Black Friday on Thanksgiving? At Walmart, Yes
The nation's largest retailer will roll out 2012 specials beginning at 8 p.m. on November 22.
Black Friday? That was SO 2011. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, has announced that it will begin holiday shopping specials at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, November 22, according to media reports. The retailing giant also began Black Friday shopping on Thanksgiving 2011, but at 10 p.m. In 2012, the specials start at 8 p.m. Eastern time. Walmart has a Suwanee outlet. The move could put more pressure on big-box retailers such as Target and Best Buy to push their own opening times earlier, according to Bizjournals. According to an ad on Walmart.com, Black Friday/Thursday specials include $399 for an iPad 2 (16GB) and $148 for a 32-inch television. -- So, are you glad to see Black Friday deals extended further into Black Thursday? Or do you…
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Steve Burns
8:45 am on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Savanah, I do not feel it's an ethical violation at all. The objective is to report on what is a major shopping day in Suwanee and elsewhere, and also to show how other media outlets are reporting on it. For better or worse, this is a major event everywhere. more ›