Sentences with phrase «consumer holiday buying»

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The holiday retail push is in full swing and virtual cash registers are virtually ringing as consumers the world over are scouring the Internet, buying up gifts for friends, family members and clients.

«Varying reports have also indicated weakness in the consumer economy due to flagging brick - and - mortar sales over the holiday weekend, but what we may really be seeing is an accelerating shift to online buying as mobile phones spur increased showrooming activity,» he continued.

Google and Amazon frequently offer discounts for their respective Home Mini and Echo Dot devices — typically around $ 20 off — and during the holiday period, retailer Walmart offered a $ 25 voucher for the Google Home Mini, which means that consumers could essentially buy the device for $ 4.

Retail sales are under close scrutiny this year, but having access to credit as a merchant and offering flexible credit to consumers can open up opportunities to buy and sell more, creating a positive economic impact this holiday season.

In fact, 62 percent of consumers report using their smartphones more than previous years to research holiday shopping, and 60 percent of consumers say that they plan to buy more often from smartphones or tablets.

His firm's survey data show that 87 percent of consumers say price will be the prime factor in deciding what to buy this holiday, up 3 percentage points from last year.

Shoppers opened their wallets for electronics, beauty products and clothes during the holiday season, as strong consumer spending gave a boost to several brick - and - mortar retailers like Best Buy and Kohl's.

Other similar things might be investing in supermarkets and «consumer staples» (because if your weekly shopping basket inflates, their shares and divis probably will too) or investing in healthcare as a hedge against future healthcare costs inflating or investing in utilities as a hedge against utilities bills rising (I've yet to buy any but I quite like the idea of owning enough ~ 7 % yielding Centrica for the divis to cover the gas and electricity bills) or investing in travel and tourism companies as a hedge against holiday costs inflating.

As consumers spend away for the holidays, many people are using their credit cards to buy gifts.

The run - up to a Chinese Shopping holiday known as Singles Day (in honor of unattached consumers who are encouraged to buy themselves...

The amount American consumers spend buying stuff at the holidays is greater than the GDP of some of the world's poorest countries.

The recent recalls of various children's toys have parents and would - be Santas leery this holiday season, but it may just be the thing to push consumers to be more creative about the toys they buy their young children.

But, as Black Friday approaches, one consumer advocacy group is urging Las Cruces parents and other gift givers to take a closer, more - cautious look at the toys they buy their children this holiday season.

As the holiday shopping season hits its peak, not only are consumers buying lots of gifts, they are accumulating an incredible number of plastic bags.

«Particularly in these credit crunch times, owning a caravan holiday home is a major investment for the consumer - for some, it is buying the holiday home of their dreams.

Seductive lease rates, especially around peak car - buying holidays like Memorial Day are great for consumers.

There's also no word on when these products might launch, though we'd expect the new Kindle Fire lineup to be ready for consumers to buy in advance of the holiday season.

Dunn said during Best Buy's recent earnings call that the company believes computers will remain a very popular gift this holiday because of the very benefits they offer consumers.

I'm sorry about all the angst that's befallen American companies who are sourcing from China, and I'm sorry about the consumers (that's us) who have become fearful of all imported products (particularly, during the holiday season when you sort of want the toys you buy to be safe).

Overall, the holiday season looks promising for both the iPad and the Kindle: when consumers were polled about potential e-reader purchases in the next 90 days, 42 percent reported they would most likely buy an iPad, while 33 percent pointed to Amazon's Kindle.

After all, the busiest season of the consumer electronics world is exactly a week away, and retailers would probably prefer to stock up on things that people will actually buy this holiday season.

Enderle's reasoning is based on consumer technology sales history and how shoppers buy during the holiday season.

They are both a very cheap buy for consumers this holiday season.

While its $ 259 price tag disqualifies it as an «impulse buy,» enabling consumers to see the Nook and try it out could be a significant advantage, especially as we head into the holiday shopping season.

Stores will do what they can to lure consumers who are watching their wallets more closely after their December splurges; they will appeal to the consumer's need to make New Year's resolutions (expect breaks on fitness - related accessories) and will prepare for a decrease in inventory (look for high discounts on last - chance buys of holiday décor).

One of the most common ways that retail stores trick consumers into buying more of their products during the holiday season is to broadcast that they have a desirable item in a limited quantity.

Though most consumers who purchase holiday pet gifts buy for dogs and cats, Fins & Feathers customers have also been known to pick up presents for their rabbits and hamsters.

These are just two examples of consumers who have used the e-commerce channel to buy gifts for pets during the holiday shopping season, a time of year when 64 percent of pet owners in the U.S. buy a special gift for their animal companions.

Consumers also buy gifts for holiday - related parties, and instead of bringing the usual side dish or dessert, people can bring treats for the host's dogs.

The fact that holiday pet shopping is becoming a habit for consumers shows in their buying rhythms.

The Kohl's cash must be used during the week beginning Nov. 30, in store or online, so consumers can use it to buy a holiday present for others or themselves.

This holiday season saw Amazon and Google both cut the prices of their smart speaker products, a move that was great for consumers who rushed to stores to buy the products but bad for the companies.

IFA is an annual consumer electronics show held in Berlin, Germany, which often serves as a launch event for mobile products heading into the holiday buying season and the beginning of the following year.

In an investors.com article about a predicted spike in smart speakers sales, David Watkins from Strategy Analytics said, «Consumers who are looking to buy a smart speaker this coming holiday season will have a wide range of form factors, prices and feature sets to choose from.»

Best Buy recently announced that it will boost its mobile advertising spend this year going into the holiday season to help drive consumer traffic.

Best Buy, once the category leader in the consumer electronics sector, has seen some challenging times of late, including a bad holiday sales season (same - store sales during the company's fourth quarter fell 1.7 percent) and the sudden resignation of its CEO Brian Dunn on Apr. 10.