Just across the isle, Dorris Hale may be shopping a little later than she would have liked to, but a simple Christmas is about to make that consumer stress go right away.
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The Forks Market building is open all holidays, regular hours.
It said retailers were “holding their breath” for shoppers to make a last dash to stores for a late boost ahead of post-Christmas sales.
Be a Lone Wolf Shopper – People who shop alone generally spend less money than those who shop with friends. “It’s a get-out-of-jail card for people who have left their shopping to the last minute because it’s a Saturday, which is unusual as Christmas Eve, and as a result we’re expecting about $1.6 billion to be spent across the country just today”, he said.
A survey in 2015 by America’s Research Group found more people waited to do their holiday shopping on Christmas Eve than they had in the past 12 years. While the final figures for 24 December are yet to counted it looks likely to end with more than five million transactions as well. Store hours vary nationally, so contact your local retailer for specific hours before heading out the door.
Target: Closing at 10 p.m.
JCPenney’s will be open 7 a.m.to 6 p.m. Christmas Eve and closed Christmas Day. The London Argyle location is open until 8 p.m., the Northland and White Oaks locations are open until 10 p.m.
Best Buy stores will reopen at 9 a.m. on December 26.
Monday, Dec. 26 – 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Shakey’s Pizza: Open from noon to 9 p.m.
High Park Zoo: Open from 7 a.m.to dusk each day.
Friday, Dec. 23 – 9:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Walmart: Stores close at 6 p.m.
Wegmans: Stores will close at 6 p.m. December 24.
The majority will stay open from early Saturday until 6 p.m., including nine area malls owned by Simon Property Group, including King of Prussia, Montgomery and Oxford Valley malls, as well as three Premium Outlet malls. “We’re talking about 15 years old all the way down to a 7-year-old asking for all this insane stuff”.
Patagonia Check locally 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. If we don’t have it, we try to find something close to what they want that they can also afford.
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Sam’s Club 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.
