • The exceptional growth in holiday ecommerce will be the story of the season. We forecast that US retail ecommerce sales will surge...
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