THE WHAT? As America’s biggest shopping event of the year wraps up for another 12 months, it appears that shoppers have been tempted back into bricks and mortar locations; store traffic was up 48 percent on 2020 levels, according to a report published by Bloomberg quoting Sensormatic Solutions.
THE DETAILS However, visits to physical shops are still some way below pre-pandemic levels, down 28 percent on 2019.
Online spending totalled US$8.9 billion, at the bottom of the forecasted bracket and marginally down on last year’s US$9 billion.
THE WHY? The lower traffic and spend was attributed to the fact that many retailers offered their promotions for longer periods, extending the festival from a single day to several, and consumers have shifted their spending to earlier in the season in a bid to avoid shortages caused by the ongoing supply chain disruption.
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