Holiday retail sales in the United States 2000-2024

In 2024, holiday retail sales in the United States were forecast to reach about 979.5 billion U.S. dollars. This figure was given as a conservative value; retail sales over the holiday season was projected to be between 979.5 billion U.S. dollars to 989 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Holiday retail sales have risen substantially since the turn of the century, with holiday retail sales amounting to approximately 416 billion U.S. dollars back in 2002. Holiday retail sales are a fraction of total retail sales in the United States which were around seven trillion U.S. dollars in 2023. Holiday season e-commerce is also on the rise, with increasing numbers of retailers and consumers going digital. What makes up the winter holiday season in the United States? The winter holiday season includes shopping occasions such as Thanksgiving weekend - which is made up of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, Super Saturday – the last Saturday before Christmas, and Christmas itself. Thanksgiving weekend is a very popular time for consumers to partake in holiday shopping. In 2022, over 100 million U.S. consumers shopped on Black Friday. Leading companies in U.S. retail The domestic retail market in the United States is very competitive, with many companies recording substantial retail sales. Walmart, a retail chain offering low prices and a wide selection of products, is the leading retailer in the United States. Amazon, The Kroger Co., Costco, and Target are a selection of other leading U.S. retailers.

于2024年，美国假日零售销售额预计将达到约9795亿美元。此数据为保守估算值；预计2024年假日季零售销售额将在9795亿美元至9890亿美元之间。自新世纪伊始以来，假日零售销售额显著增长，2002年假日零售销售额约为4160亿美元。假日零售销售额仅占美国总零售销售额的一小部分，而2023年美国总零售销售额约为70兆美元。假日季的电子商务也呈上升趋势，越来越多的零售商和消费者转向数字化购物。那么，构成美国冬季假日季的因素有哪些呢？冬季假日季包括诸如感恩节周末（由黑色星期五、小企业周六和网络星期一组成）、圣诞节前的最后一个周六——超级周六，以及圣诞节本身等购物活动。感恩节周末是消费者参与假日购物的高峰期。2022年，超过1亿美元的美国消费者在黑色星期五进行了购物。美国零售市场的领先企业，国内零售市场竞争激烈，众多公司录得显著的零售销售额。沃尔玛，一家提供低价和丰富产品选择的零售连锁店，是美国领先的零售商。亚马逊、克罗格公司、好市多和塔吉特等公司亦是美国其他领先的零售商之一。