As for Davis and her husband, said they plan to do most of their gift shopping online and at locally owned shops where they live in Bristol, Rhode Island. They bought TVs, Toshiba TVs, 4K. The Buffalo State Department of Economics Chair Fred Floss says most people have an idea of how much money they’re going to spend on the holidays. Her must-have item is a laptop for a daughter in college. Olsen said she had done some online shopping, but preferred making in-person stops.
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“It’s better than coming in the store”. Amazon Echo will be available for $140 only, which means you get to save $40 on the product. “We’ve been up all night shopping”, he said.
Shoppers across the country flood to retailers to find the best deals they can on Christmas gifts, or maybe just gifts to themselves.
This weekend is crucial to set the tone for the season. During the two-day sale nearly all items online and in stores will be 15 percent off.
BIQ Podcast: Black Friday is becoming a battle of values versus values. It re-opened Friday morning at 7 a.m. and will stay open until 10 p.m.
Retailers have also been spreading deals out more throughout the week.
“It was a really good start”.
The US-based National Retail Federation has said it expects total sales this holiday season to increase by 3.6 percent to US$655.8 billion, mainly due to the rise in online shopping.
Crowds were also relatively thin at other stores in the mall, including J.C. Penney JCP.N and Abercrombie & Fitch ANF.N .
Forget Doorbuster sales. This year, most of the action is taking place online.
Analysts at Adobe Insights told USA Today an examination of early online receipts between midnight and 8:30 a.m. Friday showed major retailers had already banked almost $500 million.
Some customers at retail outlets have noticed that morning sales have not been as busy as they were just a couple years ago, as shoppers increasingly become aware that they can get the same deals in-store and online.
“Amazon is offering a 50” 1080p LED TV for $145, a rock-bottom price for a TV this size but the brand is not named.
These days you could get some of those insane deals earlier and beyond Black Friday. Saks Fifth Avenue has started offering concierge help on its website.
So what draws shoppers to go back year after year. “Make sure you have that caffeine”, shopper John Sanchez said.
For Angelica Elizondo and her family, Black Friday started at about 5 a.m.
Kohl’s, too, has also been heavily investing in sprucing up its shopping app and pulling forward some online deals.
At the same time, some stores believe it’s not worth opening on Thanksgiving since the sales are spread out. And Toys R Us, which saw strong traffic at stores and online, will be doing more online flash sales.
“Not having to deal with people everywhere!” she said.
In the United Kingdom, analysts expect sales on Friday to have topped last year’s 1.9 billion pound, with people hunting for discounts ahead of an expected rise in prices next year.
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Mayra Ramirez, 32, said she’s planning on halving her holiday spending to $300 this year.
