Survey: Six-in-10 consumers oppose Thanksgiving shopping

Foster City, Calif. – Although many retailers will be open for business Thanksgiving, they may wind up angering more consumers than they please. According to a new survey conducted by Prosper Insights for Visa, 62% of more than 4,600 adult U.S. consumers said they would not shop on and are opposed to shopping on Thanksgiving.



Meanwhile, only 10% of consumers plan to shop on Thanksgiving. Other findings show that 37% of consumers plan to shop on Black Friday and 34% plan to shop on Cyber Monday. In addition, 49% will skip this five-day holiday shopping window altogether.