U.S. Holiday Spending 2025: Record Highs and Consumer Contradictions
TL;DR
Consumers are showing contradictory behaviors during the holiday season, which presents mixed signals for the retail industry and economic outlook leading into 2026, with variations depending on product categories and brands.
- Consumers keep contradicting themselves. What does that mean for 2026? The Washington Post
- The $1 Trillion Milestone: 2025 Holiday Season Reveals a Divided but Resilient US Consumer FinancialContent
- WalletHub: U.S. cities expected to spend the most on the holidays PropertyCasualty360
- Record-high spending for holiday season sees late shopping sprees in Green Bay WFRV Local 5
- Holiday shopping 2025: Record online traffic meets a new era of budget‑driven consumers Khaleej Times
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