As many Americans continue to feel pinched by an uneven economy, new data highlight the toll of higher costs on planned shopping habits this holiday season. Nearly 80 percent of Americans say things are more expensive this year and four in ten plan to spend less as a result, according to the CNBC|SurveyMonkey 2025 Small Business Saturday Survey. Among those planning to spend less, the deepest cutbacks will be in purchasing gifts for others, with 60 percent of these respondents citing these plans. In additio ...

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