Additionally, video game and TV show/movie titles are also selling on the cheap as part of Walmart’s Black Friday 2015 campaign.
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That’s why Walmart is also hoping to satisfy deal-hunting customers by aiming to keep enough of the most popular items in stock, including TVs and toys. The day after Thanksgiving marks the traditional start of the USA holiday retail season.
“Our customers can count on us to deliver three things on Black Friday”, says Steve Bratspies, chief merchandising officer, in the announcement. It said it would make all deals available from the start, rather than staggering them as it has done in the past. More products would be available at Walmart website this year, than in-store for Black Friday Deal Day and on the mobile app. The online sales would begin 12.01 PT on Thanksgiving morning.
Walmart associate Samia Ahmed stocks the shelves for holiday shoppers with the seasons top products and gifts at the Walmart Holiday Kick-Off at Walmart Supercenter, on Friday, October 31, 2014 in Plano, Texas.
But what’s there to expect from Walmart as it gears up for Black Friday 2015?
Walmart has also seen protests mark its Black Friday sales in recent years, a trend which could continue this year as its workers push for a $15 an hour minimum wage. However, a limited deal shown on the Walmart Black Friday 2015 Ad is a price reduction for the standard iPad Air 2, which will be sold $100 than its current price.
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Recreational Equipment Inc., or REI, took it a step further with plans to close on Black Friday as well. Holiday sales are expected to rise 3.5 percent this year, reaching about $630 billion, according to industry experts and the National Retail Federation. The mega store will kick off its sale at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving. The pay increase is up from a year ago when Penney compensated store staff with time-and-half pay. USA Today has learned the retailer has plans to provide nearly all of its deals accessible to customers in physical stores and online at once.
Best Buy is offering good prices on a variety of tech goods.
Just like a year ago, Best Buy will open its doors to shoppers a day early for Black Friday.
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Greg Foran, head of Wal-Mart’s US operations, said he was comfortable with the retailer’s inventory levels.
