Black Friday Ads Online And Cabazon Outlet Deals
By: Mike Daniels, News Channel 3 Reportermdaniels@kesq.com
Local stores are putting it all on the line with deals to make you leave your home after a relaxing Thanksgiving meal. Local box stores have the traditional deals along with the outlet malls in Cabazon. Some stores are offering early bird specials starting as early as 9p.m. Select stores at the Desert Hill Premium Outlets in Cabazon willbe openingearly. For a complete list click here. The Cabazon Outlets will also being openingearly with deals starting at 10p.m. For a list click here.
The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally considered the day stores break into profitability for the full year. It’s called Black Friday. The start of the holiday shopping season this year has high stakes both for retailers that have suffered through a year of sales declines and for the economy, which could use a lift from consumer spending.
Although stores are marking down everything from high-definition TVs to socks and diapers, Tracy Mullion, president of The National Retail Federation, says people are still “very nervous about the future.” The trade group expects Black Friday crowds to be bigger this year, but retail consultant Walter Loeb says spending for the weekend will be, at best, unchanged from last year.
Retailers nationwide are also looking to make Black Friday safer a year after a wall of frantic shoppers trampled a guard to death at a Walmart store on Long Island. Many retailers, including Walmart, have developed safety plans including better crowd management, product placement and security.
