Problem
Labor Day getaways are stalling checkout.
Excuse
It's the last weekend of summer and your audience knows it.
They are squeezing in one more trip, not a checkout flow.
Also in effect on this date
The full docket. Any of these would hold up in a Monday standup.
The jobs report came out this morning.
Economy · in effect Fridays · day 1/2/3/4/5/6/7
Summer is ending, fall has not started, and nobody buys anything during the changeover.
Holidays · in effect Labor Day (6d before through 2d after)
Labor Day weekend is when every retailer clears the same inventory at once.
Holidays · in effect Labor Day (6d before through 1d after)
Households are adjusting to new school routines, and adjustment does not include your checkout flow.
Seasonality · in effect 09-01 to 09-10
Fantasy football draft prep is currently a second job for your entire audience.
Sports · in effect 08-15 to 09-10
More research is going into twelfth-round sleepers than into any purchase decision.
Sports · in effect 08-15 to 09-10
A third of the country is inside the cone of uncertainty, emotionally if not geographically.
Weather · in effect 09-01 to 10-15
The spaghetti models are getting better engagement than your entire account.
Weather · in effect 09-01 to 10-15