The projections for the holidays is with us: the Talking Heads are all kinds of predictions about Hot Toys, the hot categories, and then how much we spend, when we go shopping.
Spend a vacation is up or down? Popular retailers and electronics are keeping up with the big deals? We suspect that the answer to the last two points will be yes, it will be a lot of big black friday deals 2010 - but became an expert for details.
Retail Kantar is a research and consulting firm, often closely linked to the National Retail Federation. Last year, Kantar is a holiday and projections for 2010, the company is to spend the vacation plan a modest increase of 2.5%, slightly lower than the same period last year, when spending rose only 1 , 1%.
If you already have planning and buying, chances are you have young children at home and are looking for deals, especially in hot toys, or a wealthy buyer who can afford it, experts say Kantar. Younger buyers, especially those in their 20 years called "Generation Y" waiting for more and are more likely to shop online.
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In fact, online shopping is again expected to be at the expense of buying to increase in physical memory. Last year, this activity increased by 15% and Kantar expected to increase another 6% this season.
Selling back of consumer electronics, such as Tablet PCs are the IPAD, electronic reading devices and other mobile devices operate. Toys and games, of course, high demand, but household goods retailers are suffering as a grant program to encourage home buying pushed paid at the beginning of the year, with tax incentives and the device.
Wait also concerned, especially because price competition is really the only way to compete against each other retailers in this environment. After Kantar, prices fall 1.5% this year driven largely by competition among grocery stores like Wal-Mart.