Shoppers line up early for Thanksgiving, Black Friday deals

Deloitte’s head of retail, Rod Sides, said half of the respondents said they would hold off on purchases if their preferred store is not open on either Thanksgiving or Black Friday.

Following the success of last year’s Christmas Shopper Simulator, UK retailer GAME has launched a sequel to its popular sim game.

That consumers are spending more before what has traditionally been considered the official start of the holiday shopping season is not the product of accident. They plan to implement that concept this year, and abandon Black Friday sales in the United Kingdom. Scan your list and look for the items with the biggest total dollar savings.

Going out on Black Friday, or staying home?

You’ve seen the videos: Black Friday shopping can be insane. In this deal, a 49-inch Toshiba HDTV is expected to be offered at just $150. The mega retailer is advertising a host of huge price cuts on TVs, including a smart TV for under $200.00.

“We listen to what our customers are saying”, said Jamgochian. It also has some online-only specials which run from 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving through 11:59 p.m. Saturday.

Whatever the name might imply, it doesn’t actually have anything to do with death, unlike Black Tuesday, which is when the United States stock market crashed in 1929, and lots of people did throw themselves out of skyscraper windows.

Over at the Belk on Surfside Boulevard, boots will be on sale for $19.99. Nancy Litwin, the mall’s general manager, said the mall’s movie theaters as well as its anchor stores that tend to have big doorbuster events – Target, J.C. Penney and Sears – all draw late-night shoppers.

This means people are in the saving mode instead of the buying mode, said economists, with the silver lining being they are saving to spend that money on gifts for the holidays.

Connolly reported that headphones, GoPros, iPads and such are typically the big holiday sellers.

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At Belk, the top buys tend to be more seasonal.

“I would not stand in line for any deal if they were giving it away”.

Last year, the gift cards were gone in minutes. Two years ago, most 4K TVs were $7,000 or more. Macy’s will unveil more deals online beginning November 16. Additionally, Target has another special promotion worth knowing at.

“Basically, it’s nearly like a pick-your-own coupon app”, she said.

Ebay – Online auction site Ebay is running a week of Black Friday deals, with discounts available on entertainment, gaming and clothing.

Use email strategically. Set up a separate email address and sign up for emails from all of your favourite brands (as many as you can), then you can sort and search based on details (e.g., % off, timing, codes).

Both stores are expecting a high volume of traffic for the holiday weekend.

In 2014, Wal-Mart reported record sales on Cyber Monday and Cyber Week, with 1.5 billion page views in the five days between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday.

Belk is at 2342 Surfside Blvd.