Deloitte recently released its holiday retail outlook for 2014. It indicates that Canadian shoppers are looking forward to this holiday season and will spend at leas the same amount as last year. According to the survey, 51 per cent of Canadian shoppers started their holiday spending after Black Friday, which took place on Nov. 28. Meanwhile, 9.4 per cent of shoppers plan to wait until the last minute to start their search for gifts. Home delivery is a good offering for 69.8 per cent of shoppers, while 67.8 per cent plan to use click and collect in-store pickup of online orders this holiday season. 39.3 per cent will take advantage of secure locker order pickup, such as Walmart’s Grab & Go option.
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