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NetElixir Releases 2021 Holiday eCommerce Sales Calendar Early; Forecasts 6-7% YoY GrowthPRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In advance of what is anticipated to be yet another unprecedented holiday shopping season, digital marketing agency NetElixir today released its 2021 holiday ecommerce sales forecast calendar. In all, data forecasts suggest that aggregate ecommerce sales will experience a 6-7% YoY increase in the November to December holiday shopping period, with total online sales likely to exceed 20% of total retail sales in the nation. "We understand that we are being aggressive in releasing this calendar as early as mid September, but we hope it signifies to retailers that we need to be preparing now for all possible challenges and obstacles we're likely to face as consumer buying behaviors continue to shift erratically," says Udayan Bose, founder and CEO at NetElixir. "With the delta variant and lacking vaccination progressions, we cannot afford to ignore that we are entering an endemic era. Now is the time for retailers to plan their pivots, and we're here to help guide those strategies in any way we can." Key insights, broken down by week, are as follows:
NetElixir has been accurately tracking holiday ecommerce sales forecasts for 10+ years. The agency leveraged its proprietary customer analytics technology, LXRInsights, to track and analyze real-time data of approximately 75 retail customers, ranging from small-to-mid sized businesses to enterprises. The team then utilized a proprietary forecasting model to convert the data into predictions. Data collection spanned seven ecommerce categories (including food & grocery, fashion, home furnishings, home decor, pet supplies, tools and hardware, and gifting) to track mobile and desktop data, broken down by state, on website sessions, website orders, AOV, website revenue, first purchase latency, and repeat purchase latency. Current forecasts are subject to change and assume that there will not be an additional Amazon Prime Day, which may occur in October. NetElixir plans to discuss the full results, along with other key ecommerce trends and insights, during a live webinar on Tuesday, September 21st at 3 PM ET. The webinar, titled Holiday Reading For Retailers: Trends and Predictions, will be presented by Udayan Bose, Founder and CEO of NetElixir. Register at www.netelixir.com/events/holidayreadiness/ for attendance. ABOUT NETELIXIR PR Contact: View original content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/netelixir-releases-2021-holiday-ecommerce-sales-calendar-early-forecasts-6-7-yoy-growth-301378505.html SOURCE NetElixir |