The holiday sales season is off and running, and Walmart is among the first out of the gate.
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Also on Walmart Black Friday 2015, they offer holiday deals online. Meanwhile the number of rollbacks in stores will be about the same. Last year, the retailer offered these “door-buster” deals for multiple days. The company’s chief merchandising officer tells Reuters “We bought really deep”. “That is our commitment to our customers”.
The company will also be offering all the deals at one time, rather than spreading them out for limited times at different parts of the shopping day.
Walmart has not officially make available its Black Friday 2015 sales flyer on its online store, instead the retail titan made it available only on its flagship mobile app. That said, Walmart’s move is to force its customers to download the app and focus on its application during the sale period.
And if you do decide to shop from the comfort of your couch, you’ll be far from alone: According to the National Retail Federation, nearly half of this year’s holiday shopping will be done digitally.
Wal-Mart will begin offering its Black Friday deals in its stores at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, the same time as previous year, and the same time that its top competitor, Target, will open its stores on the holiday.
Best BuyBest Buy announced it would be open from 5 p.m.to 1 a.m. on Thursday and will open again at 8 a.m. on Black Friday.
All that means you can expect a big turnout for this year’s Black Friday and Thanksgiving evening sales across the state, analysts say. This year, based on the circulars we’ve seen, the sales look good but haven’t blown us away.
The Walmart Black Friday 2015 ad release on Wednesday was as popular on Google Search as the Republican Debate, both topics have beaten the now infamous Mindy Mann.
Walmart is kicking off its Black Friday deals at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving, no change from past year.
Walmart isn’t alone in the Black Friday battle. View JcPenney’s 75-page Black Friday ad and its 2015 holiday catalog. While it’s possible that other companies may offer better deals on certain items, Yahoo Tech notes that their market dominance is the largest factor in their success.
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“It’s important for us to make sure that all of that is incorporated into the decisions that we make around free shipping”, Bender said.
