Cyber Monday Sales -2010

Avg. order value (online) on Cyber Monday $195

Higher than what people spend last year

Thanksgiving day online spending

$408M

Source: WSJ

Thanksgiving "weekend": key numbers

212 million people shopped in U.S. over weekend,
average of $365.34  per person

Black Friday 2010 Sales

Total: $10.7B

Average value of an order: $191 an increase of 12%, ~$20, from last year
Source: WSJ

Holiday season 2010

Holiday season as a % of total retailer sales: 25-40%
(For jewelry stores have the most at stake; last year, holiday sales represented 29.5 percent of jewelry stores' annual sales)

Source progress- index . com

US Holiday shopping (2010)

$688 on average

Total $447B

Drive through Shopping - Real makes it real!

German retailer Metro through its Real chain of stores is experimenting with a drive through shopping experience.  "Shoppers" can order from more than 5000 SKUs online at the store website; at their convenience they can then collect their order from the drive through counter!

Plus Size - Opportunities Galore!

So plus size is indeed the way to go. Apparently the French retailer Redcats has acquired 100% stake in Castaluna.com, a plus-size apparel e-retailer.
Redcats had recently launched OneStopPlus.com (a plus-size apparel e-commerce platform in the US) in Europe