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The 2018 holiday shopping season is upon us and Parcel Pending, Irvine, Calif., a provider of package management solutions, is predicting the top trends for retailers this gift-giving season.

* 'Tis the season of spending. The National Retail Federation expects 2018 retail sales to increase at a minimum of 4.5% over 2017. Additionally, PwC's 2018 Holiday Outlook report notes that 84% of consumers will spend the same or more this holiday as they did last year. In fact, these consumers will spend an average of $1,250 each on gifts, travel, and entertainment, which is an increase of five percent over last year.

* Online and mobile will dominate spending. Global holiday e-Commerce revenue is expected to grow 13% in 2018 over the previous year, according to data from Salesforce. Additionally, mobile devices will account for 68% of all traffic, Salesforce predicts. Mobile phones are expected to account for 46% of all orders, compared to 44% for desktop computers and nine percent for...