Tri-State customers make last-minute holiday purchases before Christmas
Final holiday shopping rush is in full swing
Tri-State customers make last-minute holiday purchases before Christmas By Jessica Costello | December 19, 2020 at 8:16 PM CST - Updated December 19 at 11:18 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Holiday shopping is in full swing.
Parking lots at places like Eastland Mall and Target are filled to the back.
With less than a week until Christmas and pandemic uncertainties still lingering, shoppers still visited their favorite stores to get some last-minute grabs this weekend.
As this year’s holiday season approached, consumers said they planned to spend less overall and pull back on purchases for themselves, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation.
reporter: phillip, first of all happy thanksgiving from my home state of minnesota. what we re seeing here are a lot of deals. you may not even realize that more than half of americans have already started their holiday shopping. we are here at walmart. they re open 24 hours on turkey day. there s thousands of deals out there, right? some are really good, some maybe less so. but what we know is that for most of those great discounts, you don t even have to leave home to get them. an estimated 56% of american shoppers have already started on their holiday purchases. if you aren t one of them, today may be the day to make your move. right after today s thanksgiving dinner, major retailers like best buy, target, kohl s and macy s open their doors to shoppers at 5:00 p.m., and walmart kicks off its black friday deals at 6:00 today and stays open through black friday tomorrow. reporter: are the deals the same online as in person here at the store? they absolutely are the same online a
over 165 million people are expected to shop between today and cyber monday. a new survey finds with thanksgiving day so late in the month there are only 26 shopping days until christmas. usually we get 32. it is time to start buying. nbc s jo ling kent is at a walmart in minnesota with the latest on the busiest shopping time of the year. reporter: an estimated 56% of american shoppers have already started on their holiday purchases. if you aren t one of them, today may be the day to make your move. right after today s thanksgiving dinner, major retailers like best buy, target, cokohl s, and macy macys are open through tomorrow. are the deals the same online as
better to go online rather than to stand in line to make their holiday purchases. that s exactly what s happening. people are right in front of their computers. does it look like black friday that we once knew are a thing of the past? fredricka, when you see them there without the big crowds, it gives you a better sense of why 2017 has been brutal for retail bankruptcies. a record number of store closures. retailers want a piece of the estimated $1 trillion you will see and black friday is crucial for them. average savings of 12% on jewelry, 18% on appliances and
to their main headquarters in boston to see how they allow shoppers to download the app and interact with the store and look at different displays and they get offers. we saw one person get a discount tailored just to her. it is a new world and retailers are smart in how they use the smartphone. 70% of them take out the phone to research what the best product is to by and the best prices. so we re making it easier for the retailers to get exactly what they are looking for. and if you think about it, john, my friends and my wife, you have your phone with you and you can scan different receipts and look at other shopz and compare prices. there is so many things you can do with a smartphone nowadays. and 90% of all holiday purchases will still be in a. old-fashioned store so the