Shopper

Deals on Clothing and Electronics Are Most Sought After When Shopping for Holiday Gift Items

Clothes, Toys, Beauty & Fragrance Top the Wish List, Along with Big-Ticket Items Like TVs

Join Ipsos’ Alison Chaltas and Mary Berry who will be presenting ‘Understanding the Shopper’s Path to (Fresh-Prepared) Purchase’ on Day 1 of the conference (3:45pm – 4:15pm).

Do you need a better understanding of consumers’ path to purchase? Join Ipsos’ Alison Chaltas and Mark Barry who will discuss ‘LIFE Path — Cutting Edge Techniques to decipher P2P 3.0’.

Staying ahead of trends in today’s rapidly shifting landscape is more important and more complex than ever before. In a world where ideas and influence can spread like wildfire, how do we better equip ourselves with the category understanding and depth of knowledge essential to success?

Will shopping ever go back to the 1980s when Americans averaged four trips every month to any one of the 30,000 malls across the country?

Washington, DC – When it comes to receiving or giving a gift, roughly six in ten (58%) Americans say that a personalized, hand-written note helps to make the gift stand out, according to a recent online survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of Cramer- Krasselt. Just under half of those surveyed also believe that the quality of the presentation (45%) and the quality of gift wrapping (44%) is also a major factor in helping make a gift special, while two in five (38%) say the same about the ribbon used. The use of a gift tag (25%) and the quality of the box (23%) are seen as making gifts stand out by roughly a quarter of all respondents, and 20% feel that the use of a gift topper can help make a gift stand out whether giving or receiving something special.

What are these new shopping technologies and how are they affecting impulse purchases at the front end?

We are fortunate to live in an era of unrivaled retailing diversity and prosperity. People have unprecedented access to goods and services within their local communities and across the world. In truth, shoppers have so many options that the shopping experience can be both exciting and daunting.