The 12 Experiences of the Holiday Shopping Season

THE 12 EXPERIENCES OF THE Holiday Shopping THIS HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON, RETAIL FEVER GAVE TO ME: 12 LETTERS TO SANTA 11 BUMPS & BRUISES SANTA just a few of the millions "deltivered" by the U.S. Postal Service each year. courtesy of Black Friday and Thanksgiving Day brick-&-mortar shopping, which totalled an estimated $12.3 billion in 2013 alone. 9 STORES SHOPPED AT 10 TIRED DIGITS where 40 percent of individuals in on Cyber Monday, which grew 20 percent in 2013 to almost: $2,000,000,000 2013 used their mobile devices to help them with their in-store purchases, a number that's sure to increase with the introduction of Apple Pay. 8 HOURS ONLINE 7 DEALS REDEEMED for 'tis the season to be bargain spent researching, like the 91.7 percent of holiday shoppers who plan to "webroom" before SAVE hunting. Many retailers try to make the most of this time of year offering a slew of deals both in-store and online. For example, making their purchases. Amazon offers new discounts as often as every 10 minutes during the holiday shopping hullabaloo. 6 FRANATICALLY SEARCHED STORES for this year's hot toy, because many retailers only carry a few items in stock for their "door-buster" deals, which Local are not applicable for a raincheck! 5 LOCAL PURCHASES 4 GIFT CARDS from small and midsized retailers, which make on average 20 to 40 percent of their yearly sales during the last two months of the year. for the hard-to-please on my list, a go-to option for more than 80 percent of Americans. 3 GIFTS TO RETURN 2 LATE PACKAGES 1 NEW YEAR on December 26th, a common occurrence among ene-third of that show up in the days following Christmas, like an estimated 15 percent of all and 11 months before the whole thing starts again! Americans each holiday season. e-commerce holiday. purchases https://about.usps.com/corporate-social-responsibility/fags.htmpa1 http://money.cnn.com/2013/11/30/news/economy/black-friday-sales-results/ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-03/cyber-monday-sales-soar-to-online-shopping-record-comscore-says.html http://www.burstmedia.com/pdt/burst_media_online_insights_2013_10.pdf http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-30/black-friday-traffic-seen-thinning-as-stores-open-early.html http://www.cnbc.com/id/101214734N. http://blogs.constantcontact.com/fresh-insights/holiday-shopping-stats/ http://www.cnbc.com/id/101202639 http://news.van.fedex.com/HolidayReturns http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/S810001424052702304753504579280194287430208 САУАП