Post by Gary on Nov 25, 2012 8:02:11 GMT -5
While it has been pretty well established now that Black Friday is not the busiest shopping day of the year (that would be the Saturday before Christmas), it is a fairly good gauge of how the economy is doing.
Which makes this year rather confusing.
First, the good news: according to ShopperTrak, retail foot traffic increased 3.5 percent to more than 307.67 million store visits. That's a whole lot of shoppers.
And one would assume with increased foot traffic, there would be increased sales, right?
Read more at garypoole.blogspot.com/2012/11/mixed-results-from-black-friday.html
Which makes this year rather confusing.
First, the good news: according to ShopperTrak, retail foot traffic increased 3.5 percent to more than 307.67 million store visits. That's a whole lot of shoppers.
And one would assume with increased foot traffic, there would be increased sales, right?
Read more at garypoole.blogspot.com/2012/11/mixed-results-from-black-friday.html