Some gobble down turkey, then shop to start holiday season

The holiday season is around the corner, with the Black Friday kicking it off later this week. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.is increasing the number of products for online orders by 50 percent for the holiday kickoff compared to a year ago.

Many area malls – or large stores in those malls – are set to start the season Thursday before numerous Turkey Day plates have been cleared away. It can be easy to get swept up in the holiday atmosphere and overspend. According to the National Retail Federation, 137.4 million Americans plan to shop online or in stores over Thanksgiving weekend. Friday is still the most popular day of the weekend.

The Black Friday 2016 sales are Amazon’s best chance of the year to sell a metric truckload of games stuff.

According to Business Insider, more United States retailers have opted to close for Thanksgiving Day 2016, among them the Mall of America, Costco, Nordstrom, Barnes and Noble, Marshalls and TJ Maxx. Wal-Mart started its Thanksgiving sale online at 12:01 a.m. ET Thursday, three hours earlier than previous year. Walmart, which gets 55 percent of its revenue from grocery sales, has always been open on Thanksgiving afternoon but starts its Black Friday deals later in the day.

This should not be surprising, considering that the retail industry has the highest mobile open rate, according to Movable Ink’s latest consumer device preference report. The start used to be the day after Thanksgiving, but many mall operators and the big stores that anchor them are sticking with the earlier start.

Of the Thanksgiving weekend shoppers, the greatest difference in numbers from last year to this year comes for Small Business Saturday. She said that she has seen toys much cheaper in October than on Black Friday, for example. On Sunday, 24 percent expect to shop. Other retailers chose to stay closed for Thanksgiving.

There will be plenty of options again this year for area residents who simply can’t wait until after Thanksgiving to get on with their holiday shopping and who enjoy getting out of the house after a big meal. Whenever we had family dinners, I would be the last to arrive, why? “We keep our doors open for the stores that want to open”.

Tom England, owner of Dancing Bear Toys and Gifts, said the same.

Some retailers, like electronics store hhgregg, have said publicly that their closing is an effort to allow employees to spend time with their families.

Set a reminder for the exact time the stores would open.

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Some specialist sites can tell you if the product has been discounted more heavily before.

Walmart will not stop its customers to view in advance its Black Friday ads for the preparation of the shopping spree. If you’ve got Prime, of course, then it’s easier – just make sure you tick the “Prime” box in the left-hand list so you only see the stuff you can use your free shipping with. Retailers are poised to take full advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday period, now known by some as Black Week, which accounts for about 15 per cent of holiday spending, according to the trade group. “Let’s put more value on what really matters”, the announcer says.