Title: Discretionary Gifts, Spending on the Rise
Description: Most Americans intend to use debit cards to pay for gifts this holiday season, with 57.3% of consumers purchasing gift cards and 30.1% buying food and/or candy.
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WASHINGTON ? The 2011 holiday season is begin favorably for retailers, as shoppers have already begun buying electronics, apparel and jewelry, the National Retail Federation reports.
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According to the NRF?s 2011 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions survey, early Black Friday sales have prompted more than half ? 51.4% ? of Americans to begin their holiday shopping, up from 48.9 percent at the same point last year.
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?Hoping to spread some holiday cheer, retailers are already offering promotions on everyday items that budget-conscious shoppers know their friends and family members can wear or use on a daily basis,? said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. ?Whether it?s free shipping on select online orders or discounts across the board, those looking for great deals on items ? either as a gift or for themselves ? won?t have to look far.?�
Convenience store operators will not be left out of the spending spree: 30.1% of consumers intend on giving food and/or candy, while 57.3% will buy gift cards, the highest percent in the survey?s 10-year history.
Finally, interchange fees will be front and center this shopping season, as 44% of consumers will use debit cards as their primary form of payment, another high in the survey?s 10-year history.
?Convenience store operators will not be left out of the spending spree: 30.1% of consumers intend on giving food and/or candy, while 57.3% will buy gift cards, the highest percent in the survey?s 10-year history.
Finally, interchange fees will be front and center this shopping season, as 44% of consumers will use debit cards as their primary form of payment, another high in the survey?s 10-year history.
Content Subject: Research
Formatted Article Date: November 17, 2011
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