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In 2008, the surge of U.S. holiday shoppers visiting shopping malls began on November 17th. But in 2009, Simmons DataStream shows the uptick starting earlier - on November 2nd. However, there has been an overall 17% decrease among U.S. consumers shopping at malls and strip malls over the past two and a half years.[ READ MORE ]
This year, it appears that the seasonal increase in online purchasing began almost three months ago, the week of August 9, 2010. This suggests that, as far as online purchasing goes, the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons have effectively merged with little to no break in between.[ READ MORE ]
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