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Why U.S. consumers do not go shopping for holiday gifts in stores 2017
Top reasons U.S. consumers preferred not to do their holiday gift shopping in a physical store in 2017
This statistic depicts the results of a survey in which American consumers were asked what deterred them from visiting a physical store to purchase gifts in the 2017 holiday season. According to the survey, 57 percent of respondents preferred to do their gift shopping online in order to avoid crowds or traffic during the holidays.
Top reasons U.S. consumers preferred not to do their holiday gift shopping in a physical store in 2017
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This statistic depicts the results of a survey in which American consumers were asked what deterred them from visiting a physical store to purchase gifts in the 2017 holiday season. According to the survey, 57 percent of respondents preferred to do their gift shopping online in order to avoid crowds or traffic during the holidays.
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- Release date
- February 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- January 1-16, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,743 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
- The source provides no information about the method of survey.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- January 1-16, 2018
- Number of respondents
- 1,743 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Supplementary notes
- The source provides no information about the method of survey.
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Statistics on "Holiday season e-commerce in the United States"
- Overview
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- U.S. retail e-commerce holiday season sales from 2014 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. holiday season retail e-commerce revenue 2014-2018
- Annual holiday season retail e-commerce sales growth in the United States from 2010 to 2018U.S. holiday season e-commerce sales growth 2010-2018
- Holiday season sales as percentage of total holiday retail sales in the United States from 2014 to 2018Holiday e-commerce share of total U.S. retail sales 2014-2018
- Holiday season retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by online shopping day (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. holiday season retail e-commerce sales 2018, by online shopping day
- Online retail revenue during Cyber Five in the United States in 2018, by device (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. Cyber Five online retail revenue 2018, by device
- Distribution of holiday season e-commerce revenue in the United States in 2018, by deviceShare of U.S. holiday season e-commerce spending 2018, by device
- Average order value of holiday season e-commerce sales in the United States in 2018 (in U.S. dollars)U.S. holiday shopping AOV 2018
- Online holiday shopping conversion rate in the United States in 2018, by deviceU.S. holiday season e-commerce conversion rate 2018, by device
- Online retail
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- Net revenue of Amazon from 1st quarter 2007 to 4th quarter 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Amazon: quarterly net revenue 2007-2018
- Amazon's fourth quarter net income including seasonal sales from 2009 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Amazon's Q4 income including seasonal sales 2009-2018
- Number of holiday season workers at Amazon in the United States from 2012 to 2018U.S. Amazon holiday season workforce 2012-2018
- Projected share of online holiday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017Projected share of online holiday spending in the United States 2017
- Projected share of online holiday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by genderProjected share of online holiday spending in the United States 2017, by gender
- Projected share of online holiday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by age groupProjected share of online holiday spending in the United States 2017, by age group
- Consumer behavior
The most important statistics
- When do you plan to start shopping for holiday gifts this year?U.S. holiday shopping begin according to digital shoppers 2018
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017Likelihood of U.S. online shopping on Cyber Monday 2017
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017, by age groupLikelihood of U.S. online shopping on Cyber Monday 2017, by age group
- Online and offline holiday shopping channel usage combinations of consumers in the United States as of October 2017U.S. convergence of online and offline holiday shopping 2017
- Online and offline holiday shopping channel usage combinations of consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by age groupU.S. convergence of online and offline holiday shopping 2017, by age group
- If you are shopping online for gifts, what websites do you plan to use?Projected website usage for U.S. online holiday gift shopping 2018
- Do you plan to use social media sites to assist in your holiday shopping?U.S. usage of social media while holiday shopping 2018
- If you consulted social media for holiday gift ideas, where did you primarily look?North American shoppers holiday shopping social media inspiration as of January 2018
- Mobile usage
The most important statistics
- Connected device usage for holiday shopping according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017Holiday shopping connected device usage in the United States 2017
- Connected device usage for holiday shopping according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by age groupHoliday shopping connected device usage in the United States 2017, by age group
- What percentage of your holiday purchases do you plan to make on your mobile device? Projected mobile holiday shopping volume according to U.S. shoppers 2016
- Most important smartphone holiday shopping aspects according to smartphone shoppers in the United States as of October 2017Leading U.S. smartphone holiday shopping features 2017
- Most important smartphone holiday shopping aspects according to smartphone shoppers in the United States as of October 2017, by age groupLeading U.S. smartphone holiday shopping features 2017, by age group
- Projected smartphone usage during holiday shopping according to shoppers in the United States as of June 2015U.S. smartphone holiday shopping expectations 2015
- Do you intend to use any of the following to make purchases or assist in your holiday shopping this year?Digital holiday shopping channels in the United States 2013-2014
- What is the most effective way to get you an offer on your mobile device while you are shopping for the holidays?Most effective way to target U.S. mobile customers during the holidays 2016
- Black Friday
The most important statistics
- Preferred Black Friday shopping channels according to consumers in selected countries in 2018Preferred Black Friday shopping channels in key markets 2018
- Projected share of online Black Friday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017Projected share of online Black Friday spending in the United States 2017
- Projected share of online Black Friday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by age groupProjected share of online Black Friday spending in the United States 2017, by age
- Projected share of online Black Friday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by genderProjected share of online Black Friday spending in the United States 2017, by gender
- Share of online consumers in the United States who are likely to shop online on Black Friday as of October 2017, by genderShare of U.S. consumers shopping online on Black Friday 2017, by gender
- Share of online consumers in the United States who are likely to shop online on Black Friday as of October 2017, by urbanityShare of U.S. consumers shopping online on Black Friday 2017, by urbanity
- Share of online consumers in the United States who are likely to shop online on Black Friday as of October 2017, by number of adults in householdShare of U.S. consumers shopping online on Black Friday 2017, by household size
- Share of online consumers in the United States who are likely to shop online on Black Friday as of October 2017, by number of children in householdShare of U.S. consumers shopping online on Black Friday 2017, by presence of children
- Cyber Monday
The most important statistics
- Total digital e-commerce spending in the United States on Cyber Monday from 2014 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Cyber Monday: U.S. online spending 2014-2018
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017Likelihood of U.S. online shopping on Cyber Monday 2017
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017, by age groupLikelihood of U.S. online shopping on Cyber Monday 2017, by age group
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017, by genderLikelihood of U.S. online shopping on Cyber Monday 2017, by gender
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017, by urbanityLikelihood of U.S. online shopping on Cyber Monday 2017, by urbanity
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Statistics
- Why U.S. consumers went holiday shopping in stores 2017
- How U.S. consumers feel about Black Friday shopping 2017
- Probability of U.S. consumers shopping online or in-store on Black Friday 2017
- Share of holiday shopping done on Black Friday in Canada 2018
- U.S. consumers' plans to start holiday shopping 2011
- Location where North American shoppers completed their holiday purchases 2018
- Consumers doing holiday shopping in-store or online in Canada 2015-2016
- U.S. adults likely to go Black Friday shopping in 2017, by gender
- Canada: reasons consumers plan to buy online locally 2017
- Products consumers plan the purchase during Black Friday in the UK 2016, by type
- U.S. adults likely to go Black Friday shopping in 2017, by region
- Consumers who believe it's hard to find new holiday gift ideas Canada 2016
- U.S. adults likely to go Black Friday shopping in 2017, by income
- U.S. adults likely to go Black Friday shopping by age group 2017
- Consumers who believe it's hard to find holiday gifts people will like Canada 2016
- Consumers who believe it's hard to find cheap holiday gifts in Canada 2016
- Millennials' preference for shopping in physical store versus online Europe 2016
- Popular Christmas holiday shopping offers
Studies
- U.S. apparel and footwear consumer behavior
- U.S. online grocery shopping consumer behavior
- Holiday season shopping in Canada
- Popsugar Holiday Shopping Report 2017
- Christmas season in the U.S.
- Food shopping behavior in Canada
- Back-to-school market
- Food retail in Canada
- Supermarkets and grocery stores in Canada
- Alcohol consumption in Canada
- Back-to-college market
- The 2018 Q4 Holiday Shopping Forecast
- CPA Canada Holiday Spending Study 2018
- Thanksgiving weekend shopping in the U.S.
- Online shopping events in Latin America
Statistics on "Holiday season e-commerce in the United States"
- U.S. retail e-commerce holiday season sales from 2014 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Annual holiday season retail e-commerce sales growth in the United States from 2010 to 2018
- Holiday season sales as percentage of total holiday retail sales in the United States from 2014 to 2018
- Holiday season retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by online shopping day (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Online retail revenue during Cyber Five in the United States in 2018, by device (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Distribution of holiday season e-commerce revenue in the United States in 2018, by device
- Average order value of holiday season e-commerce sales in the United States in 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
- Online holiday shopping conversion rate in the United States in 2018, by device
- Net revenue of Amazon from 1st quarter 2007 to 4th quarter 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Amazon's fourth quarter net income including seasonal sales from 2009 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of holiday season workers at Amazon in the United States from 2012 to 2018
- Projected share of online holiday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017
- Projected share of online holiday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by gender
- Projected share of online holiday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by age group
- When do you plan to start shopping for holiday gifts this year?
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017, by age group
- Online and offline holiday shopping channel usage combinations of consumers in the United States as of October 2017
- Online and offline holiday shopping channel usage combinations of consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by age group
- If you are shopping online for gifts, what websites do you plan to use?
- Do you plan to use social media sites to assist in your holiday shopping?
- If you consulted social media for holiday gift ideas, where did you primarily look?
- Reasons consumers in the United States did not make a purchase during Thanksgiving weekend in November 2017
- Connected device usage for holiday shopping according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017
- Connected device usage for holiday shopping according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by age group
- What percentage of your holiday purchases do you plan to make on your mobile device?
- Most important smartphone holiday shopping aspects according to smartphone shoppers in the United States as of October 2017
- Most important smartphone holiday shopping aspects according to smartphone shoppers in the United States as of October 2017, by age group
- Projected smartphone usage during holiday shopping according to shoppers in the United States as of June 2015
- Do you intend to use any of the following to make purchases or assist in your holiday shopping this year?
- What is the most effective way to get you an offer on your mobile device while you are shopping for the holidays?
- Ways in which shoppers in the United States plan to use their smartphone while holiday shopping as of September 2018
- Ways in which shoppers in the United States plan to use their tablet while holiday shopping as of September 2018
- Most popular smartphone holiday gift shopping categories according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017
- Most popular smartphone holiday gift shopping categories according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by age group
- Ways in which holiday shoppers use their smartphones or wearable devices to shop digitally in the United States as of July 2018
- Preferred Black Friday shopping channels according to consumers in selected countries in 2018
- Projected share of online Black Friday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017
- Projected share of online Black Friday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by age group
- Projected share of online Black Friday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by gender
- Share of online consumers in the United States who are likely to shop online on Black Friday as of October 2017, by gender
- Share of online consumers in the United States who are likely to shop online on Black Friday as of October 2017, by urbanity
- Share of online consumers in the United States who are likely to shop online on Black Friday as of October 2017, by number of adults in household
- Share of online consumers in the United States who are likely to shop online on Black Friday as of October 2017, by number of children in household
- Total digital e-commerce spending in the United States on Cyber Monday from 2014 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017, by gender
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017, by urbanity
- Top reasons U.S. consumers went to a physical store to shop during the holiday season in 2017
- How do you feel about shopping on Black Friday?
- Share of consumers in the United States who plan to shop online or in-store on Black Friday in 2017
- Proportion of holiday shopping done on Black Friday in Canada as of November 2018*
- When do you plan on starting your Christmas shopping?
- Where did you purchase the majority of your holiday gifts?
- Share of consumers planning on doing their holiday shopping in-store or online in Canada in 2015 and 2016
- Share of consumers in the United States likely to go shopping on Black Friday in 2017, by gender
- Leading reasons for planning to buy online locally among Canadian consumers as of October 2017
- What type of products are you likely to purchase during Black Friday?
- Share of consumers in the United States likely to go shopping on Black Friday in 2017, by region
- Share of consumers who agree that it's hard to come up with new ideas for holiday gifts in Canada as of October 2016
- Share of consumers in the United States likely to go shopping on Black Friday in 2017, by income
- Share of consumers in the United States likely to go shopping on Black Friday in 2017, by age group
- Share of consumers who agree that finding holiday gifts that people will like is a chore in Canada as of October 2016
- Share of consumers who agree that it's hard to find a good holiday gift for $10 in Canada as of October 2016
- Share of consumers aged 16-24 years that don't shop for groceries online because they prefer to shop the way they are used to in selected countries in Europe in 2016
- Consumers' reasons to purchase from particular online retailers for Holiday shopping 2011 (in percent)
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