{"id":4360,"date":"2011-11-16T14:42:18","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T14:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/?p=4360"},"modified":"2011-11-16T14:42:33","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T14:42:33","slug":"want-to-know-the-uk%e2%80%99s-busiest-christmas-shopping-day-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/want-to-know-the-uk%e2%80%99s-busiest-christmas-shopping-day-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Want To Know The UK\u2019s Busiest Christmas Shopping Day This Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4361\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/want-to-know-the-uk%e2%80%99s-busiest-christmas-shopping-day-this-year\/800px-shoppers_on_dundas_near_yonge\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4361\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4361\" title=\"Christmas shoppers\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/wp-uploads\/2011\/11\/800px-Shoppers_on_Dundas_near_Yonge-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas shoppers\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/talentmanagementblog\/2011\/11\/800px-Shoppers_on_Dundas_near_Yonge-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/talentmanagementblog\/2011\/11\/800px-Shoppers_on_Dundas_near_Yonge.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas shoppers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To coincide with this year\u2019s upcoming Clothes Show Live, over 3000 people were surveyed on their Christmas shopping habits. And, according to survey results, the UK\u2019s busiest Christmas shopping day and time this year will be\u20262.40pm on December 10.<\/p>\n<p>However, while the majority of Christmas shopping will take place on December 10, the survey also found that more shoppers than ever are planning on leaving their Christmas shopping to the last minute. In fact, over a quarter of those surveyed said they will be leaving their Christmas shopping until the week commencing 18 December, while one in ten people said they will leave their Christmas shopping until Christmas Eve! \u2018Why?\u2019 you ask, well it\u2019s all in the hopes of bagging that all-important bargain of course, or is it just laziness?!<\/p>\n<p>The survey also revealed that the average spend on presents for friends and family will go down this year, but that people are planning on increasing the amount of money they spend on themselves by a huge 30%!<\/p>\n<p>Maryam Hamizadeh, Show Producer for the Clothes Show Live, said: \u201cIt\u2019s interesting to discover that the majority of UK consumers will be spending less money on Christmas presents for friends and family but will be spending more on presents for themselves this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the constant news of doom and gloom in the economy it\u2019s not surprising people want to bring a little more cheer to their lives and give themselves a Christmas treat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our advice at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Talent Management<\/a> is to avoid 2.40pm on December 10 like the plague and instead start early. And if you\u2019re in need of inspiration, check out Talent Management\u2019s top <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/christmas-gifts-for-children%e2%80%a6\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christmas Gifts For Children<\/a> and <a title=\"Permalink to Christmas Gifts For Him\u2026\" href=\"..\/2011\/11\/christmas-gifts-for-him%e2%80%a6\/\">Christmas Gifts For Him<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To coincide with this year\u2019s upcoming Clothes Show Live, over 3000 people were surveyed on their Christmas shopping habits. 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