• 21 Dec 2012 at 3:04 PM

Robust Christmas Tree Sales Mean… Something? Maybe?

By Jon Shazar

The early numbers aren’t encouraging in terms of holiday sales. But let’s ignore them and rely on this instead:

In the ten years Mr. Sloterbeck has tracked them, sales of trees, wreaths and the like have proved a reliable gauge of overall holiday spending. When people are willing to spring for a bigger tree or buy that extra garland, they’re probably spending more at the mall too.

Mr. Sloterbeck’s contacts tell him it has been a strong season for trees. For the four weeks ended Sunday, the survey shows sales were 4.8% higher than a year ago.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m kicking off early because I am a man.

No Trimming of Christmas Tree Sales [WSJ]
Retailers may see disappointing holiday sales [MarketWatch]
Men take holiday shopping to the edge: Reuters/Ipsos [Reuters]

Comments (11)

  1. 1
    Posted by Guest | December 21, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    booooooo

  2. 2
    Posted by Could be true... | December 21, 2012 at 3:29 PM

    Matt already had his intern hack into various stores shipping systems and have what an algorithm determined were the hottest gifts of 2013 shipped to his family and friends with a note saying he'd be busy with the soon to be released NY Fed BoD minutes; Jon Shazar goes shopping like a bitch.

  3. 3
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  5. 5
    Posted by Inner Matt Thoughts | December 21, 2012 at 4:07 PM

    You managed to write a whole 33 words and called it a day?

  6. 6
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    I attribute this to the sharp rise in interfaith marriages

  7. 7
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    My list for Santa includes a return to Bess being the sole contributor…

  8. 8
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    Who is Bess?

  9. 9
    Posted by Dick | December 21, 2012 at 9:44 PM

    This guy has yet to crack 100 words. Is he being paid for this?

  10. 10
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    Just call me "The Shaz"

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