NRF Report: No Spooking Spending This Halloween
Washington–A record 170 million people plan to celebrate Halloween this year, according to National Retail Federation (NRF)’s 2012 Halloween consumer spending survey conducted by BIGinsight. That’s the...
View ArticleNRF: Holiday Shoppers Plan Conservatively, But Self-Gifting to Grow
Washington–American consumers, now veterans of stretching their dollars by bargain hunting, once are planning to play it conservative in their holiday gift-giving budgets. At least that’s what the...
View ArticleHas JCPenney’s New Strategy Lost It Millions of Shoppers?
Worthington, OH—JCPenney may have instituted its “fair and square” everyday low price strategy and discontinued its price off coupons etc., but at what price? In a recent survey of some 9,000 consumers...
View ArticleFree Shipping, Other Perks Lure More Cyber Monday Shoppers
Washington–They’ve been lining up for Black Friday deals since midnight—actually even before in many cases this year—but holiday shoppers actually have been lining up online ahead of those lines...
View ArticleCautious Consumers to Keep Cupid at Bay This Year?
Washington–Love may be in the air, but consumers are still hesitant to inhale deeply and open their wallets too much wider than they did in 2012. In its annual Valentine’s Day survey conducted by...
View ArticleNRF: St. Patrick’s Day to Bring Green to Retailers This Year?
Washington–St. Patrick’s Day may not have the gift-giving attributes that Valentine’s Day and other holidays have, but the “wearing of the green” and other traditions associated with the Irish holiday...
View ArticleNRF: Shoppers’ Easter Spending to be Flat With Last Year?
Washington—American shoppers looking to buy their Easter best this year may likely spend no more than they did last year. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF)’s Easter Spending Survey...
View ArticleNRF: Mother’s Day Spending to Rise 11% This Year
Washington–“A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother’s love endures through all.”...
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