black friday and cyber monday post-mortem 2014: lessons for retailers in 2015

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As eCommerce grows in our home and native land, we've seen an 'Americanization' of Canadian consumer spending. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are great examples of shopping phenomenons that we've adopted from our neighbours south of the border. But how can merchants use these critical shopping days to further their success online? Check out this presentation by Derrick Khoo, Director of Conversion and Retention at Demac Media for a closer look at the shifting spending habits of Canadians, the proliferation of Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions by Canadian retailers, and challenges retailers face in planning their promotional schedule. We also share insights and an aggregate of our own merchant data from the biggest holiday shopping weekend in Q4 to help merchants better understand where opportunities lie in 2015.

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Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2014Event Recap and Lessons for 2015

Dec 4, 2014

“If you don’t know where you are going, you might end up someplace else”

– Yogi Berra

Retail sales have seen a strong recovery since the 2008

financial crisis

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Source: census.gov

http://www.census.gov/retail/marts/www/timeseries.html

Source: Statistics Canada

http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/ Table 080-0020

Converging spending between November and December in

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Source: census.gov

http://www.census.gov/retail/marts/www/timeseries.html

Source: Statistics Canada

http://www5.statcan.gc.ca/ Table 080-0020

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But on the other…

BLACK FRIDAY SALES

+52.8%*

TXNS +26.8%*

CYBER MONDAY SALES +37.1%*

TXNS +13.3%*

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MOBILE TRAFFIC +42.4%

TABLET +30.7%

DESKTOP +8.1%

RESPONSIVE IS KEY

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