Today is Black Friday , after the Thanksgiving Day after the Thanksgiving Day in the United States, the major department stores, shopping malls and outlets in the United States crowded people everywhere, and the northeastern part of the United States is warmer, the physical retail industry that was hit by online shopping has unexpectedly this year. Transfer.
According to customer growth partner data from US research firm, Black Friday's US sales are expected to reach US$33 billion, up 4.8% from last year.
The National Retail Federation report predicts that sales growth in November and December is expected to reach 4%, reaching $682 billion, making the 2017 Christmas shopping season the strongest year since 2014.
The Wall Street Journal quoted Jeff Gennette, chief executive of Macy's, who had just completed the Thanksgiving Day parade, saying that it was obvious that this year was not so worried about additional inventory problems as it was last year. The promotion was not as good as last year, and the overall results were good. However, there are still five weeks from Christmas, and it still cannot be careless.
According to Market Track LLC, which tracks and analyzes retail market prices, the overall average discount for Black Friday ads in this year is 45%, compared to 48% last year. Only three of the top eight retailers offer more favorable terms than last year.
Although more and more consumers choose to shop online and go beyond the actual number of shoppers in the physical store , there are still many people in the 5th Avenue in Manhattan , New York , and the parking lot is hard to find. The premium brand name Coach still has a 30% discount, and the cheap fashion brand Gap hits half price to attract customers.
Analysts pointed out that under the support of factors such as salary and basic wage increase, low unemployment rate, rising consumer confidence index and warm weather in the northeastern United States, it is estimated that this year's Christmas season should have a good record.
In addition to the Black Friday after Thanksgiving, during the subsequent Cyber Monday and Christmas, the major businesses in the United States will continue to make every effort to continue to offer discounts to attract consumers to the door, to fully attack the end of the year!
Known as the shopping paradise of New York, there are many good places for consumers to explore, in addition to the world's top boutiques, the 5th Avenue in Manhattan, the Columbus Circle shopping mall on the Central Park, and the Central Station ( Outside the Grand Central Terminal, the Woodbury Common Premium Outlets, which is about one and a half hours drive from Upper State, New York, is New York's most famous and largest shopping center.
