Marketing Excuses*
SEP
4

Friday

September 4, 2026SEVERE

Problem

Labor Day getaways are stalling checkout.

Excuse

1 / 40

It's the last weekend of summer and your audience knows it.

They are squeezing in one more trip, not a checkout flow.

Holidays

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