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…
Category: Holidays/Seasonal
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…
Cyber Monday Surpasses $3 Billion in Total Digital Sales to Rank as Heaviest U.S. Online Spending Day in History
For the holiday season-to-date, $27.9 billion has been spent online, marking a 6% increase versus the corresponding days last year, according to comScore. Cyber Monday reached $2.28 billion in desktop online spending, up 12% versus year ago, representing the heaviest…
U.S. Holiday Digital Commerce Spending Via Desktop and Mobile Devices Expected to Grow 14%
The 2015 holiday season forecast is that total online retail spending for the November–December period will reach $70.1 billion, representing a 14-% gain versus year ago, according to comScore. Spending using desktop computers for that period is expected to reach…
Black Friday is Better Online
Consumers will spend a record $630.5 billion during the 2015 shopping season, the National Retail Federation predicts. Nearly half of these people will either browse or buy online, spending $105 billion and using multiple devices in the process, including desktops,…
Hispanics Expect to Spend More Money this Holiday Season
Hispanics will be spending more on holiday shopping this year and are more likely to buy gifts online than in the past, according to a national survey by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economic Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI). Numbers…
Mother’s Day Spending Set For Growth This Year
American consumers were expected to spend an average of $173 on Mother’s Day this year, up almost $10 (6%) from last year’s total and the highest figure in the survey’s 12-year history, according to the latest survey for the National…
Easter Spending Expected to Grow Slightly This Year
Total consumer spending on Easter is projected to grow to $16.4 billion this year, slightly higher than last year’s projected $15.9 billion but still below 2012-2013 levels, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Eight in 10 adults will celebrate,…