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Black Friday brings thousands of shoppers out to the Star City
Read full article: Black Friday brings thousands of shoppers out to the Star CityBlack Friday is here and shoppers across the nation hit the stores to find the best deals. In the Star City, the shopping craze was contagious as thousands came out for the day.
Experts remind parents to take a deeper look at technology-based toys
Read full article: Experts remind parents to take a deeper look at technology-based toysExperts at Virginia Tech said smart toys can be great teaching tools for children but they want to remind parents there are some precautions to take.
Downtown Roanoke Inc. highlighting local businesses with a holiday gift guide
Read full article: Downtown Roanoke Inc. highlighting local businesses with a holiday gift guideDowntown Roanoke Inc. is making it easier than ever to shop for gifts this holiday season with their new gift guide. The Downtown Roanoke Holiday Gift Guide showcases local businesses and their products that would make great gifts this holiday season.
COVID-19 affects Christmas Eve shopping at Lynchburg’s River Ridge Mall
Read full article: COVID-19 affects Christmas Eve shopping at Lynchburg’s River Ridge MallLYNCHBURG, Va. – Like many things, Christmas Eve shopping looked different this year because of COVID-19, but at the River Ridge Mall in Lynchburg, there was still a deadline dash for deals. Louise Dudley, the mall’s general manager, said that impacted this year’s Christmas Eve crowd. Inside the mall, 10 News witnessed many shoppers wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and using hand sanitizer; while there were some lines outside of stores. But not as packed as other shoppers thought. I thought it would be really crazy out here today,” added Quinton Cox.”The River Ridge Mall is closed on Christmas Day.
All the Cyber Monday 2019 deals we’re freaking out about
Read full article: All the Cyber Monday 2019 deals we’re freaking out aboutOne of our favorite TV deals yet ... also from Target. You might even be able to get deals up to 70% off on select items (plus free shipping). At Levi’s, the company is offering 40% off full-priced items and an extra 50% off on sale items, plus free shipping when you enter CYBER. Forbes put out a handy list of the best Cyber Monday deals, which included this great find. We could round up TV deals all day.
Merry “Clickmas”: Black Friday online sales hit record $7.4 billion
Read full article: Merry “Clickmas”: Black Friday online sales hit record $7.4 billionThis year’s Black Friday was the biggest ever for online sales, as fewer people hit the stores and shoppers rang up $7.4 billion in transactions from their phones, computers and tablets. That’s just behind the $7.9 billion haul of last year’s Cyber Monday, which holds the one-day record for online sales, according to Adobe Analytics. Adobe expects online sales to jump to another record this Cyber Monday with an estimated total of $9.4 billion. Much of the shopping is happening on people’s phones, which accounted for 39% of all online sales Friday and 61% of online traffic. All the online shopping may have helped thin the crowd at malls on Black Friday.