A new survey of GameStops ( GME ) PowerUp Rewards members in the U.S. has found that 73 percent of people plan to purchase affordable electronic gadgets or hope to receive video games this season, outpacing other gift ideas like cash and gift cards (56 percent), clothes (48 percent), and toys (30 percent). More than half of parents that responded 54 percent said their kids would not survive the holidays without video games. That has video games being more important to kids this year than other presents (48 percent), spending time with family and friends (47 percent), sleep (34 percent), and even their smartphones and tablets (32 percent). What titles are rising to the top for gift-givers and wish list makers?
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CIBC Poll: Staying on budget a priority for majority of holiday shoppers this year – Yahoo Finance
Ullman laid out a strategy to improve productivity, expand e-commerce, and spruce up some departments that it said would boost sales to $14.5 billion by fiscal 2017. Thats still well below the $17.23 billion it generated before the sales plunge. It remains to be seen whether it will further pare down its fleet, which totals about 1,100 stores. In its latest round of layoffs in January, it closed 33 underperforming stores and laid off 2,000 employees. Guidelines: Please keep your comments smart and civil. Don’t attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. If a comment violates these standards or our privacy statement or visitor’s agreement , click the “X” in the upper right corner of the comment box to report abuse.
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Struggling retailers need holiday cheer – Spokesman.com – Dec. 7, 2014
You can have your order shipped directly to whomever you want and many retailers offer free shipping as well as gift wrapping services. When it comes to paying for your online order you can use your CIBC Advantage Debit Card to pay with money you have in your bank account. Secure payment – With the introduction of Visa Checkout you can save yourself the hassle of entering your payment details every time you order something online. Simply create a user name and password and enter your payment and shipping information once. From that point on you can speed through your online purchases at any retailer that uses Visa Checkout. KEY POLL FINDINGS How much Canadians plan to spend on holiday shopping this year, by age: 18-34 year olds How Canadians approach their holiday shopping: Want to find a great gift for everyone on their list even if that means going over their budget Want to buy gifts that stay within their holiday spending budget 79% From November 7 th to 10th 2014, an online survey was conducted among 1,505 randomly selected Canadian adults who are Angus Reid Forum panelists. The margin of errorwhich measures sampling variabilityis +/- 2.53%, 19 times out of 20.
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Retailers look to flip years of declines – Toledo Blade
Stores face cautious shoppers who are juggling stagnant wages and higher costs for food and health care. And Web-savvy customers are using information easily available on their smartphones to hold out for ever-better deals. All of that means that stores have had to discount more and earlier this holiday shoppingseason. If you You have viewed 20 free articles or blogs allowed within a 30-day period. FREE registration is now required for uninterrupted access. Registration Required (Full-size photo) The holiday shopping season is always a make-or-break period for strugglingretailers.
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