Tag: Holiday Shopping
Buy now, pay later can make gift returns trickier
Shoppers who used “buy now, pay later” to help finance gifts this holiday season may soon encounter an unwelcome surprise: returns can be more...
Despite supply issues and omicron, holiday sales rise 8.5%
Holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, even as shoppers grappled with higher prices, product shortages and a raging new COVID-19...
Will new COVID-19 variant, supply-chain worries alter holiday shopping season?
Fears that retailers might not be able to restock shelves and that a new COVID-19 variant will curtail public gatherings and activities have apparently...
Retailers start holiday season earlier than ever
NEW YORK – Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Retailers are kicking off the...
Online purchases make up a larger portion of overall holiday retail...
NEW YORK (AP) – More people did their shopping online this year during one of the shortest holiday shopping seasons in years, helping to...
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Do you regularly shop on Black Friday?
No: 66.7%
Yes: 33.3%
Where do you do most of your holiday shopping?
Online: 55.6%
Brick-and-mortar stores: 44.4%
Malls: 0%
Other: 0%
From whom do...
Will you make a point to shop local during the holiday...
The holiday shopping season is underway. One of the signature local kickoff events, Small Business Saturday Shop RI, will be held Nov. 30 at...
Amazon’s record holiday shows consumers’ spending splurge
NEW YORK – Amazon.com Inc. reported a record-breaking holiday season as shoppers loaded their online baskets with items from Echo speakers to Calvin Klein...
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Did you shop on Black Friday or during Small Business Saturday?
No: 62.5%
Yes: 37.5%
How soon do you begin holiday shopping?
November: 50%
Early December: 25%
Last minute: 25%
Where...
How do you do your holiday shopping?
While the final numbers won't be in for a while, it appears that nearly 10 million fewer Americans shopped over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend,...