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Shop local and avoid Black Friday

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If you hate the insanity of Black Friday but like good deals, then Gapers Block has some ideas to get around the crowds and still save a few bucks.

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shammara86 17 weeks 2 days ago
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Are some stores still have Black Fridays online?

Nelson 17 weeks 2 days ago
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I believe online sales are the Monday after. Pretty sure most places try to separate the two.

shammara86 17 weeks 1 day ago
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I'm surprised most businesses haven't implemented it already, especially companies like Wal-Mart where there seems to be a story about a fight or a shooting every Black Friday.

I've been covering Black Friday pretty intently for Walletpop.com, and yes, most retailers have some version of black Friday deals online in addition to in-stores. Some begin at midnight on Thanksgiving even.

abledanger 16 weeks 4 days ago
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My perch will be consumer electronics for Grey Wednesday & Black Friday, faithinuptown.

Keep an eye on brick-and-mortar inventories of the most affordable notebook & net-book personal computers this holiday season.

High net worth & net income consumers appear to be returning to Chicago suburban shopping malls & in upscale retail store which line Chicago's Magnificent Mile.

Such shoppers represent historically one half of all consumer retail sales & fully one-third of all of the nation's economy,

The biggest challenge facing retail sales managers & retail trainers is to find a way to keep up the morale of their sales associates long enough to recognize the unique demands of affluent shoppers. These shoppers will spend the money if they see the value built by compelling retail sales presentations. Midwestern-centric retail relationship building conversations will be the key to making sales budgets during this holiday season.

My consumer retail channel sales associates tell me that customers appear to be more value-consious in this quiet time leading up to holiday shopping.

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