US Holiday Retail In 2020, the impact of the coronavirus crisis means the shape and scale of the holiday season in retail is more uncertain than ever. Coresight Research reports provide key retail insights on the holiday season, which includes Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other winter holidays, plus shopping events such as the 10.10 Shopping Festival and Amazon Prime Day. In 2020, an October Amazon Prime Day contributes to an early holiday season kick-off; click here for all of our Prime Day coverage. Click here to access our US Holiday Retail 2020 Databank. Holiday 2020 Insight Report | February 2, 2021Holiday 2020: US Retail Wrap-Up—A Strong Holiday Season Overall, with Uneven Gains Across Sectors premium December 24, 2020Holiday Bites: US Consumers’ Holiday Spending Expectations—Survey Update December 23, 2020Holiday Bites: US Consumers’ Holiday Shopping Expectations—Survey Update December 22, 2020Holiday Bites: Top Five US Retailers by Biggest Holiday Hiring Plans 2020Deep Dive | December 21, 2020US Survey Update: Online Apparel Shopping Continues To Gain Momentum Heading Into Christmas (Full Report) premiumInsight Report | December 21, 2020US Survey Update: Online Apparel Shopping Continues To Gain Momentum Heading Into Christmas (Select Findings)Register for free accessInsight Report | December 17, 2020The 12 Weeks of Holidays: #12—Five Notable Things We Have Seen in US Retail This Holiday Season premium December 17, 2020Holiday Bites: Selected US Retailers: Increased Fulfillment Capacity December 10, 2020Holiday Bites: US Retail 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2020Holiday Bites: Our Expectations for US E-Commerce GrowthDeep Dive | November 16, 2020US Survey Update: Latest Insights into Consumers’ Holiday Shopping Plans (Full Report) premiumInsight Report | November 16, 2020US Survey Update: Latest Insights into Consumers’ Holiday Shopping Plans (Select Findings)Register for free access November 12, 2020Holiday Bites: What Can Brands Learn from Singles’ Day?Insight Report | November 10, 2020The 12 Weeks of Holidays: #7: Outlook for the US Apparel and Footwear Sector premium November 10, 2020Holiday Bites: Black Friday Weekend—The Rise of E-CommerceInsight Report | November 9, 2020The Inaugural 10.10 Shopping Festival: From Concept to Creation—and the Five Factors That Drove Its Success premium November 5, 2020Holiday Bites: What Are the Hottest Toys for Holiday 2020?Insight Report | November 4, 2020Holiday 2020: Five Predictions for US Retail premiumInsight Report | November 3, 2020The 12 Weeks of Holidays: #6—Black Friday 2020 Looks To Be Mainly Digital premiumDeep Dive | November 2, 2020US Survey Update: Consumers’ Shopping Plans for Thanksgiving and Black Friday (Full Report) premiumInsight Report | November 2, 2020US Survey Update: Consumers’ Shopping Plans for Thanksgiving and Black Friday (Select Findings)Register for free accessDeep Dive | October 28, 2020Holiday 2020: Hottest Toys premium October 28, 2020Will US Retail Have a “Big Bird” Problem This Holiday Season?Insight Report | October 27, 2020The 12 Weeks of Holidays: #5—Thanksgiving 2020 Preview—Will Smaller Gatherings Create a “Big Bird” Problem? premium October 27, 2020How Much US Spending Could Shift from Services to Retail This Holiday Season?Insight Report | October 20, 2020The 12 Weeks of Holidays: #4—US Consumer Spending Shifts in Five Charts premiumInsight Report | October 19, 202010 Takeaways from the 10.10 Shopping Festival, a New, Global, Charitable Shopping EventDeep Dive | October 19, 2020US Survey Update: Consumers’ Latest Expectations for 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Shopping FestivalDeep Dive | October 8, 2020Holiday 2020: US Shopper Survey—How Shifting Spending Patterns Will Impact Retail premiumInfographic | October 8, 2020Holiday 2020: US Shopper Survey—How Shifting Spending Patterns Will Impact Retail—InfographicInsight Report | October 6, 2020The 12 Weeks of Holidays: #2—The Global Shopping Festival of 10.10 Festivalizes Holiday 2020Insight Report | September 28, 2020The 12 Weeks of Holidays: #1—Three Things US Shoppers Will Do Differently This Holiday Season premiumInsight Report | September 22, 2020The Global Shopping Festival Landscape: The New 10.10 Shopping Festival in ContextRegister for free accessInsight Report | September 4, 2020The 12 Questions of US Holiday Retail 2020: Part 4—An Early Start to Holiday Shopping and a Green Christmas premiumInsight Report | September 3, 2020The 12 Questions of US Holiday Retail 2020: Part 3—Product Availability and the Supply Chain premiumInsight Report | September 2, 2020The 12 Questions of US 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January 17, 2020December 2019 US Holiday Retail Sales and Comparable Sales Review: Solid Total Growth Not Enough To Support Challenged Sectors premiumInsight Report | December 13, 2019Holiday 2019: US Black Friday and Cyber Monday Online Pricing Insights premiumDeep Dive | December 6, 2019Holiday 2019: Retailers Harness the Power of Social Media premiumFlash Report | December 4, 2019Holiday 2019: US Cyber Monday Digital Sales Hit $9.4 BillionRegister for free accessFlash Report | December 3, 2019Holiday 2019: US Black Friday Sees Companies Promote More Heavily, Shoppers Continue to Migrate OnlineRegister for free accessInsight Report | November 30, 2019Holiday 2019: US Black Friday InsightsDeep Dive | November 26, 2019Holiday 2019: Hottest Toys premiumInsight Report | November 25, 2019Holiday 2019: Black Friday—Calendar Shift Prompts US Retailers To Pull Deals Forward premiumInsight Report | November 12, 2019Holiday 2019: Consumer Survey Insights—Gen-Zers Show Biggest Gains in Spending 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