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Holiday Spending is Up $1,800 Per Household - Is It Real Joy or The Price Pain?
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Stephen Rogers, Managing Director at Deloitte Insights Consumer Industry Center, joins the show to discuss why holiday retail spending is up per household, how online shopping wins the holiday season, and whether self-gifting will remain prominent since last year's report.
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