Black Friday? That was SO 2010.
Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, will begin holiday shopping specials at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, which is Nov. 22, according its Black Friday release.
The retail giant started Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving in 2011, but at 10 p.m. Walmart has 170 locations in Georgia and employs more than 52,000 associates in the state.
The move to 8 p.m. could put more pressure on big-box retailers such as Target and Best Buy to push their own opening times earlier, according to Bizjournals.
The ad on Walmart.com lists Black Friday and Thanksgiving evening specials, which include a 16GB iPad 2 for $399 and 32-inch LCD TV for $148.
Are you glad to see Black Friday deals extended further into Black Thursday? Do you fight the crowds? Or do you feel that it's overkill? Tell us in the comments below.
I don't go to Walmart either for the same basic reason's. I have seen small towns nearly wiped out after Wallyworld came in and then abandoned them after the Mom & Pop stores had to shut down.
Since the employees at retail stores have no voice without fear of getting fired, it's up to us to let our objections to be heard. I try not to buy things made in China. It's nearly impossible. On a related rant...are we so used to being 'sold to' we don't even notice the 'in your face' signage everywhere. We don't get a holiday off from that either. Signs on every building, brightly lit. The signs might as well say, 'Buy all of our junk....made in China'. It exhausts me viewing all the visual sales clutter driving down the road or shopping in stores.