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Super Saturday typically nets approximately $15 billion in retail sales.<ref name="ABC">{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Business/winter-storm-threatens-retailers-bottom-line/story?id=9382072|title=Will Blizzard Blow Away Sales?|last1=Sy|first1=Stephanie|last2=Herman|first2=Charles|last3=Francescani|first3=Chris|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref> To compete with other, |
Super Saturday typically nets approximately $15 billion in retail sales.<ref name="ABC">{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Business/winter-storm-threatens-retailers-bottom-line/story?id=9382072|title=Will Blizzard Blow Away Sales?|last1=Sy|first1=Stephanie|last2=Herman|first2=Charles|last3=Francescani|first3=Chris|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref> To compete with each other, stores offer significant discounts and extend store hours in an attempt to attract customers and drive [[impulse buying]].<ref name="Dallas">{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-ShopTalk_19bus.ART.State.Edition1.29e4b8f.html|title=Black Friday returns today for procrastinators|publisher=The Dallas Morning News|accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref> This is significant in comparison to Black Friday, which, in 2009, accrued only $2.7 billion in tech sales.<ref name="HMM">{{cite web|url=http://www.homemediamagazine.com/market-analysis/npd-black-friday-tech-revenue-down-17808|title=Black Friday Tech Revenue Down|title=NPD: Black Friday Tech Revenue Down|author=Chris Tribbey|publisher=Home Media Magazine|accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref> |
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Super Saturday accounts for a significant portion of the holiday sales for retail stores. In 2006, a study determined that sales between December 21 and 24 accounted for 13.6 percent of holiday sales.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2057514820071221|title=Stores desperately seeking shoppers on Super Saturday|publisher=Reuters|author=Nicole Maestri|accessdate=20 December 2009 | date=21 December 2007}}</ref> (In 2006, Super Saturday fell on December 23.) Some businesses do as much as 60 percent of their sales on this day.<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/winter-storm-threatens-to-bury-super-saturday-2009-12|title=Winter Storm Threatens to Bury "Super Saturday"|author=John Carney|publisher=Business Insider|accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref> |
Super Saturday accounts for a significant portion of the holiday sales for retail stores. In 2006, a study determined that sales between December 21 and 24 accounted for 13.6 percent of holiday sales.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2057514820071221|title=Stores desperately seeking shoppers on Super Saturday|publisher=Reuters|author=Nicole Maestri|accessdate=20 December 2009 | date=21 December 2007}}</ref> (In 2006, Super Saturday fell on December 23.) Some businesses do as much as 60 percent of their sales on this day.<ref name="Business Insider">{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/winter-storm-threatens-to-bury-super-saturday-2009-12|title=Winter Storm Threatens to Bury "Super Saturday"|author=John Carney|publisher=Business Insider|accessdate=20 December 2009}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:21, 16 November 2013
| Super Saturday | |
|---|---|
| Observed by | United States |
| Type | Commercial |
| Celebrations | Shopping |
| Date | Last Saturday before Christmas |
| 2023 date | 23 December |
| 2024 date | 21 December |
| 2025 date | 20 December |
| 2026 date | 19 December |
| Frequency | annual |
| Related to | Christmas Eve, and Christmas |
Super Saturday is the last Saturday before Christmas, a major day of revenue for American retailers, marking the end of the shopping season they and many customers believe begins on Black Friday. Super Saturday targets last-minute shoppers. Typically the day is ridden with one-day sales in an effort to accrue more revenue than any other day in the Christmas and holiday season.[1]
Sales
Super Saturday typically nets approximately $15 billion in retail sales.[2] To compete with each other, stores offer significant discounts and extend store hours in an attempt to attract customers and drive impulse buying.[3] This is significant in comparison to Black Friday, which, in 2009, accrued only $2.7 billion in tech sales.[4]
Super Saturday accounts for a significant portion of the holiday sales for retail stores. In 2006, a study determined that sales between December 21 and 24 accounted for 13.6 percent of holiday sales.[5] (In 2006, Super Saturday fell on December 23.) Some businesses do as much as 60 percent of their sales on this day.[6]
In an effort to attract customers, stores often extend their hours during these crucial days of the retail season. Some stores go as far as to leave their stores open all day long until Christmas Eve in hopes that customers will take the extra time during off-peak hours to both review alternative options and to spread out workloads for cashiers.[5] Because stores predict double or triple their typical customer turnout on Super Saturday, many increase their staffing during these critical days to be able to handle the demand.[7]
Shoppers
The day typically nets a significant amount of revenue for retailers because of the demand by shoppers. 2009 reports indicated that by the middle of December, more than half of all shoppers in the United States still had more holiday shopping to do.[8] Some experts predicted that approximately 40% of consumers hadn't started their holiday shopping by Super Saturday in 2009, with some customers citing full-time jobs as impeding their access to stores earlier in the year.[7] Cathy Bergh from The Christmas House notes that the day is significant because it is "the last chance [for shoppers] to get out and do their shopping."[1]
Some shoppers, however, intentionally wait for Super Saturday to finish their shopping due to the availability of discounts. Alternative reasons for waiting until the final Saturday to make holiday purchases include ensuring that purchases are within budget. Other customers choose to do their shopping early in an attempt to avoid the long lines and large crowds associated with the retail holiday.[8]
Unlike Black Friday, online shopping does not typically infringe upon retail stores' access to customers. Due to Super Saturday's proximity to Christmas, shoppers are typically reluctant to venture online for deals, as purchases may not be able to arrive in time for the holiday.[2] However, this is not always the case. If customers are unable to gain access to the stores, like what happened during the North American blizzard of 2009, customers who have little time left to buy their gifts may be forced online.[9]
Other usages
Super Saturday can also be used for any Saturday where a large number of related events are held. In the context of the Eurovision Song Contest for example, the Saturday on which most broadcasters organize their national final is often declared as Super Saturday.[10]
The final Saturday of the US Open is called "Super Saturday". If the tournament is running to schedule and has not been delayed by inclement weather or similar, both the men's semi-finals and the women's final are played on this day, with the men's semi-finals in the afternoon, then the women's final at night.[citation needed]
The phrase was also used (mainly by the British media) to refer to the middle Saturday of the 2012 Summer Olympics (4 August) where Team GB athletes Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah, Greg Rutherford, Danielle King, Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell, Tom James, Pete Reed, Andrew Triggs-Hodge, Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking all won gold medals.
References
- ^ a b Nick Natario. "Holiday Shoppers Pack Stores on Super Saturday". WETM TV. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ a b Sy, Stephanie; Herman, Charles; Francescani, Chris. "Will Blizzard Blow Away Sales?". ABC News. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Black Friday returns today for procrastinators". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ Chris Tribbey. "NPD: Black Friday Tech Revenue Down". Home Media Magazine. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ a b Nicole Maestri (21 December 2007). "Stores desperately seeking shoppers on Super Saturday". Reuters. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ John Carney. "Winter Storm Threatens to Bury "Super Saturday"". Business Insider. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ a b Alcides Segui. "Super Saturday". Retrieved 16 June 2010.
- ^ a b The KFBB News Team. "Super Saturday Shopping". KFBB News. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ Dodes, Rachel; Zimmerman, Ann (20 December 2009). "Snowstorm Threatens 'Super Saturday' Sales". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Mark it down: Super Saturday is this weekend".
