Stores not crowded this weekend

[disneysteve]

We didn't go out on Black Friday but both Saturday and today we were out and the stores were pretty quiet. Yesterday, we were at a mall in Philadelphia and it was pretty dead. Today, we were at Target and I think there were more employees than customers. Granted, both days we were there on the early side, before noon, but I still expected them to be busier. It will be interesting to see how the retail numbers turn out this season.

[SnoopyCool]

I was in Sears on Black Friday and it was not as busy as I thought it would have been. Seemed slow to me.

[mommyof4]

We went to Walmart on Black Friday, mid afternoon, and it wasn't very busy. Went late afternoon today (Sunday) and it was annoyingly packed.

[jIM_Ohio]

when visiting stores focus on the shelves- my wife went late on black friday (10:30 am) and the stores were all picked over.

we went out again on Saturday and shelves were restocked, plus traffic was a mess- our malls were busy.

[Wade321]

I must say that the Target around here seemed to have an average amount of traffic for the weekend. I went there this afternoon (Sunday) and the parking lot looked like a normal Sunday crowd.

[Shaabenanizer]

My brother-in-law is a Black Friday shopper of many years and he explained that between 5 - 7 am, it's a madhouse. Then from 8 to 10 am it's quiet with the early shoppers having gone home. Then it gets busy again around noon for a few hours and then simmer down for the rest of the afternoon.

[bjl584]

We didn't go out on Black Friday but both Saturday and today we were out and the stores were pretty quiet. Yesterday, we were at a mall in Philadelphia and it was pretty dead. Today, we were at Target and I think there were more employees than customers. Granted, both days we were there on the early side, before noon, but I still expected them to be busier. It will be interesting to see how the retail numbers turn out this season.

The Kmart that I work at part time was super busy all weekend long. Black Friday sales were up 10% from last year, and the weekend was up 15% from last year.

[shengmei]

The mall I went to was INSANE all those days. We even had to park in the parking lot of a grocery store nearby.

I think Texas is doing relatively well.

[persnicketyhousewife]

I went out on Black Friday afternoon, and it was bustling, but not a lot more than a usual Friday. Then again, maybe the places certain people shop at just attract different kinds of crowds?

[wincrasher]

Last weekend was the end of the month - unless they saved for Black Friday, most are out of money. The first weekend of the month is always nuts because many people get their check around the first. I won't shop this coming weekend, but may the one after that.

[cjscully]

My wife works at Macy's. Her store was busy as hell. They exceeded their sales goals and the place was a total zoo on Black Friday and most of the weekend. It'll be interesting to see how the rest of the month shapes up.