Local Business on Black Friday
“So really not that bad, once 3 o’clock hit I think we were in the doors by like 3:02.”, said Black Friday shopper Johnathan Dron.
Sabrina Rajkumar, 36, a writer from NY, started shopping with her stepmom at Macy’s at 7:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving and was just wrapping up at 5:30 a.m. Friday. “There’s no way I’m going back there”, she said.
Shoppers in line were also hoping to grab their hands on several other items including the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, wireless chargers, heaters, DVDs and more.
Patti Brooks with Uptown Waterloo BIA says LRT construction has made it hard on local business and adds it was important to reopen King Street between William and Union as of November 15 leading into the busy holiday shopping season.
“It’s Black Thursday now”, Walton said. The protest outside her New York City apartment will conclude 15 days of fasting, organizers say.
So she went on Amazon and ordered it on her smartphone. “This is dead for Black Friday'”. Some stores are boycotting opening on Thanksgiving.
Norcup misses the challenge of strategizing to score deals. Another projection by global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield predicted this year’s holiday retail sales would match last year’s 4.1 percent increase.
Hundreds of shoppers waited outside J.C. Penney, Best Buy and Target for steep discounts on pricey appliances, clothing and electronics.
Cornell also said he has been pleased with strong results in online sales. -Alan Zagier, Brentwood, Missouri Thursday, 7:30 p.m.: I don’t always shop, but when I do, I might not buy anything At the crowded Macy’s shoe department at Herald Square, Karina Maxim, an artist and tarot card reader, was taking a break in shopping. This was her first time shopping on Thanksgiving.
Tony and Sarah Locken carry a television to purchase at Best Buy on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Minnetonka, Minn. “I cooked my turkey last night, so it was a little early turkey for me”, said San Jose resident John Perez.
Rosy Urrutia shopped on Thanksgiving night as an appetizer before her meal.
“I like the excitement of it. That’s what I love”. “I just wanted to come shop for some me time, I guess”.