The move to delay the Black Friday bonanza comes as stores are rethinking this year’s big shopping weekend — along with other key retail days during the holiday season — as the country battles the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Republican proposal on coronavirus relief puts all the risk from catching COVID-19 on workers.
Thanksgiving is not even in the top 10 because sales start around 5 p.m. But last year the day ranked third in online shopping, behind Cyber Monday and Black Friday respectively, according to Adobe Analytics, which tracks online sales for 80 of the top 100 retailers.Walmart and Target declined to comment on their plans for Black Friday, but analysts say they believe the retailers will pivot their business more online and focus on limiting the number of shoppers in stores.
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