72% of Peruvian employees prefer to decide how to use their aguinaldo this Christmas, indicating a preference for the flexibility offered by physical cards (58%) or virtual (14%), which allow all kinds of purchases and expenses.
The survey carried out by Sodexo, last September, to more than 2,400 of its beneficiaries, shows that more than 78% buy online at least once a month.
Of this 78%, 32% make digital purchases at least once a month, 17% once every 2 weeks, 12% more than twice a week, and 17% once or twice a week.
Likewise, the use of QR code to make payments also increases. According to the data, 5 out of 10 respondents affirmed that they have made at least one purchase in recent months by scanning this code from a smartphone, in digital wallets and payment applications.
Meanwhile, 33% of those consulted said that they would allocate their bonus for Christmas expenses, more than 23% said they would save it, almost 22% would pay their debts, 11% would start ventures and the rest would do other activities. Which shows a more cautious Peruvian, who wants to cover and ensure his economic environment.
Finally, regarding the average Christmas expenses, this would be S / 450 soles. 37% indicated that they would buy groceries, followed by Christmas gifts and household items with 17% each, while 12% prefer Christmas dinner. 7% would favor household appliances and 6% for clothing. Only on average gifts would S / 300 be allocated.
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