 TITLE: Holiday Spending Looks Different for Consumers in 2020 CONTENT: Consumers Feel Less Holiday Shopping Stress This Year\n-----------------------------------------------------\nThough the pandemic may pose financial strain for many consumers, the winter months are a time when many celebrate what they are thankful for. Given the turbulence of the past year, and the toll physical separation has taken, the general sentiment around the upcoming shopping season appears to be less negative.\nWhen asked to choose any emotions they've been feeling, fewer said they felt stressed, overwhelmed, panicked and anxious compared with last year's survey. The largest reduction (13 percentage points) occurred among consumers who said they felt stressed when thinking about holiday shopping.\nAccording to the Experian survey, a larger proportion also said they are feeling more grateful in 2020. Compared with 2019—when 27% of Americans said they felt grateful when thinking about holiday shopping—30% report feeling this way in 2020. END