Why Black Friday Could Be Record Breaking for Amazon

Some stores even boasted lines outside their stores on Thursday, but on Friday, the official Black Friday day, customers were still out saving some cash on their Christmas presents. With the increase in online shopping on Black Friday, security agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, were cautioning buyers to exercise caution.

The term “Black Friday” was coined in the 1960s to mark the kickoff to the Christmas shopping season.

“We expect negative 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. Some Swiss stores that have started offering American-style “Black Friday” discounts online have seen their sites freeze, slow down or crash under a surge in traffic.

Chains opening their stores at the same times as previous year includes J.C. Penney (3 p.m.), Toys R Us (5 p.m.), and Kohls, Sears, Target and Walmart (6 p.m.). One shopper said he used Black Friday as a scouting mission for his son’s favorite toys.

“I think it’s the same sales whether you come in early in the morning or later”, she said in Spanish.

“I always like to walk, go to the mall”, said the Chanhassen, Minnesota resident.

Sullivan said the family was trying to stay busy after the death of her husband in October.

“We’ve got it down to a routine”, Powell said.

This season comes as leading chains, including Macy’s and Gap, have closed stores in a trend that many experts believe will increase in the years ahead. The craziest thing she has ever done was crossing the street from the area near the Fayette Mall to the Target in Lexington. “I wouldn’t do it again”.

Julie Singewald’s Black Friday started at 4 a.m.at a Twin Cities outlet mall. The store has expanded it’s online inventory to more than 23 million items, up from 8 million items past year.

The shoppers were back at Dolphin Mall and Dadeland Mall Friday to score more deals. That pattern has occurred over past Thanksgiving weekends, as more stores opened on Thursday and siphoned sales from Friday.

BIQ Podcast: Black Friday is becoming a battle of values versus values. Now I am going to head into the Best Buy store and I am just going to grab some speakers if they still remain, you know? “I only came for a Swiffer and toothpaste, and I’m leaving with a bit more than that”. The shopping tempo is deliberately fast and goes anywhere around 629 items per second, and around 33 electronics bought per second. She said she was buying for herself, but did purchase one sweater as a gift.

Amazon in its Cyber Monday press release said, “As new deals are constantly being added, customers are using Watch A Deal to ensure they don’t miss out”.

The mother of two hoped to buy Pyrex dishes for her 20-year old daughter, who is about to move into her first apartment. She will then try to find out where everything will be located in the store and send people to their designated areas before the sale begins. “So, it’s insane”, Lisa Burrows, a member of the Bella’s told WBZ.