Retailers bank on Black Friday to energize bargain-hungry holiday shoppers

(Store ... Stores) are very hungry for Black Friday to do well,

Marshal Cohen, chief retail advisor at market research firm Circana, said

Black Friday is still an incredibly important day for retailers,

Grant Gustafson, head of retail consulting and analytics at Sensormatic, said

People come to get the deals, but more importantly, they come for the excitement, the energy, the traditions surrounding Black Friday,

Jill Renslow, Mall of America's chief business development and marketing officer, said

That’s why the bus drivers and cab drivers call today 'Black Friday.' They think in terms of headaches it gives them,

a Gimbels department store sales manager told The Associated Press in 1975 while watching a police officer try to control jaywalkers the day after Thanksgiving

Black Friday is no longer the start of the holiday shopping season. It has become the crescendo of the holiday shopping season” during what now feels like “Black Friday month,

Zhang said

There is less need to stand in line at midnight when the items typically associated with doorbuster sales are now much cheaper,

Zagorsky told The Associated Press via email

Unfortunately, I’d have to say I don’t see a sustainable way of doing this, because of the very nature of it being geared towards overconsumption,

Crawford says

Our belief is access to a sustainable brand shouldn’t be an issue,

he says

Fundamentally, Aussies do love their shopping,

she said

The Black Friday sale does have utility on an individual level,

he says

We do want to allow people to buy into ethical fashion as well, so sales can be a way for customers to feel that it’s more accessible and inclusive,

she says

If I take a step back, Australia would wake up in late November to everyone in the US trampling each other to get into stores,

he says

I think Black Friday will be strong. There are more people looking for discounts and disposable income is up 10% year on year,

said Tan

The CCPC carried out a large number of sales pricing inspections [last year] looking at both online and in-store pricing,

said CCPC chairman Brian McHugh

Businesses need to able to compete for consumers openly and honestly on price,

he continued and called on consumers and business owners to report “any suspected fake discounts or misleading pricing” to the commission

When Black Friday started here it seemed like a great idea, but I think it has got jaded and people have got tired of it,

she said

Giving discounts just before Christmas does put pressure on shops,

he said

We’ve never bought into it, and instead of having a Black Friday sale we have a Give Back Friday,

he said

We don’t have huge amount of stock as we’re a small brand, but a lot or retailers are just clearing old stock,

he said

If the Government wishes to bolster footfall and the growth and investment that would come with it, it must help retailers mitigate the impact of £7billion additional costs they face from next year.

BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said