Retailers nationwide this week are clamoring to push out their best offers and win turf in Black Friday sales, with many companies pushing the cultural consumer holiday into Thanksgiving Day and earlier.
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The Apple Black Friday 2015 sale at Apple Stores and at the online Apple Store are always extremely popular despite the mediocre deals. You’ll need to visit the company’s Facebook page to get the coupon you need to redeem these freebies. These shopping tips will help you save more on holiday shopping – with less legwork.
Online giant Amazon is no stranger to Black Friday and will start tomorrow, on Friday 20 November, releasing its offers in waves.
So what are the hot brands/products: televisions of course, which was the traditional means how retailers drove in the numbers into their stores offering them at a steal to upsell you on all their other brands.
With the Christmas fayre, the rise in click and collect footfall and the ice rink, he is predicting a bigger and better Christmas period than ever before – despite the draw of online shopping.
Best Buy is bringing Cyber Monday, typically seen as the Black Friday for online retailers, into the store.
On the laptop front, you’ll be able to get one of the biggest savings on this MSI gaming machine, which will drop from $579 to $449.99.
According to the survey results, 68% of respondents will shop online through Canadian websites on Cyber Monday.
It appears Kohl’s will also stay open through the night on Thanksgiving leading into Black Friday, so if you’re a late night shopper or want to try it out, Kohl’s might be your go-to store, considering their selection of clothes, shoes, appliances, home decor, and more!
But pay close attention to the fine print on these gift cards.
More stores will be closed on Thanksgiving, to give their employees the day off to spend time with family. Retailers often reveal exclusive deals to their followers. “Black Friday is fully transitioning into a Canadian sales event, no longer simply being used as a tactic to keep Canadians from cross border shopping”. “And, our most loyal consumers can beat the crowds and get a jump start on shopping with additional, exclusive offers”.
Members of the Toys “R” Us rewards program, for example, earn $5 for every $125 spent at the brand’s stores.
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Argos has taken a different approach to Black Friday, running a bunch of preliminary, colour-coded deals for the four Fri-Tue leading into the real deal. Cashback sites like BeFrugal, Ebates and FatWallet can offer customers cash back on qualifying purchases. The app Ibotta does the same for mobile shoppers.
