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According to a recent survey conducted by Mediana on behalf of SES Slovenia, gift vouchers are a very popular choice of gifts during the festive season. Now, giving gifts is easier than ever. As part of the strategic partnership between SES Slovenia and Petrol, from this month onward, “DESETAK” gift certificates are available at all of Petrol Group’s more than 300 service stations across Slovenia – 24 hours a day. Customers can purchase a gift certificate for the collection of “DESETAK”, which they can easily and quickly exchange for real “DESETAK” gift vouchers at the info points of four SES shopping centres: ALEJA Ljubljana, CITYPARK Ljubljana, CITYCENTER Celje and EUROPARK Maribor, as well as at the Loterija Slovenija branch located at CENTER VIČ.

With the Christmas holidays steadily approaching, Slovenian consumers are already eagerly anticipating the festive atmosphere and the tradition of exchanging gifts. SES Slovenija, the leading operator of large shopping destinations in Slovenia, which include ALEJA Ljubljana, Citypark Ljubljana, Center Vič Ljubljana, Citycenter Celje and Europark Maribor, conducted a survey in collaboration with the market research company Mediana, which identifies a general trend that Slovenians enjoy visiting shopping centers as the holidays approach. During the holiday season, as many as 40% of those surveyed make at least a weekly visit. Outside of this period, 66% of respondents visit shopping centers at least two to three times a month. The most popular places for holiday shopping are shopping centers, where more than 46% of respondents buy most of their gifts. The survey found that 60% of participants plan to purchase gifts in December, with a substantial third of them intending to spend between 100 and 200 euros. Nearly a fifth will budget between 200 and 500 euros for gifts. The survey also finds that the vast majority, or 90%, of shopping center visitors do their Christmas shopping by car.