Post-recession shoppers splurge on ‘big ticket’ items for Christmas

After eight years of penny-pinching, consumers have finally found the confidence this Christmas to splash out on ‘big ticket’ items, Retail Ireland has confirmed.

Retail bodies are predicting that by Christmas Day, shops will have seen an average increase in trade of anywhere between 3% and 5%, and it is the high-priced items that are seeing the greatest resurgence.