Christmas shopping starts now as children choose gifts before parents open their wallets
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- With less than four months until Christmas, retailers are focusing on children’s specific choices, not only Black Friday discounts.
- A 2026 SuperAwesome study in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States found that children’s preferences are increasingly shaped by fandoms, friends, and digital culture.
- Parents are beginning their holiday shopping earlier.
Christmas shopping is already beginning, with children increasingly deciding exactly which brand, product, or character they want before their parents start spending.
With less than four months remaining until Christmas, the key question for businesses is no longer simply what discount to offer on Black Friday. It is whether children will already be able to name the specific gift they want.
The latest findings from SuperAwesome’s 2026 “Holidays Unwrapped” research in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States show that children’s preferences are becoming more precise. Fandoms, friends, and digital culture are playing a growing role, while parents are starting the shopping season earlier.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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