ICSC Survey: Holiday Procrastination Means Plenty of Christmas Eve Shopping
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The International Council of Shopping Centers:
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20% of Adults Plan to Shop for Holiday Gifts or Holiday-Related
Items on Christmas Eve- 11% of adults plan to only shop in stores
- 4% of adults plan to only shop online
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5% of adults plan to shop both in stores and
online
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Demographics of Last-Minute Shoppers
- 34% of Millennials plan to spend on Christmas Eve
- 21% of Gen-X plan to spend on Christmas Eve
- 10% of Baby Boomers plan to spend on Christmas Eve
CONTEXT: “Even with the long holiday season this year, a fifth of
adults plan to shop up until Christmas Eve” said Tom McGee, President
and CEO of ICSC. “With so much last minute shopping, I expect that many
consumers will take advantage of local merchants and omnichannel
retailers, either going to stores so they can get the merchandise right
away or leveraging click and collect.”METHODOLOGY: The 2016 ICSC Super Saturday study was conducted by
Opinion Research Corporation on behalf of ICSC from December 8-11, 2016.
The survey represents a demographically representative U.S. sample of
1,025 adults of 18 years of age and older.Contacts
ICSC
Stephanie Cegielski, 646-728-3572
scegielski@icsc.org