“We expect negative (store) traffic given (the) earlier start this year of the holiday selling season and rise of mobile, which could be as much as 60 percent or more of all traffic, and consumer exhaustion from a saturated promotional environment”, the analysts said.
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BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. He thinks weekend sales will likely rise from previous year because shoppers did lots of buying, including pricey flat-screen TVs.
For brick-and-mortar retailers, the challenge is to draw more shoppers into their stores on a chaotic day often marred by long lines and crowded parking lots. Retail experts say online shopping is also picking up more steam, changing shopping habits and keeping some of the crowds away.
For some states, however, the shopping holiday has been banned. The mall opened at 8 p.m. and stayed open until 1 a.m.
Looking for best deals to grab on Black Friday Sale? “I haven’t even eaten yet”, the duo said.
The National Retail Federation projects Black Friday will retain its title as America’s busiest shopping day.
Top-selling electronics so far include iPads, Samsung 4K TVs, and LG TVs, according to Adobe.
“I’ll go buy it online”, said Ollearis, 24.
Sears store manager Jessica Hammons said they experienced a similar Thanksgiving rush that tailed off Friday morning. But a friend was first in line for the deal and bought one for her.
“I think it’s the same sales whether you come in early in the morning or later”, she said in Spanish.
And Moore has kept herself from scrambling for gifts this year with a new tactic: she started shopping for this year’s holiday the day after Christmas in 2015. That can mean more browsers turn into buyers, but also that they are visiting fewer stores in person.
-Online shopping also offers the option for simple price comparison. “It was just yesterday at 3 p.m. that we opened up”.
Amazon started its deals on November 1. So, we’d race down there and get them.
At the same time, some stores believe it’s not worth opening on Thanksgiving since the sales are spread out.
Thanksgiving weekend, according to a survey conducted for the NRF.
Consumer spending has been healthy this year, boosted by high employment and rising wages.
“Well, 30 years ago, I started with just my mother, going to Breilly’s Department Store”.
You can wait a little longer and get even better deals.
Shoppers carry their purchases as they walk though the steam coming from the underground along Fifth Avenue on Black Friday in New York, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016.
“It was full but the people weren’t too insane”, he said. “But now you have a better chance of actually getting what you need”. She arrived early to shop with her 85-year-old mother-in-law, but the mall had not officially opened.
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After spending time together on Thanksgiving, many head to their favorite stores, in the hopes of saving some money. “It’s better now, it used to be so packed”.
