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>>. >> reporter: -- who are just beginning. >> i'm very last minute. my wife does all the shopping. >> reporter: procrastinators are in good company. a poll released this week by "consumer reports" found 132 million people hadn't finished their holiday shopping. 26 million had yet to start. 17 million said they planned to be shopping on christmas eve. uncertainty over the fiscal cliff is affecting how much consumers are spending. still, retail analysts say holiday sales are on track to rise 4.1% to $586 billion, the most optimistic forecast since the recession. now, a lot of those products, th...

>> reporter: and it is the largest of the fulfillment centers they have nationwide. 80 across the world. crew getting back to work here. they have been on the job you can imagine, 24/7. 50,000 seasonal employees worldwide, 20,000 full-time. it is a huge operation. they will sell roughly 204 better items a second. that is just amazon.com. online sales just today will total anywhere from 1.5 to $2 billion. it is going to be a $586 billion holiday sales season according to the national retail federation. but when you talk about cyber sales, amazon.com, which leads the pack, really gives you and i...

Monday, an estimated 147 million shoppers who will opened their waumts putting smiles on the faces of ceos across the country who are hoping this holiday season's optimistic forecast comes true. the national retail federation is predicting a 4.1% gain in sales this year over 2011. amounting to about $586 billion that could be good news for our economy overall. consumer spending accounts for 70% of the total u.s. economic output. retail puts 1. -- some call it a daily barometer for the nation's economy. if consumers are happy, they often are spending. october is consumer confidence index came i...

Weekend, this holiday in general. $586 billion is projected, as you mentioned before. the americans that will go out and spend are expected to spend $750 on average. it's a little higher than last year. so i think they're doing that because they're feeling a little more confident. they're also doing that because they feel like they can get good deals. i think that's pretty hopeful. that being said, we still have issues looming on this fiscal cliff. we're starting to see consumer confidence weighing a little bit. i think hurricane sandy had something to do with that. >> yeah. >> this could go e...

You live. i don't know any mall per se by name that is opening up. as you just mentioned, the big box stores are really making a push. my "chicago tribune" this morning weighed as much as a brick with regards to all of the ads from the stores that are opening up tonight in there. you know, retail is a big deal in this country. and a lot of people are going to shop till they drop. and i guess what we're finding out now is, it doesn't matter what day it is. they're going to be out there. >> yeah. well, i'm sure they will. we'll have the video to prove it tomorrow morning. and we'll show everybod...