Retailers in North Texas are preparing for holiday shopping as Black Friday approaches.
"Long gone are the days where people are literally knocking doors down and getting pepper sprayed over a cabbage patch doll. Those days are long gone,” joked Chip Lupo, a writer and analyst for financial planning site WalletHub."It's almost like it's become Black November almost, because that's how far back, even between Labor Day and Halloween.”
Black Friday is no longer a singular shopping holiday because many deals start as early as October, blurring the lines between the big shopping day and the rest of the season.Lupo said the retailers have stretched out their sales windows to keep up with the demand for convenience due to growing trends in online shopping since the pandemic.“Amazon pretty much is at the forefront of online shopping. So retailers are gradually starting to catch up.
"Because it's called Black Friday for a reason. This is the time of year in which for retailers, it can make or break your fiscal year,” he said. “They're going to offer tremendous discounts to get you in those stores and to move inventory because we're getting closer to the end of the year. So you're going to get some really high markups."
Lupo says the best discounts in store will be for things like jewelry, appliances like washers, dryers, or refrigerators, as well as clothes. “Appliances are not a traditional gift-giving thing. But if you're in the market for a new washer, dryer, or a new refrigerator, Black Friday is a great time to go and take advantage of those,” he said.“Electronics and toys are simply the biggest demand items. But you can still get some pretty good discounts from the retailers,” Lupo said.
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