A muted Black Friday for Canadians amid inflation, online shopping and longer deals
Several big box stores in the Greater Toronto Area, such as Best Buy and Walmart, lacked the usual early morning lineups that once epitomized Black Friday.
“It’s finally sort of hit that tipping point where it’s much less about the day and it’s more about the shopping period.” She said she normally tries to hit the mall before the after-work rush, but though it was busy she still noticed it wasn’t as packed as she remembered from before the pandemic — fewer and shorter lines, for one.
Some retailers, especially those with high levels of inventory such as apparel, will likely offer bigger sales in stores than online. The company, which operates a number of malls across the country including the Eaton Centre in Toronto and the Pacific Centre in Vancouver, has seen retailers extend promotions over a longer period of time but still expects Black Friday to be a big shopping day, he said.
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