Oct 7, 2025 · In the face of rising costs and declining consumer confidence, it’s not surprising that consumers are planning to spend less this holiday season. While projected spend has …

Dec 23, 2025 · Data from Visa Canada also says Canadians are spending 4.4 per cent more this holiday season compared to last year. “I think it’s a combination of inflation,” says retail analyst …

Nov 14, 2025 · Affordability concerns amid the heightened cost of living and a tough job market impacted by the trade war and tariffs may be changing how Canadians shop this holiday …

Dec 31, 2024 · According to a survey by PwC Canada, Canadians planned to spend 29% more during the holiday season in 2021 than the previous year. The average amount was $1,593.

Dec 23, 2025 · Consumers spent 3.9 percent more from Nov. 1 to Dec. 21 this year compared with last year, according to a Mastercard report on holiday spending.

Dec 9, 2024 · To better understand what matters most to shoppers this holiday season, we surveyed 1,000 Canadian consumers late this summer. Below is an excerpt of what they told us.

Sep 22, 2025 · Holiday shopping is far from full swing, but spending shifts are already surfacing, according to the Mastercard Economics Institute’s annual holiday forecast for the U.S. and …

Dec 17, 2025 · The holiday season is considered the busiest time of year for retailers, with a surge in trade typically commencing around Black Friday, the day following Thanksgiving (in …

Dec 23, 2025 · Consumers stepped up gift giving during the first seven weeks of the holiday shopping season, yet uncertainty about the economy is making them more targeted in their …

Jan 16, 2025 · A new report from RBC Economics suggests Canadians “ramped up” their holiday spending in December once the federal tax holiday came into effect, making up for a slow start …