Bumper M-Commerce Christmas Ahead - But Consumers Set to Gamble on Shopping for Gifts

Bumper M-Commerce Christmas Ahead - But Consumers Set to Gamble on Shopping for Gifts PR Newswire LONDON, Dec. 4, 2012 - New Research Report Sponsored by NetSuite, 'The Christmas Gamble', Reveals Expected Consumer Shopping Trends This Christmas Key findings: - Almost one in five consumers surveyed plan to shop through their mobile for Christmas presents this year. - Almost one in four (23 percent) consumers surveyed plan to spend more on presents this Christmas than last year. - Only half of consumers surveyed have started their shopping, putting them at risk of finding their dream gifts out of stock – the biggest challenge faced by half of our seasonal shoppers. LONDON, Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Research sponsored by NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading vendor of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today revealed that almost one in four consumers surveyed plan to spend more on their Christmas shopping this year compared to the last three years. Mobile commerce is expected to play a key role in driving sales during this festive season; almost 20 percent of consumers surveyed say they plan to shop through a mobile device this Christmas and one in 10 of consumers aged under 35 said that a mobile device is their primary shopping tool of choice. The research is based on 2,000 UK consumer surveys conducted by Vanson Bourne and announced by NetSuite today ahead of its upcoming report, The Christmas Gamble.