With the hectic holiday season fast approaching, I wanted to drop you a quick note to make sure you didn’t miss any of WalletHub’s recent holiday studies and reports, highlights of which you can find below.
- Stage, Belk and Bealls Florida are 2019’s Best Stores for Black Friday, offering an average discount of at least 62.6%.
- Over 12% of items at major retailers will be more expensive on Black Friday than their current Amazon.com prices.
- Jewelry will offer the most value on Black Friday 2019 relative to its current prices, while consumer electronics are expected to have the least rewarding deals.
- 27% of consumers will spend less on holiday shopping this year than last year, according to WalletHub’s 2019 Holiday Shopping Survey.
- Target, Walmart and Sephora top the list of 2019’s Best Gift Cards.
- Consumers can save $300+ with one of 2019’s Best Credit Cards for Holiday Shopping.
- Some consumers already have access to little-known credit card benefits that can come in handy over the holidays, including price-drop protection and coverage for damaged or stolen items.
- All store credit cards do not charge an annual fee, and the average card offering rewards in the form of discounts gives you more than 26% off your first purchase, according to WalletHub’s 2019 Store Card Landscape Report.
- Most of the major retailers offering 0% financing use a dangerous feature called deferred interest, which has the potential to make holiday purchases up to 27.5 times more expensive than expected.
Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to schedule a phone, Skype or in-studio interview with one of WalletHub’s experts.
