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$630,000,000,000
$630,000,000,000 -- holiday sales for US retail sector (2015)
US holiday retail sales were expected to reach approximately $630 billion in 2015.
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$630,000,000,000
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Currency Usd
Data Vintage
2015
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Evidence Quality
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
National Retail Federation
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Tier B
https://www.theshoppingcentergroup.com/retailers-stick-with-thanksgivings-gray-thursday/ ↗
Source Article
Retailers stick with Thanksgiving's 'Gray Thursday' - TSCG
Retailers stick with Thanksgiving’s ‘Gray Thursday’
- November 10, 2015
- Our Company
Target and Toys “R” Us on Monday announced they’ll be open for business Thanksgiving Day. They join Macy’s, Sears, Belk and Kohl’s, each of which previously announced plans to open at 6 p.m. on Gray Thursday, as th…
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National Retail Federation
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Methodology
National Retail Federation forecast cited by industry experts
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $586,000,000,000 | |
| 2015 (current) | $630,000,000,000 | +7.5% |
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Industrymarketing
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US retail sector: $630,000,000,000 holiday sales. Source: National Retail Federation (2015). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-holiday-sales-2015-630b
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