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Retailers Gear Up for Shopping Season

VOA 2015-11-27 08:59

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Retailers Gear Up for Shopping Season

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It's the most profitable time of the year for retailers, accounting for 20 to 30 percent of annual revenue.

And this year, close to 150 million U.S. citizens will go shopping over Thanksgiving weekend, says Kathy Grannis Allen of the National Retail Federation.

"So this is our Super Bowl," she said. "And this is really the one time in the year that the gloves are off and the competition just heightens."

To compete, some stores will open early and stay open later. Nearly all promise big savings to attract the maximum number of shoppers.

Bucking the trend

But this year, some retailers – including Nordstrom and Costco – will remain closed on Thanksgiving, while outerwear retailer REI will be closed on Black Friday as well. While their profits could take a hit, business author Kevin Paul Scott says the message is about tradition and family values.

"And people will remember that," he said. "And beyond the holidays, when they're buying Mother's Day and Father's Day gifts next May and June, they will remember these retailers – they'll spend more money there and those retailers win in the long run."

Overall, more people are opting to avoid the crowds. This year, the NRF says more than half of all holiday purchases will be made online – with one in five Americans using a tablet or smartphone. That's the highest since the NRF started asking the question in 2011.

"The most interesting part is not how much they spend, although that's important," Paul Scott said, "but where they're spending it. And we're going to see online shopping really, I think, put a dent on a lot of traditional brick-and-mortar stores this year."

Ready to spend

Despite tepid sales last month, lower unemployment and rising wages could give Americans more disposable income this year, says economist Gus Faucher.

"They're benefiting from lower gasoline prices, as well." Faucher said. "That gives them more money to spend on things, lower home-heating costs, so that's good news. We're adding a lot of jobs, seeing stronger wage gains. I think that people are going to be in the mood to spend."

According to the NRF, the average American consumer will spend about $805 dollars on gifts this season. That's more than $630 billion between November and December, an increase of 3.7 percent from last year.

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brick-and-mortar:(有)實體的

tepid:微溫的;不太熱烈的

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