Whether consumers are looking for a live or artificial Christmas tree this season, media, trade, and retail organizations have echoed the same recommendation across the board: consumers should find and buy their Christmas trees early this year. With extreme weather conditions in the Pacific Northwest and supply chain issues throughout the U.S. impacting availability, consumers […]
1. Will Christmas trees cost more this year than in the past? While pricing may differ retailer to retailer, consumers can expect both live and artificial Christmas trees to cost more this Christmas. A 2021 USDA report showed that live tree costs have nearly doubled compared to 2015 prices, and artificial Christmas tree retailers have […]
American Christmas Tree Association Recommends U.S. Consumers Find Their Christmas Tree Early this Season Christmas tree supply this year affected by extreme weather and supply chain issues September 15, 2021 – To support consumers in their preparation for the Christmas season, the American Christmas Tree Association (ACTA), has released its annual industry overview on the Christmas tree market […]
LOS ANGELES – DECEMBER 10, 2020 Seventy-five percent of U.S. households, or nearly 94 million, will display a Christmas tree in their home for the 2020 holiday season, according to the 10th annual Christmas tree survey from the American Christmas Tree Association (ACTA) conducted by Nielsen. Eighty-five percent of those Christmas trees displayed are artificial […]
Decorating for Christmas earlier could have mental health benefits There are two types of people in the world: people who break out the Christmas décor right after Halloween and people who refuse to touch them until after Thanksgiving. Turns out, there could be a good reason for decorating early after all. Dr. Marcus De Carvalho […]
Pandemic pushes start of holiday shopping earlier than ever Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Retailers are kicking off the holiday season earlier than ever this year in hopes of avoiding big in-store crowds and shipping bottlenecks in November and December. Stores like Best Buy, […]
95 Million U.S. Households Will Display a Christmas Tree, According to the American Christmas Tree Association November 19, 2019 – There is no debate. America’s love for the Christmas tree has not waivered and, in fact, has grown as Christmas trees take not only the center stage in the home for the holidays, but also […]
American Christmas Tree Association’s Nationwide Survey Shows Growing Trend in Displaying Multiple Christmas Trees December 9, 2019…Los Angeles, CA…Seventy-seven percent of U.S. households, nearly 96 million U.S. households, will display a Christmas tree in their home for the 2019 holiday season, according to the ninth annual Christmas tree survey from the American Christmas Tree Association […]
December 5, 2016, Los Angeles, CA….Nearly 100 million households across the U.S. will display a Christmas tree, according to the sixth annual Christmas tree survey from the American Christmas Tree Association (ACTA), conducted by Nielsen. Of those Christmas trees displayed, 81 percent will be artificial Christmas trees and 19 percent will be real trees. The […]
It may seem frivolous to be thinking about Christmas and Christmas trees right now, especially when so many other things going on right here and around the world rightly take precedence. But the truth is that Christmas trees and holiday décor bring families a lot of happiness and finding and decorating our trees, whether it’s […]