TOP FINDINGS OF CONSUMERS SURVEYED:
Average spending per person reaches $805.65, comparable with spending in 2014 holiday season ($802.45).
Spending on gifts for family members will total $462.95, up from $458.75 last year, and a survey high.
Almost half of holiday shopping, consisting of browsing and buying, will be done online: average consumers say 46 percent…
WASHINGTON, 2014-11-13— /EPR Retail News/ — Procrastinators and bargain hunters alike are taking their time getting started with their holiday shopping bonanza, possibly to take advantage of deeper discounts over Thanksgiving weekend and late in the season. According to NRF’s Holiday Consumer Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, 45.6 percent of holiday shoppers say…