Retail share in online card and debit card spend in total sales in the U.S. 2021

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Stephanie Chevalier,
Mar 15, 2023
In the months following the global outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in January 2020, retail oriented online spend of consumers in the United States increased significantly. Based on online credit-card and debit card spending of individuals, as high as one-third of all sales was attributed to retail oriended purchases and spending. This was true especially in the months of November and December, the busiest retail season also referred as the 'golden quarter'.

Year-on-year value growth of the retail oriented online credit and debit-card spend as a proportion of total sales in the United States from January 2020 to January 2021

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May 2021

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United States

Survey time period

January 2020 to January 2021

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Online retail spend includes following retailers and categories: "Amazon, apparel, software & electronics, cosmetic stores, pet shops, home stores, mass stores, club stores, restaurants, grocery stores, drug stores, discount stores."

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