Black Friday sees low footfall in retail store ranks

Plenty of parking retail stores It was empty on a Thursday night on Black Friday, and no one was queuing for deals.

This is in contrast to previous years when shoppers would stand in line for hours on Thanksgiving afternoon in hopes of catching Black Friday deals.

“I don’t see anything,” retail worker Jeremy Pritchett told FOX 2. “I’m surprised. Normally, it’s wrapped all the way around the block. Today: nobody.”

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Pritchett remembers working in retail during the previous Black Fridays, when stores were preparing to receive a large number of shoppers.

“We’ll probably get there around midnight, get everything ready,” Pritchett said. “We let people in early, gave them donuts and coffee, you know, to try and slow down the stampede and stuff, and it was busy. But he was also one of those who was always fun, and kind of went like.”

This is in contrast to previous years when shoppers would stand in line for hours on Thanksgiving afternoon in hopes of catching Black Friday deals. (iStock/iStock)

He continued, “I think it’s a sign of the way the world is. Virtual learning, virtual buying, everyone just wants to be able to sit on their couch and order what they want.”

According to the National Retail Federation, more than 160 million people will Shop for deals online From today until Internet Monday.

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The National Retail Federation said more than 160 million people will shop for bargains online from today through Cyber ​​Monday. (iStock/iStock)

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Pritchett said he also shops online, but seeing no lines from the stores is kind of sad.

“You miss that relationship. Clients who used to come, you know, that sort of thing,” he said. “Now, just like a lot of things in the world, it’s just transactional. Nobody has that interaction anymore.”