Black Thursday is the new Black Friday

So says a survey from consulting firm Deloitte.

The Super Bowl of shopping had an early start again this year, but the game isn’t over yet. Wondering what’s open or where to snag a deal?

Meanwhile, a Bloomberg report noted that the surge in online shopping may not be limited to Cyber Monday.

Gap and Old Navy started offering 50 percent off everything in the store on Wednesday.

According to Adobe Systems, which analyzes data from more than 4,500 major companies worldwide, Black Friday online sales will hit $2.7 billion, just a tic short of Cyber Monday’s $3 billion. “Black Friday has become entertainment for people”.

“LG 49” Full HD LED TVs will have a saving of £220 to be priced at £329. “You have a better sense of what you’re getting instead making a guess from a picture online”.

Twenty years ago, for example, Thanksgiving hours were unimaginable. Limited-time offers may disappear as quickly as they appear.

“Black Friday is no longer just one-day holiday exclusively centered on in-store shopping”, chief economist and senior direct of research of the Consumer Technology Association Shawn DuBravac said.

Kohl’s and Kmart will keep their doors open until midnight, depending on location, for Black Friday, while Toys ‘R Us and Babies ‘R Us are shutting down at 11.

“Stores that open on Turkey Day do not interest us, no matter how fantastic the price is, even on an item that we would covet”.

Some are here for the fun; for others, it’s about the deals.

The Walmart app can scan products in stores and add them to a wish list.

Lucinda Miller of Kutztown, her daughter Samantha Miller, 12, and Lucinda’s friend Karen Reppert of Fogelsville arrived at the Lehigh Valley Mall at 6 a.m. and about four hours later, took a break from shopping to pose for a picture with Santa Claus.

“It was sold out online”, Romero said.

“We will know a lot more after the evening”, he said on a media conference call. Toys are one item not cheapest on Black Friday.

People began Black Friday shopping as early as Thursday afternoon.

Black Friday shoppers this year saw no lines, no waiting, and still had the same deals.

This was Remington Kinney’s first Black Friday shift. A new mobile app will sync shopping carts between customers’ tablets, phones and computers. The store opened at 6 o’clock Thursday night.

Highlights: Office Depot and Office Max doorbusters on Thursday include 70 percent off a 10-inch Toshiba tablet for $89.99 and a NuVision Android tablet for $49.99.

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Some stores have been opened since before families sat down Thursday for their Thanksgiving dinners, but the shopping frenzy continues Friday.

But despite the changing landscape, one thing about Black Friday has stayed the same.