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We analyzed transactions for every day of the 2018 calendar year at over 52,000 small, local retail shops across the United States, including Colorado. The result is a comprehensive look at when local retail shops of all kinds do the most business, when they sell the most items, and when customers spend a little extra when out shopping.

What we learned about local retail sales in Colorado

Colorado is the 18th-ranked state for average retail revenue in the United States, pulling in right around the national average in daily revenue on a given day.

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How much do retail shops in Colorado make on an average day?

On a given day, retail shops in Colorado brought in $1,003 in revenue. The average retail business also processed about 13 transactions each day while seeing customers spend an average of $77.04 per ticket.

Sales Revenue Transactions Ticket Size
$1,003 13 $77.04
National Rank: 18 National Rank: 19 National Rank: 21

 

What days of the week are retail shops in Colorado busiest?

Fridays and Saturdays are busy at retail shops across the country, and things were no different for Colorado retail businesses.

 

 

Fridays were particularly big, as 18% of all retail revenue in Colorado came in on that day alone. On the other hand, Sunday was the slowest day of the week for Colorado retail shops, with 8% of revenue coming in on that day.

 

Saturday was the busiest day of the week in terms of foot traffic, with Colorado retail businesses processing an average of 17 transactions per day.

 

Coloradans spend more per transaction on weekdays, with Tuesdays claiming the largest average ticket size of the week at $84.65 per ticket. Locals are the most frugal on Sundays, when they spent an average of $25.49 less than on Tuesdays.

 

What time of year do retail shops in Colorado make the most money?

Coloradans clearly love to shop regardless of the season, but what does the average year look like from week to week at retail shops in Colorado? Let's take a look.

Back to school shopping appears to really move the needle for local retailers in the Centennial State. August was the biggest month of the year overall, and 3 of the top 10 shopping weeks of the year fall during late August and early September.

While August may have been the biggest month of the year, the holiday shopping season was responsible for the single-biggest week of the year for Colorado retailers: December 16th through the 22nd.

 

Top 5 days for Colorado retail businesses

The holiday shopping season was responsible for the biggest day of the year, and a total of three of the top five days of the year overall. Mother's Day shopping was also big for local retail shops in Colorado, accounting for the fourth biggest day of the year overall.

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

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Weekend before Christmas

12/21/18

Weekend before Christmas

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Mother's Day Weekend

8/17/18

Saturday Saturday Friday Saturday Friday

 

Colorado retail shops on prominent days

Retail shops look to events and holidays to generate big sales for their business. Here’s how prominent days rank compared to the average day.

  Day rank based on total sales How much did retail shops that were open make?
Day Day Rank Total rev vs avg % of retail shops open Avg rev Rev vs avg Avg txns Txns vs avg Avg ticket Ticket vs avg
New Year's Day 361 -72% 24% $965 -4% 15 16% $64.1 -17%
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 307 -28% 75% $775 -23% 10 -24% $78.88 2%
Day before Valentine's Day 49 27% 88% $1166 16% 14 7% $83.87 9%
Valentine's Day 28 34% 88% $1234 23% 16 24% $76.48 -1%
President's Day 289 -19% 77% $862 -14% 11 -19% $82.12 7%
St. Patrick's Day 46 27% 84% $1235 23% 17 29% $73.62 -4%
Friday before Easter 19 40% 97% $1170 28% 17 34% $73.66 -4%
Saturday before Easter 31 30% 83% $1282 -28% 13 3% $54 -30%
Easter Sunday 363 -75% 28% $1,130 13% 17 31% $66.38 -14%
Cinco de Mayo 99 17% 84% $1,217 21% 15 19% $78.71 2%
Friday before Mother's Day 10 47% 98% $1,491 49% 21 60% $71.61 -7%
Saturday before Mother's Day 4 58% 86% $1,074 7% 18 38% $59.83 -22%
Mother's Day 316 -36% 48% $1,188 19% 14 9% $83.5 8%
Friday before Memorial Day 15 43% 98% $1,223 22% 17 31% $71.84 -7%
Saturday before Memorial Day 69 22% 81% $926 -8% 15 18% $60.14 -22%
Memorial Day 335 -44% 49% $1,199 20% 17 32% $69.69 -10%
Friday before Father's Day 18 40% 98% $894 -11% 16 23% $55.78 -28%
Saturday before Father's Day 55 26% 85% $1,203 20% 22 66% $55.68 -28%
Father's Day 340 -46% 49% $1,174 17% 15 17% $77.16 0%
4th of July 314 -35% 44% $1,321 32% 20 53% $66.33 -14%
Friday before Labor Day 29 33% 92% $1,045 4% 18 36% $58.92 -24%
Saturday before Labor Day 54 26% 78% $1,037 3% 12 -11% $89.09 16%
Labor Day 326 -40% 46% $660 -34% 12 -11% $56.89 -26%
Halloween 157 7% 84% $550 -45% 12 -10% $47.22 -39%
Veteran's Day 359 -66% 42% $1,606 60% 23 78% $69.29 -10%
Thanksgiving 364 -91% 14% $1,314 31% 21 58% $63.93 -17%
Black Friday 17 41% 71% $821 -18% 14 8% $58.45 -24%
Small Business Saturday 98 17% 73% $906 -10% 11 -15% $81.68 6%
Sunday after Thanksgiving 353 -55% 45% $1,585 58% 20 55% $78.57 2%
Cyber Monday 274 -14% 77% $1,856 85% 25 96% $72.91 -5%
Friday before Christmas 3 66% 85% $1,619 61% 26 99% $62.53 -19%
Saturday before Christmas 2 70% 75% $1,340 34% 18 40% $73.45 -5%
Sunday before Christmas 216 -2% 49% $501 -50% 9 -31% $55.67 -28%
Christmas Eve 196 1% 61% $987 -2% 13 -2% $77.66 1%
Christmas Day 365 -95% 8% $501 -50% 9 -31% $55.67 -28%
New Year's Eve 305 -27% 60% $987 -2% 13 -2% $77.66 1%

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