Insight Report 13 minutes PremiumHoliday 2024: The Last Mile—Trends and Challenges as We Enter the Holiday Shopping Season Sujeet Naik, Analyst Sector Lead: Anand Kumar, Associate Director of Retail Research October 28, 2024 What's InsideWe assess the trends and challenges that we expect to affect last-mile shipping during the 2024 holiday season—defined by Coresight Research as the entire fourth quarter of the year (October–December)—as well as which retailers are likely to benefit from prior last-mile investments. Data in this research report include: Total and e-commerce nominal holiday-quarter retail sales (excluding gas and auto sales), 2023 and 2024E Proprietary survey data on what fulfillment methods US holiday shoppers plan to use Peak holiday shipping surcharges for FedEx and UPS, 2023 and 2024 Companies mentioned in this report include: Amazon, American Eagle Outfitters, Costco, FedEx, Gap, Kroger, Target, United Parcel Service (UPS), Walmart Other relevant research: Rethinking Last-Mile Delivery: Building Customer-Centric Retail Experiences Retail-Tech Landscape: Demand Forecasting—October 2024 Update All Coresight Research coverage of US holiday retail Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week: Store Closures, Last Mile and MoreThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week: US Retail and Tech FocusUS Store Tracker Extra, May 2024: rue21 To Close 2.7 Million Square Feet of Retail SpaceThe Future of AI in Retail: What Technology Could Make Possible by 2030
