Yesterday I completed my national civic duty to the economy and to the retail industry by finishing up my shopping for the holidays and spending twice the amount I budgeted. It started at 4am on black Friday and finished up yesterday at Circuit City for a few last minute stocking stuffers.
My wife was able to [...]
Some Retailers Decide to Release Black Friday Ads Early
Posted in Ecommerce, Retail, Stores, Viral Marketing on Nov 14th, 2007
Along with Walmart putting their secret sales online early this year, other retailers are deciding to release their ads earlier than Thanksgiving. According to an article on ToledoBlade.com, Best Buy will release their ad on Wednesday before Thanksgiving and Meijer has already released their ad including a 37 inch LCD TV for $500. After a [...]
A Secret Black Friday Walmart site was found showing some products at steeper than normal discount with “Secret In-Store Specials”. It appears they are trying to start the holiday savings early with this site. It will be interesting to see if this applies pressure to others to follow suit.
The site makes extensive use of Flash.
Update from NY Times [...]
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