It looks like consumer electronics retailers will have a good holiday season this year with an estimated growth of 9% with MP3 players leading the pack. In fact, MP3 players are estimated to increase eight percentage points in consumer interest from 20% to 28% from last year to this year.
What I found interesting in the article is that more people buy gift certificates (32%) than any sinle electronics category. Perhaps parents have finally figured out they do not know how to pick out the right video game, the wanted MP3 player or the correct internal PC component on wish lists.