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58% Plan to Spend Same or More This Holiday Than Last, Oracle Finds

A fifth of consumers polled in 10 countries plan to do most holiday shopping in physical stores, with 47% splitting their time between online and brick-and-mortar, an Oracle survey released Monday found. It canvassed 5,100 consumers last month in Australia,…

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Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, the U.K. and the U.S., finding 16% plan to “make it as close as the parking lot, opting to retrieve orders curbside,” said Oracle. “Despite the challenging year, 58% of consumers expect to spend the same or more on holiday shopping than they did last year.” Nearly four in 10 say they plan to spend more this year on apparel and necessities, while 29% say similar about electronics.