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For most, holiday shopping likely begins on Black Friday, whether you’re a midnight shopper or a stay-inside-to-avoid-the-crowd online shopper. However, with Amazon’s annual “Prime Day”, some shoppers are really just jumping the gun.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/22/holiday-shopping-started-in-july-this-year-thanks-to-amazon.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=christmas-in-july-thanks-to-amazon-holiday-shopping-began-long-before-most-consumers-would-expect-2711695" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">According to CNBC</a>, thanks to Amazon, some consumers began holiday shopping in July (did someone say <a href="https://www.southernliving.com/christmas/how-did-christmas-july-start?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=christmas-in-july-thanks-to-amazon-holiday-shopping-began-long-before-most-consumers-would-expect-2711695" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Christmas in July?</a>). NPD Group surveyed 3,485 consumers and found that about one-third of those who shopped during Amazon’s 48-hour Prime Day promotion, actually did some holiday shopping, CNBC said. The survey also found that about 5% of people had already finished their holiday shopping ahead of Prime Day which happened on <a href="https://www.theverge.com/amazon-prime-day-deals-tech?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=christmas-in-july-thanks-to-amazon-holiday-shopping-began-long-before-most-consumers-would-expect-2711695" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">July 15 and 16 this year</a>.&nbsp;The early bird gets the worm, I guess?Although not done quite as early as July, <a href="https://1851franchise.com/this-season-s-holiday-spending-is-set-to-break-records-rising-14-1-compared-with-last-year-2711448">online holiday shopping is set to reach an all-time high this season</a>. According to a different article from <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/29/holiday-spending-online-set-to-hit-a-record-of-143point7-billion-adobe.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=christmas-in-july-thanks-to-amazon-holiday-shopping-began-long-before-most-consumers-would-expect-2711695" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">CNBC</a>, digital holiday spending is set to sit $143.7 billion this season along, a 14.1% increase compared with last year.&nbsp;Ready or not, the holiday shopping season is here and this writer plans to contribute to the statistic and only do her holiday shopping online.&nbsp;Read the full CNBC article <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/22/holiday-shopping-started-in-july-this-year-thanks-to-amazon.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=christmas-in-july-thanks-to-amazon-holiday-shopping-began-long-before-most-consumers-would-expect-2711695" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>.

Christmas in July? Thanks to Amazon, Holiday Shopping Began Long Before Most Consumers Would Expect

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