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Article: Good News For Retailers Around the World this Holiday Season, According to American Express Global Shopping Monitor
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- November 19, 1996
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Average Shopper Expected to Spend $1,180 This Season, $755 on Gifts
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- With early reports predicting healthy holiday sales increases for retailers this season, a holiday shopping survey from American Express found that globally consumers are in the giving spirit and ready to spend this year.
German wunderkinder will welcome the computers and software that are wrapped for them this holiday season. Generous Canadians will splurge on special gifts for their spouses. People from Hong Kong will hit the highways for the holidays -- although they won't spend as much on holiday travel this year as last year. Meanwhile, ...