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For Repeat Holiday Shopping Trips, Department Stores Rank First

Department stores -- specifically Kohl's, JCPenney and Macy's -- are where most shoppers said they would make extra trips to do holiday shopping this season.

That is according to the WSL Strategic Retail's report, How America Shops -- The Pulse of Shopping Life, which found that 79% of shoppers said they would consider making extra shopping trips to take advantage of a retailer's sale or coupon. And of those, 57% selected department stores Kohl's, JCP and Macy's as their preferred channels.

Finishing second were "mass merchandisers" Walmart and Target with 56%, followed by warehouse clubs Costco and Sam's Club with 55%.

In third place were drug stores Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid, which were mentioned by 54% of the respondents.

The report also found that the leading gift-giving categories for which shoppers are willing to make extra trips are electronics (51%), and computers and computer software (48%).

The majority of shoppers say they will consider making an extra trip to save, "regardless of age or income," the report said. "Gender influences willingness a bit, but not as much as you might think."

Here are some other findings:
  • More women (84%) said they would make the extra trip, but 75% of men do, too;
  • Non-Caucasians (Hispanics and African Americans) especially, take advantage of retailer sales by a margin of 10 percentage points over Caucasians.
(Source: Home Textiles Today, 12/03/10)



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