A fast track guide to Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping
About 21 percent of weekend shoppers plan to shop on Thanksgiving, 74 percent on Black Friday, 47 percent on Saturday and 24 percent on Sunday, the NRF said. “They say a maximum of 10 wine bottles and so consumers instantly assume they’re getting a good deal and they purchase more than they otherwise would”. Many stores are increasing their inventory so as not to frustrate shoppers.
While some stores may choose to offer a full refund for a product you no longer want, others may disappoint consumers by offering a credit note, an exchange or nothing. On the other hand, the Women’s Style & Co. and American Rag boots will be listed at a discounted price of $19.99 as against their regular price range of $59.50 to $69.50.
Shoppers are expected to splash out more than £4billion in the sales frenzy from Black Friday to Cyber Monday, the online version of the sale.
Retail pricing and data analytics firm Market Track said an analysis of 15 top US brick-and-mortar retailers and their Black Friday circular announcements online showed they were about three days earlier than past year. At least 32 retailers repeated at least one Black Friday deal from 2015 in 2016, the study found.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year where the prices are falling and the deals keep on coming.
The Wall Street Journal found that many big retailers have trotted out the same items on their Black Friday circulars for four years running. You don’t even have to wait until Cyber Monday to get your online shopping finished.
Doorbusters online beginning 5p.m. (11/23) and in store (11/24-26). Best Buy will open its doors at 5 p.m., also the same. Shoppers aren’t buying into the idea of scoring those deals on just one day. Black Friday is the single best day of the year to buy a TV and you will see increased 4K tv sales this year.
LOOK AT THE WHOLE SEASON: Retailers have been starting to spread their offers out, with some starting well before Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
Wal-Mart only ranked 22nd in the average discounts with up to 32.6%. The retailer has put up ads for the upcoming deals online, and there is a stern condition that one customer can pick only one item. Black Friday. Broadway Mall in Hicksville will be open Thursday from 10 a.m. until 9:30 p.m.
But not every deal is the best on Thanksgiving.
Black Friday 25% of all leading products will be sold.
Best Buy is offering a number of attractive discounts on various items for Cyber Week, promising 2,500 deals per day. “But retailers are looking to work around that and make a decent margin”.
However, this year Black Friday in the United Kingdom will be a largely online affair. That’s nearly double where we were 10 years ago. Make sure you understand the rules of the site and when offers are valid before you embark on your shopping. Newegg will be continuing its sales into the following week, as it always takes advantage of Cyber Monday. It is advertising discounts on toys, bicycles and clothing.