Forbes.com 04.12.07
It may not be bonus season, but it sure feels like it.
That's because mailboxes will soon be flooded with checks from Uncle Sam. The Internal Revenue Service says that taxpayers should receive an average return of $2,771 this year, up $500 from last.
And retailers are seeing shoppers wanting to spend this money on luxe rewards.
"People have been looking to spoil themselves with their [tax] bonuses," says Khajak Keledjian, chief executive of Intermix, a high-end boutique in New York City. "They want to indulge and spoil themselves without regret."