The new feature allows users to discuss potential holiday purchases.
Aides-de-camp to some wealthy woman, dispatched to make her holiday purchases?
Computer hardware led all holiday purchases, at $3.9 billion, while clothing and electronic gadgets rounded out the top three.
For travelers who have time to ponder holiday purchases only while laying over at airports, all is not lost.
The study said the strong economy had boosted holiday purchases in every major city compared with 1998.
Alternative reasons for waiting until the final Saturday to make holiday purchases include ensuring that purchases are within budget.
In previous years a number of our clients bought extra suitcases to carry their holiday purchases home!
Sales during Thanksgiving weekend now account for only 10 percent of holiday purchases.
First, a high level of protection is key if we want to make sure that consumers have confidence in their holiday purchases.
Returns, which can amount to a third of holiday purchases, are just starting.
