Gift cards remain a perennial favorite for the flexibility afforded to recipients, with spending expected to total $28.1 billion, the highest since $29.9 billion in 2018. Clothing continued to top the list, expected to be given by 53 percent of shoppers, followed by gift cards at 46 percent, toys at 39 percent, books/music/movies/video games at 35 percent and food/candy at 31 percent as the top five categories. The survey also addressed what consumers plan to buy. “While some consumers like the thrill of last-minute shopping and others just procrastinate, many prefer the comfort of having the shopping done early so they can relax and enjoy the season.” “Shopping early is a trend we’ve seen for years and it began long before the pandemic,” Prosper Executive Vice President of Strategy Phil Rist said. (The total of the daily numbers exceeds the overall figure because some consumers will shop multiple days.) The survey found 30.6 million plan to shop either in-store or online on Thanksgiving Day, 108 million on Black Friday, 58.1 million on Small Business Saturday, 31.2 million on Sunday and 62.8 million on Cyber Monday. That amounts to an estimated 158.3 million people, up from 156.6 million last year but still below the 165.3 million in pre-pandemic 2019. NRF is encouraging consumers to shop safe and shop early, but retailers are confident they have enough inventory on hand to meet holiday demand.”įully two-thirds (66 percent) of holiday shoppers surveyed in early November plan to shop Thanksgiving weekend this year. Black Friday stopped being a one-day event years ago, and this year some consumers started shopping for Christmas as early as Halloween. “Nonetheless, consumers are starting earlier than ever to be sure they can get what they want, when they want it, at a price they want to pay. “We’re expecting another record-breaking holiday season this year and Thanksgiving weekend will play a major role as it always has,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. * You can click on this image below to see the picture larger! *ĭisclosure: This post is sponsored by Lunchbox.WASHINGTON, Novem– Nearly 2 million more people than last year are expected to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year even as consumers have continued the trend of starting their holiday shopping earlier in the year, according to the annual survey released today by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Which of the Holiday Barbies is your favorite? Plus, as a special treat, the first 1,500 purchasers of the 2013 Holiday Barbie at will receive a $10 Walmart gift card! This limited edition barbie comes with an exclusive ornament. You can find the 2013 collectible doll at Walmart. This collection began in 1988 and is now releasing Holiday Barbie 2013.
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The Holiday Barbie Doll is one of the longest running series of collectible Barbie dolls. I love to watch and see how Barbie is always accessorized with beautiful necklaces and other jewelry.
This was last year’s doll, Holiday Barbie 2012. I remember what a big deal it was to be alive for the year 2000, so this doll represents a bit of a special year during my youth. It reminds me a lot of my years in high school and school dances as I was in high school during 1998.Ī couple years later, Holiday Barbie 2000, sparkles in a golden dress. There’s quite a difference to see Barbie here in the styles of this year from the very first Holiday Barbie. Here’s a look at the Holiday Barbie in 1998, 10 years later. It’s also fun to take a walk down the years of barbie and see how her style has changed as time goes on. It’s so fun to look back and see the very first Holiday Barbie. She was always sure to get the Holiday Barbie to add to her collection! I even remember seeing the 19 dolls in her collection looking back at these fun pictures of the dolls from over the years.īarbie is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of introducing Holiday Barbie! Their very first Holiday Barbie was in 1988. Lauren’s mom was a Barbie doll collector and I remember several times getting to look through all of her collection of gorgeous dolls with their stunning dresses. We would get together and come up with all sorts of imaginative stories and create our whole own world around the dolls. I had a best friend, Lauren, who had a great collection of Barbies. I remember playing Barbies a lot growing up.