The.alt 3 Major Tre.altnds.alt for Appare.altl.alt in 2018APPARELSpring is in the air and, as our data shows, so is a signicant spike in apparel sales. As the weather gets nicer, wardrobes start to change. We dug into our data fromCriteos US apparel retailers from last year to get a sense of what to expect in 2018. Heres what we found: 1. Shoppers favor springSpring is the time for wardrobe refreshes as shoppers shed off their winter coats and prepare for warmer weather. Average order values in the apparel category reach their annual highest peaks in April and May with increases of 24% and 22% respectively, over January. Compared to January, sales increase 6.5% in April and 8.5% in May, with total revenue increasing 26% and 24%, respectively. Indexed order value on mobile devices, by apparel category, when 100 is spent on desktop, shows that shoes and clothes order values tend to be much lower among mobile shoppers. Sporting apparel and accessories, which may be less pricey in most cases, dont see as much as a difference.Source: Criteo. Base: Apparel retailers, US, Q1 and Q2 2017 AccessoriesClothes (Mens & Womens)Shoes (Mens & Womens)Sporting Apparel78696792100100100100Make sure your campaigns take advantage of Spring shopping fever. Be in the market by the rst week of April to reach shoppers before your competitors, and make sure campaigns run through April and May to maximize sales. Market to each shopper (not the device), and connect ofine and online data sources to create the most relevant ad experiences. Dont forget to optimize your site and app for increased sales on both desktop and mobile. If you dont have a shopping app, now may be the time to build one! 2. Shopper journeys are multichannelApparel shoppers research online and visit stores. Or they use their phones in the store and buy from the website later. While we saw a lot of evidence of multichannel journeys, desktop still gets larger order values over mobile. That said, 35% of post-click sales completed on desktop are preceded by a click on another device, which indicates that shoppers are browsing on mobile before heading to desktop to buy. 6535372017 Q1 2017 Q2 2017 Q3Smartphone and TabletDesktop4164 64Source: Criteo. Base: 100 = total sales in Q1 2017. Apparel retailers, US, 20173. Sales growth is mobileWhile mobile order values may be lower, smartphones and tablets are becoming more popular for purchases. Between Q1 and Q3 2017, all sales growth came from mobile in the apparel category while desktop sales slightly decreased. We expect the same increase in 2018 as shoppers become more comfortable purchasing on mobile and retailers create better app experiences.