Canadians asking Santa for tablets, eReaders, iPhones; but plan to spend less

TORONTO – Apple's iPad is the most-desired item on holiday season wish lists this season, according to a national survey by Toronto-based consultancy, Solutions Research Group (SRG). Overall, though, the company found a cautious consumer sentiment leading up to the end of the year. Fifteen percent of Canadians said they will spend more this year on holiday shopping but 32% said they will spend less and 53% said they will spend about the same. The survey of 1,000 Canadian consumers was conducted during the first week of November 2011 by Solutions Research Group (SRG). After the iPad, rounding out the...