Almost 100 million shoppers were expected to head to stores on Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season in the U.S. The trade group estimates about 135.8 million people will be shopping during the four-day weekend, compared with 133.7 million previous year. “We actually came early this morning to miss the crowds”.
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Many tech gifts are the most popular available from the hoverboards to televisions and Apple Watches. That was in line with a recent survey by the Deloitte consulting firm that found that among holiday weekend shoppers, 44 percent planned to shop in-store on Black Friday – a decline from 63 percent in 2012. She feels the stores that are open on Thanksgiving are nearly being disrespectful to family time. According to a press release, Amazon will be kicking off eight days of Cyber Monday deals starting on Saturday, November 28, 2015 and will feature the best deals of the year on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 as well as thousands of other hot items. Now, many stores offer several hundred doorbusters, and numerous items don’t carry a name brand.
“I got a Barbie”. “When you run that many doorbusters, can they really be that special?”
Police in Lancaster city, East Lampeter Township and West Hempfield Township reported no problems overnight or this morning resulting from Black Friday shoppers. And years later, they still insist on the deep discounts they got used to retailers offering during the recession.
Denis is one of the estimated 87% of Australian consumers who will shop online in the lead up to Christmas, but online shopping is not without its woes, as every year thousands of Australians are scammed or have their credit card details stolen. But Deloitte’s Simpson said retailers need shoppers in the stores.
Meanwhile, Kmart has its doors opened to shoppers until 10 p.m. Their stores opened at 6 a.m. Thursday.
When most of us hear the term “Black Friday” we think of an epic shopping day full of packed malls and parking lots, mobs of hungry shoppers and plenty of deals to go around for everyone.
“I’m just killing time before we start eating like animals”, Geraci said Thursday.
Retail observers say they’re seeing early signs that the online deals rush is curtailing visits to physical locations. Argos and Game also had problems serving online customers. Ashley Walton got out early to go to stores on Black Friday, but she left disappointed.
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Economists also note that debt servicing remains a large focus of Americans’ spending right now, with total debt loads falling as Americans choose to avoid leverage instead of indulging in depreciating goods at retail chains.
