The 2021 end of year shopping season may seem a long way off for most people. But in the marketing world, we are in 100% preparation mode for a dynamic and unpredictable peak retail period.
The 2020 shopping season was the biggest ever for digital sales, with $1.1 trillion in global sales, up 50% from the previous year. It’s impossible to predict exact shopping season revenue figures for 2021 — especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic — but we know the trend towards online purchasing will continue to grow. In Egypt, for example, Euromonitor predicts the share of e-commerce sales will grow by about 50% between 2020 to 2025.1
“My research team has seen the shift towards digital shopping is here to stay,” says Debadeep Bandyopadhyay, a Google research analyst overseeing Search trends across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. “People aren’t just going online to buy. They are browsing. There’s sustained interest in online window shopping and searches for inspirational shopping ideas.”
To ensure your brand is there to help customers with their purchasing decisions, our team has published a new 2021 retail playbook to help you:
- Reach customers as they browse
- Engage customers as they research
- Convert customers looking to purchase
- Be ready to drive sales during this end of year shopping season
Think of this as your peak season cheat sheet:
