The Providence Business News/Johnson & Wales executive poll is a weekly survey of 70 top business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries and businesses.
By most accounts, the economy remains bullish — with unemployment now below 4 percent and theoretically, consumers with the confidence to spend aggressively during this holiday season. We wonder about your holiday spending expectations — and how charitable you are feeling.
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QUESTION: Do you expect to spend more money this holiday season on gifts for family and friends than you did a year ago?
Yes: 21%
No: 74%
Don’t know: 5%
QUESTION: Where will you be shopping?
Malls: 27%
Specialty boutiques: 17%
On-line: 20%
Discount retailers: 15%
Catalogs: 21%
QUESTION: Do you include in your personal holiday planning, charitable giving?
Yes: 75%
No: 25%
QUESTION: In your workplace or organization, do you raise money, collect clothing, toys or food for charitable organizations during the holiday season?
Yes: 89%
No: 11%
QUESTION: Does your company or organization give out monetary bonuses to workers as a holiday gift?
Yes: 53%
No: 47%
All questions are chosen exlusively by the editor of the Providence Business News
