As most stores close for Thanksgiving, Black Friday may bring the biggest crowds since before COVID-19
LOS ANGELES — Stay home and eat your turkey. Most stores, other than supermarket and pharmacy chains, aren’t open until Black Friday morning.
The frenzied mall mobs characteristic of Black Friday — and Thanksgiving, until COVID-19 shutdowns squashed that retailer move to out-compete one another — had faded even before the pandemic, with the growth of e-commerce and ever-earlier holiday promotions, which this year began well before Halloween.
Despite evidence showing that shoppers recently have indicate that overall spending is expected to hit unprecedented levels this holiday season.
