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What to Do With All That Holiday Shopper Data? 4 Tips for Brands

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The good news for consumer brands this holiday shopping season? Economic concerns aren’t expected to slow down shoppers’ appetite for deals. According to the 2022 Deloitte Holiday Retail Survey, 74 percent of consumers say they’ll spend the same on the holidays as they did last year. The bad news? Holiday customers are among the lowest […]

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