Flash ReportUS Holiday 2018: Solid Thanksgiving Weekend Sales Underpin a Strong Holiday Homestretch Coresight Research December 15, 2018 Executive Summary US retailers saw very strong growth in online sales during the Thanksgiving-to-Cyber Monday shopping weekend. Economic fundamentals remain strong, including GDP growth, wage growth and improved consumer sentiment over 2017, underpinning a solid holiday shopping season. And, this year we have one of the longest possible shopping periods between Thanksgiving and Christmas: 32 days, as well as two full weekends before Christmas. Click here to read Coresight’s coverage on US holiday retail and gain key retail insights for 2019 and prior years. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Financial Sentiment Turns Negative: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 11, 2025—Infographic4Q25 Retail Inventory Insights: Execution Discipline Delivers Cleaner Holiday Exits and Turnover ImprovementHigher-Income Sentiment Improves; Holiday Shopping Is Firmly Under Way: US Consumer Survey InsightsWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 32: Claire’s Files for Bankruptcy—Potentially 1,137 Stores To Close
