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U.S. Holiday Shoppers Are Shopping In-Store Earlier, Too (But In Less Numbers)

November 9th, 2010
Posted in Consumer Insights

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 ]

Online Shopping Starts Well Before Black Friday

November 3rd, 2010
Posted in Consumer Insights

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 ]