Yesterday marked the beginning of National Candy Month, a month-long event that occurs each June to celebrate Americans’ favorite confectionery treats, their contributions to emotional well-being and the good times they bring to summer occasions. Confectionery enjoys a special place…
Category: Holidays/Seasonal
91% of Americans Plan to Share a Confectionary Treat with Some-BUNNY They Love This Easter Season
An overwhelming 91% of Americans plan to share their favorite confectionery treats with family, friends and other special people in their lives during the 2022 Easter season, this according to the National Confectioners Association. Additionally, more than 90% of Americans…
Kids’ Favorite Trick-Or-Treat Candies
If you’re looking to earn a reputation as the best trick-or-treating stop on Halloween, you’ll need to know which candies kids love to see and steer clear of ones that may send them screaming. But which are which? To discover…
Americans Aren’t Spooked by Halloween Spending
After many holiday celebrations and gatherings were halted by the COVID-19 pandemic last year, Americans are excited to safely get back to their favorite Halloween traditions in 2021, according to CIT Bank’s latest Halloween survey conducted by The Harris Poll. Expectations…
Holiday Retail Sales Expected to Increase 7-9%
Holiday retail sales are likely to increase between 7% and 9% in 2021, according to Deloitte’s annual holiday retail forecast. Overall, Deloitte’s retail and distribution practice projects that holiday sales will total $1.28 to $1.3 trillion during the November to January timeframe. Deloitte also…
Americans Spent $28 Billion on Gift Cards for Others, $11 Billion on Gift Cards For Themselves
The winter holidays are over, but America’s retail sector has likely only begun to see the full influx of shoppers wielding gift cards given to them as Christmas presents or for some other special occasion during 2016 (or 2015, or…
Holiday Etiquette: Is It Appropriate to Give the Gift of Cash?
They say “money can’t buy happiness,” but does that mean it’s not a suitable holiday gift? The answer is yes — depending on the recipient, according to a new poll conducted by Edward Jones. The majority of Canadians surveyed feel…
Retail Sales Expected to Rise 3.7% This Holiday Season
Retailers have their work cut out for them during the 2015 winter holiday season. In 2014, retailers experienced one of the strongest holiday seasons in recent years, according to a report by Mintel International provided by MarketResearch.com. And this year,…
Holiday Cheer in the Workplace in Waning
The National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts consumers will spend more in November and December. But, more American workers are likely to leave their office colleagues off their shopping lists this holiday season, a new study finds. According to the “WorkSphere”…
Americans Anticipate Going $140 Over Budget for Holiday Gifts
Sixty-two percent of Americans who set a holiday budget go over their limit by an average of $140, marking a 20% increase from what people estimated they would overspend last year, according to a new holiday shopping survey released by…