Who Do Last-Minute Holidays Shoppers Trust? Survey Says: Not Retail Stores
It’s three days before Christmas and you just thought of the perfect gift to buy your friend. You need to find this item – it’s just too right. Do you rush off to your local store in the hopes they’ll have it? Not this year.
A recent study by YouGov, sponsored by GT Nexus, found that only 39% of US shoppers trust physical stores to have their desired last-minute gift items in stock this holiday season, leaving 61% of the consumer trust pie to online retail instead. The findings are eye-opening since consumers historically have gone in-store for their last minute holiday purchases. But this change is just the latest in a long line that has shaken up the retail industry.