{"id":1059983,"date":"2021-11-27T15:59:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T20:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1059983"},"modified":"2021-11-27T15:59:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T20:59:29","slug":"shoppers-hit-the-stores-for-black-friday-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shoppers-hit-the-stores-for-black-friday-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoppers hit the stores for Black Friday sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshoppers-hit-the-stores-for-black-friday-sales%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1059983&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2594610\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2594610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HOUSTON, TEXAS \u2013 NOVEMBER 26: People shop in The Galleria mall during Black Friday on November 26, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 12:04 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, November 27, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The holiday shopping season is back in action and people all across the country hit the stores for the best Black Friday deals. Although typically the busiest in-store shopping day of the year, Black Friday looked a little bit different this time around.<\/p>\n<p>Usually stores and malls become flooded with shoppers looking for the best deals on just about anything, but this year amid a new coronavirus variant on the rise and the country\u2019s supply shortages, the post-Thanksgiving holiday seemed almost normal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPreviously, Black Friday was king, it was our busiest shopping day of the year. We anticipate that to be true this year as well. However, we did see shoppers start earlier in the season, even end of October. I think you\u2019ve seen some Black Friday sales starting a couple of weeks ago,\u201d said Stefanie Cicerello, the marketing manager at Capital Mall.<\/p>\n<p>While some shopping centers were seen with long lines, many stores reported decent-sized crowds and noted lines were significantly shorter than in pre-pandemic years. Additionally, with Black Friday deals starting as early as October this year, in-store and online sales were up 12.1 percent Friday morning. This, according to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MastercardNews\/status\/1464278039127330836\">Mastercard SpendingPulse<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An American holiday known for its crazy war-like shopping experience didn\u2019t live up to its standard for those visiting the U.S. this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was shocked. I really thought I\u2019ll come in the morning and have to wait maybe an hour or two, which I won\u2019t wait, but when I came and got the free entry, I was really surprised,\u201d said Rony Amid, who was visiting from Israel.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Retailers are working very hard not only to make sure the goods that consumers want are on shelves but also to try and mitigate the price increases.&#8221;<br \/>NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay joins <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoppyHarlowCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PoppyHarlowCNN<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UAzvFpA2NY\">https:\/\/t.co\/UAzvFpA2NY<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackFriday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackFriday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6QNPKPlQI4\">pic.twitter.com\/6QNPKPlQI4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Retail Federation (@NRFnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NRFnews\/status\/1464248645381931029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite Black Friday being different due to unavoidable factors like staffing shortages and a new COVID variant, the National Retail Federation said it expects overall holiday sales to grow this year.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, while things may not have been as affordable this year, many were still excited to be able to go back to stores in person to find the best bargains for the holiday season. Shopper Tami Thorsell said this year she set out to buy from small businesses in order to help keep those stores in afloat.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-van-drew-bidens-build-back-better-is-the-big-bad-bill\/\">Rep. Van Drew: Biden\u2019s Build Back Better Is The Big Bad Bill<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOUSTON, TEXAS \u2013 NOVEMBER 26: People shop in The Galleria mall during Black Friday on November 26, 2021 in Houston, Texas. 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