STORES Magazine - December 2008 - (Page 18)

trEnDS NUMBERS WORTH COUNTING Compiled by David P. Schulz 48% Consumers expecting to find best holiday values and deals online Source: Forrester Research 74% 80% Shoppers doing pre-shopping research to score the best deals 11% $832.26 Average amount consumers are planning to spend on holiday-related shopping this year, up 1.9% from 2007 Predicted year-over-year increase in holiday season sales for mobile phones, highest of any electronics product Source: Consumer Electronics Association Consumers who are buying items only when they find a sale Source: Maritz Research $466.13 Source: NRF/BIGresearch 4% 12% Source: Nielsen Average amount consumers are planning to spend on holiday gifts for family Projected decline in package volume delivered by UPS in the fourth quarter Source: United Parcel Service Consumers expecting to spend more in convenience stores and gas retailers this holiday season than last, highest among all retail segments $493.3 million Sales of Christmas trees and decorations last year Source: USDA Economic Research Service 13% Source: Manpower 175,000 Christmas trees expected to be purchased online this year Source: National Christmas Tree Association $24.9 billion Source: NRF Retail and wholesale employers saying they expected to hire fewer people this holiday season, largest rate since 1991 Amount gift givers will spend on gift cards this holiday season Population of North Pole, Alaska Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2,183 61% Consumers saying they will probably agree not to exchange gifts with some family and friends Source: GfK Roper’s Holiday Shopping 54.9% Source: BIGresearch Consumers saying they would like to receive gift cards this year 45,288,000 1.3% 94% Consumers who won’t start their Christmas shopping until December 16 or later Consumers saying spending time with the family during the holidays will be more important this year than last Source: Information Resources 91% Source: Information Resources Holiday meal preparers saying they will put private label foods on the family table this year Holiday shoppers who wait until after Christmas to start making their purchases Source: Media Research & Intelligence 20 billion Pieces of mail U.S. Postal Service expects to deliver between Thanksgiving and Christmas Source: U.S. Postal service 18 STORES / DECEMBER 2008 WWW.STORES.ORG http://WWW.STORES.ORG

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STORES Magazine - December 2008 Contents Executive Editor's Page President's Page Wrap Rage Unraveled What Shoppers Think Courting a Comeback 10 Things You May Have Missed Numbers Worth Counting Full Price/Markdown Retail People Cover Story: Navigating the Road Ahead Website Strategy Concept2Watch Online Customer Service International Marketing Green Retailing Online Merchandising Signage Operations Online Strategies Pricing Strategy Kiosks RFID Human Resources Loeb Retail Letter ARTS Update Point of View NRF News Retail Crossword Retail Industry Calendar Last Laugh

STORES Magazine - December 2008

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