"Notwithstanding an outbreak of severe weather across the US, early results from the Thanksgiving weekend augur a solid holiday season. Although consumers visit stores less, they are making up for it online. Consumers can offset a shortened holiday shopping calendar and fast-approaching shipping deadlines with online shopping and express shipping."

Coresight Research founder and chief executive officer Deborah Weinswig, writing in her weekly report earlier this week about her expectations for the holiday shopping season.