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The retail giant will be open all day in St. Peters on Thanksgiving Day, then Black Friday sales begin at 8 p.m. Here's what you'll find, plus how the store plans to handle security.
Holiday shoppers get ready! The holiday shopping season is getting underway. (Read Previous Story: Walmart Holding Its Earliest Black Friday Ever) Walmart is beginning its Black Friday deals at its earliest time ever this year. St. Louis area stores will be open all day on Thursday and will begin running "Black Friday" sales at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. As the world’s largest retailer prepares for one of the most popular shopping days of the year, Patch got a sneak peak at some of the deals the store will offer shoppers, including the Manchester Highlands Walmart. (View some of the deals in the photo portion of this article). Walmart staff said the store is offering its best Black Friday assortment ever during three in-store events that…
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A large number of stores will open at midnight at the St. Peters mall.
A large number of stores will open at midnight at the St. Peters mall.
Black Friday is coming to Mid Rivers Mall in St. Peters. Several stores at the mall are opening their doors at midnight for the first big shopping day of the holiday season. The stores that will be open at midnight are:
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Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday rule the shopping roost after Thanksgiving. Patch has links to Best Buy, Walmart and Target Black Friday ads.
Area big-box retailers are gearing up to dazzle bargain hunters even earlier this Black Friday—starting even on Thanksgiving Day! Last week, Walmart announced that it would open its doors at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22 and offer holiday doorbusters while supplies last. These include deals on TVs, iPads, an electric scooter for $79 and a steam mop for $39. Not to be outdone, Target is also planning all-out holiday shopping assaults. Target's deals begin at 9 p.m. According to an ad leaked online, the best deals will be for TVs, a Nook, a Nikon camera and an XBOX 360 Kinect bundle. And at Best Buy, doors open at midnight. Doorbusters include deals on TVs, phones and Samsung laptop bundles. Walmart will offer its biggest deals from 10 p.m. to…
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Thousands are signing an online petitions against Black Friday store opening hours that have been pushed into Thanksgiving Day.
The trend for stores to open earlier and earlier to take advantage of Black Friday sales—even to the point of opening in the evening on Thanksgiving Day—has prompted an online petition drive to give Thanksgiving back to employees and their families. - - - - - Read More: Black Friday Shopping in St. Louis to Start Earlier Than Ever - - - - - The original petition was reportedly created by a Target employee upset that the retail giant is opening on Thanksgiving and requiring employees to work instead of spending time with their families. Target stores, including the one in St. Peters, will open their doors at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving. As of Tuesday morning, there are more than 179,000 signatures on the petition. (Check out the petition here…
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4:00 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
A UNION would help their cause more than a online petition. more ›
The retail giant has said Black Friday will start at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day.
Walmart has announced that it will begin running "Black Friday" sales at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, the earliest time yet as the shopping holiday increasingly becomes "Black Thursday." Although the retail giant did hold sales on Thanksgiving Day last year, they started later in the evening. The 8 p.m. push will be one of three sales "events" for Walmart with others occurring at 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. the next day. According to the St. Louis Business Journal, Walmart earns more than a quarter of its annual sales from the holiday season. The National Retail Federation is also expected a surge in spending from consumers, predicting that it will rise 4.1 percent compared to last year. What do you think? Are Black Friday specials getting out of …
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7:36 am on Thursday, November 22, 2012
black thursday now.this retail giant is getting more agressive to get in front of other retail stores fighting for that holiday dollar.I have to confess i am favoring walmart.their prices seem to beat all other prices.iam curious to what will be the one item that make people push others in the floor trying to be the first to get it. more ›
Walmart announced a Thanksgiving Day start to its sales. Target, Toys R Us, and Best Buy aren't far behind.
Serious shoppers know Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is the day for bargains. Retailers are opening earlier than ever this year with sales to entice holiday shoppers. Walmart has set the bar at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day for 2012 sales to start. Will other stores follow? Macy’s, Target and Toys R Us are among a growing number of shops kicking off Black Friday sales at midnight, the St. Louis Business Journal reports. Area mall doors will open at various times, though some of their stores may or may not be open then. Many sales haven't been announced yet. Target offers a signup to receive text messages of sales, and previews a 40-inch Toshiba TV, a Samsung laptop computer, a Playstation 3 and other sale items on its website. Want…
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11:43 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012
Shame on any retailer open on Thanksgiving day. I would wish that people would realize what is important and would just refuse to start black friday on Thursday. It is just so wrong. Stay home with your families people! more ›
After a day of stuffing their bellies, many area shoppers are out stuffing their shopping carts.
Lines snaked around big box retail stores as early as Tuesday afternoon until doors were opened at the stroke of midnight Friday. People ran to scoop up a steal on a $600 TV and the hottest Justin Bieber doll. Some lines were shorter than others proving you don’t have to wait in line 60 hours beforehand, miss your family’s Thanksgiving dinner or risk hypothermia to score some sweet deals. Behold the sights of long and short which will help you begin mapping out next year’s day of dark deals.
Several St. Louis businesses were flooded with early, motivated shoppers today. Some of them had been waiting in line for days.
mike reilly
11:08 am on Friday, November 23, 2012
Just finished picking up a couple of cute outfits for each of my four grandkids at Kangaroo Kids on Manchester. Saving 20% coupled without the insane crowd made me very happy more ›