Survey: Dec. 21 to be biggest shopping day for jewelry and luxury
New York -- MasterCard Advisor’s latest MasterCard Spending Pulse survey found that there are some product categories that won’t see the biggest spending uptick on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
The monthly SpendingPulse report anticipates that the biggest shopping day of the season for jewelry and luxury retailers will be Dec. 21 – the last Saturday before Christmas, which is becoming commonly known as “Super Saturday.”
MasterCard Advisors ranked the top three days for holiday spending for overall retail and some key industries:
Top retail sales days overall are expected to be:
1. Friday, Nov. 29
2. Saturday, Dec. 21
3. Monday, Dec. 23
Top spending days for Specialty Apparel:
1. Friday, Nov. 29
2. Saturday, Dec. 21
3. Saturday, Dec. 14
Top spending days for Luxury (excluding jewelry):
1. Saturday, Dec. 21
2. Friday, Nov. 29
3. Friday, Dec. 20
Top Spending days for Jewelry:
1. Saturday, Dec. 21
2. Monday, Dec. 23
3. Friday, Dec. 20