Back-to-School/Holiday Shopping, Wedding Experiences, Amazon Store Plans

By  |  August 23, 2021
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Engaged couples want experiences more than any other gift. Plus, shoppers are already thinking about the holiday season as they do back-to-school shopping, and we’ve got all the latest news from Amazon and Walmart.

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    Data:

    54%: Share of U.S. adult consumers who live paycheck to paycheck.

    15%: Portion of engaged couples planning to cut wedding budgets by up to 28%.

    $200B+: Projected increase of costs across the retail supply chain in the second half of 2021.

    20%: Increase in engagement ring sales vs. pre-pandemic.

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    187K: Approximate square feet of a typical Walmart Supercenter.


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