Consumer Facts on Christmas
The Christmas season traditionally brings about considerable changes in society and the consumer marketplace. Widespread gift giving, decorating and shopping mean increased commercial activity, spending and debt. Shopping malls conform to special holiday operational and advertisement procedures during the Christmas season.
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Christmas Mall Facts
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Shopping malls adapt to consumer needs each holiday season According to the International Council of Shopping Centers, starting the Christmas decorating during the first week of November tends to attract holiday shoppers. In past years, 40 percent of national malls have participated in a gift certificate buying incentive program, while 72 percent of national shopping malls reported redeeming the most holiday gift cards during the month of January--60 percent of those malls stated that the most common denomination for sold or redeemed gift cards was $25.
Christmas Tree Facts
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Natural Christmas trees spare the ecological system The Virginia Christmas Tree Grower's Association has reported that the best selling trees at Christmastime are Virginia pine, white pine, balsam fir, Douglas fir and Fraser fir. Growers of Christmas trees, which are recyclable and biodegradable (unlike artificial trees), are in all 50 states of America. According to the University of Illinois Urban Extension program, over 30 million natural Christmas trees are sold in the United States each year.
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Consumer Spending
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2004 experienced a rise in online Christmas shopping Consumers shopping online during the holiday season typically spend billions of dollars. During recent seasons, over 3 billion dollars was spent each year on clothing, apparel, shoes and fashion accessories. More than 2 billion dollars was spent by online shoppers for video games, children's toys and computer software. Consumer electronics accounted for over 2 billion dollars of merchandise sold online.
Postal Facts
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Christmas is the busiest time of year for the post office Typically, more than 16 billion packages, gifts and greeting cards get delivered between December 1st and Christmas Day. December 14th tends to be the busiest day for post offices, with consumers mailing letters and packages, while December 16th tends to be the busiest day for package deliveries.
Canadian Christmas
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Canadian consumers spent less in 2009 Recently, more than half of Canadian consumers indicated that they resolved to spend less than usual on Christmas gifts during the holiday season. According to a poll conducted by the CBC Canadian News Publication, roughly 47 percent of Canadian consumers planned to buy less than usual, while 18 percent of citizens surveyed decided not to shop at all during Christmas. Forty percent of Canadian citizens expressed a concern for their financial situations which had worsened over the preceding three-month period, and 27 percent attributed their change in holiday shopping habits to the potential future loss of employment.
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