{"id":23329,"date":"2018-12-10T16:05:37","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T00:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=23329"},"modified":"2018-12-10T16:06:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T00:06:14","slug":"holiday-online-shopping-will-grow-to-124-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/holiday-online-shopping-will-grow-to-124-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Online Shopping Will Grow to $124 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did you increase the number of gifts you purchased through online shopping this year?  You’re not alone.<\/p>\n

With Black Friday beginning with online shopping before in-store, many retailers got a healthy jump in their holiday sales. In a recent CNN article<\/a>,  Adobe<\/a> Analytics forecasts that holiday sales (Nov. 1 – Dec. 31st) will rise to at least $124.1 billion in online shopping retail sales in the US alone.  That’s $1 of every $6<\/a> spent online during this holiday season.<\/p>\n

Already, online shopping sales have increased 18.6% over last year.  And in fact, from November 1st to the first week in December, Americans have spent over $80 billion in online shopping purchases.<\/p>\n

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More Fun Online Shopping Facts<\/span><\/h2>\n

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How are consumers making purchases online?<\/h3>\n

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According to Adobe Digital Insights<\/a>, 57% used tablets and smartphones.<\/p>\n

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What’s top on the online shopping purchases list?  <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Desktop computers <\/li>\n
  2. Smartphones, with over 23 billion spent so far, according to Statista<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Tablets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Which states had the largest average online shopping orders?<\/strong><\/h3>\n