Pandemic Fallout Could Slow US Online Holiday Spending Growth: Report

Pandemic Fallout Could Slow US Online Holiday Spending Growth: Report
Shoppers carry bags of purchased merchandise at the King of Prussia Mall, United States' largest retail shopping space, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 8, 2018. Mark Makela/Reuters
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U.S. online holiday spending is expected to grow at its slowest pace in at least eight years, as product shortages, higher prices, and lingering pandemic-related uncertainties threaten to put a strain on the shopping season.

Adobe Analytics forecast an average 10 percent growth or $207 billion in online sales in November and December, compared with a record 33 percent jump in 2020 when people chose to shop from home, instead of traveling to stores during the pandemic.