US Holiday 2018: Solid Thanksgiving Weekend Sales Underpin a Strong Holiday Homestretch

Key Points

• 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.

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