The event, dubbed “Black Saturday,” a play on the phrase “Black Friday” — the post-Thanksgiving shopping blitz that retailers hope will put their books in the black for the year — began a decade ago.
Target and Dick’s Sporting Goods will close stores this Thanksgiving as the coronavirus pandemic forces major retailers to alter their upcoming holiday shopping plans. The companies’ announcement to close on Thanksgiving came after Walmart said last week that it will stay closed on the holiday. “There’s no question, the holiday season is going to be very different this year,” […]
Walmart will close its stores on Thanksgiving Day for the first time in more than 30 years, the world’s largest retailer said Tuesday. The move comes at a time when retailers are rethinking their plans for the holiday shopping season as coronavirus cases rise, prompting concerns over crowds in stores. Walmart has kept its stores open on […]
For decades, the day after Thanksgiving has attracted massive crowds and hysteria outside of malls and stores nationwide. Thousands of shoppers gather sometimes as early as 5 pm Thanksgiving Day itself, jostling for the mad dash into their favorite shops to grab Black Friday doorbuster deals on flatscreen TVs, diamond necklaces, holiday toys, winter coats and […]
Over 200,000 background checks for gun purchases were initiated on Black Friday, making this the second-highest day of checks ever, according to data released by the FBI. The data said 202,465 total checks were started Friday, falling short of the record set on 2017’s Black Friday with 203,086. Black Friday is typically the biggest day of the […]
Is it too early to consider Christmas when Halloween is still weeks away? Aldi doesn’t think so. The discount grocer has already announced its lineup of 2019 Advent calendars, and many of them hit stores November 6. Consider it practice for Black Friday. The Christian season of Advent, the prelude to the birth of Christ, is traditionally […]
While many people wake up early to go Black Friday shopping, thousands of people decided to skip the lines at the mall and get in line at the Tram. The lines were outrageous. People poured in from all part of the world; and even though the wait-time was long, people were patient, as the only […]
