A year ago was said to be the busiest-ever day for online retailer Amazon – which has a large warehouse in Milton Keynes – who reportedly sold more than 5.5 million goods, with about 64 items sold per second.
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About three-quarters of shoppers said they plan to shop on Black Friday. Thousands of customers are expected to assault the physical Best Buy locations on the 27th.
More so than in years past, retailers including Amazon, Best Buy and Costco have already begun offering discounts on electronics, though most of the best deals on items like the Apple Watch, Microsoft xBox One game console and 4K TVs won’t be available until later next week, around Thanksgiving. The discounts offered on Saturday should be close to those seen on Thanksgiving and Black Friday, so some people may want to act while stores are still likely to have inventory of the most popular items, Gaffney says.
I’m quite conflicted about Black Friday, Thanksgiving and the notion that stores shouldn’t conduct business on the holiday, in order to preserve a romantic notion of tradition and time spent with family. You’ll immediately have access to all of Best Buy’s big Black Friday sales with the exception of in-store doorbusters, of course. That’s the Black Friday tradition, when retailers draw off-work shoppers into the stores with deep discounts, putting their ledgers into the black for the year. “You can add more and more hours every year, and every day of the year, but eventually sales are going to flatten out”.
Best Buy has great offers on TVs and electronics and they will open at 5 pm Thanksgiving day. We will hear of these stupidly early start times where stores open their doors up wide for shoppers on Thanksgiving or stay open for insane extended hours. REI started a Twitter buzz when it released information stating they will be closed and that a “life outdoors is a life well lived”.
The site has also published a set of online Black Friday tips and tricks to help shoppers score the best deals. You’ll save more on big-ticket items than on a discounted sweater. Black Friday 2015 also has all of the ad scans from the biggest stores.
To make sure you’re not missing any from your favorite retailer, subscribe to its email list and get them delivered to your inbox. “I think where United Kingdom consumers past year thought, “Wow, I’ve found a deal online in the US”, now they’re looking for it”, she said. For example, a 30 percent off all clothing sale on Black Friday will be 40 percent off Cyber Monday.
Shop Online with Your Smartphone – Ensure that you are making the most of your time whenever you are waiting in a line to purchase an item. The two to three weeks leading up to Black Friday are now as important to retailers as the big day itself.
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MORE ONLINE: Visit palmbeachpost.com/holidayguide for information on what to look for and what to skip on Black Friday.
