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U.S. NEWSFriday 24 November 2017
American Shopping:
Retailers look to woo shoppers from rivals as Amazon grows
By A. D’INNOCENZIO alysts at Bain say Amazon National Retail Federation Denver Walmart Supercenter employee Aaron Sanford stocks
AP Retail Writer is expected to take half of trade group expects sales toys on shelves in preparation for a Thanksgiving night rush that
NEW YORK (AP) — Toys and the holiday season’s sales for that period to at least kicks off Black Friday weekend. Retailers are kicking off the
TVs at J.C. Penney, Barbies growth. And Amazon is the match last year’s rise of holiday shopping season with an eye toward wooing shoppers
at Best Buy, kitchen appli- top destination for people 3.6 percent and estimates away from rivals.
ances like wine refrigera- to begin holiday shopping, online spending and other
tors at B.J.’s. As the holiday according to a September non-store sales will rise 11 (AP Photo/Jim Anderson)
shopping season officially study by market research percent to 15 percent.
kicks off Thursday, shoppers firm NPD Group. Amazon is expected to be store locations have closed dirty stores and skimpy sup-
may find some surprises at “The retailers are in surviv- a big beneficiary as it ce- and several retailers includ- plies. The latest problem:
their favorite stores. al mode. It’s about steal- ments loyalty among its ing Gymboree and Toys R Her online order was can-
Even as retailers are count- ing each other’s market Prime members and moves Us filed for bankruptcy pro- celed following a large-
ing on a lift from a better share,” said Marshal Co- into new services and pri- tection. scale coupon glitch.
economy, they’re looking hen, chief industry analyst vate-label merchandise. Jordan Ascencio, who has “I am not a fan anymore,”
beyond economic data at NPD. “Amazon is the The company has intro- sons aged 1, 7, and 8, plans said the resident of Sapul-
and mapping out ways to Grinch. They’re stealing the duced more than 20 such to bypass Toys R Us on Black pa, Oklahoma. Instead,
pick up sales from other re- growth.” brands in the past two years Friday after being turned she plans to buy toys at J.C.
tailers as Amazon expands With the jobless rate at a in clothing, electronics, gro- off by what she says are Penney and Target. q
its reach. That can mean 17-year-low of 4.1 percent ceries and more, says Bain.
opening earlier than rivals and consumer confidence That leaves stores looking
on the holidays or even stronger than a year ago, at rivals to see where they
jumping into new product analysts project healthy can pick up sales. There are
categories. The fight for sales increases for Novem- extra dollars up for grabs
market share comes as an- ber and December. The this year, after thousands of
Las Vegas pot dispensaries
Offer deals for Black Friday
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Big-box $35, down from $53. One
stores won’t be the only dispensary will gift shoppers
ones offering discounts to a 10-pack of fruit chew
shoppers in Las Vegas this edibles with any purchase,
Black Friday. Marijuana while another one will have
dispensaries are rolling out a buy-one-get-one-free
deals, too. special on edibles.
More than 40 dispensaries Legal sales of recreational
in the Sin City area will of- marijuana began in the
fer discounts on marijuana state July 1. Those 21 and
flower products, edibles older with a valid ID can
such as chocolates, and buy up to an ounce of pot.
concentrates, the Las Ve- People can only use the
gas Sun reported Wednes- drug in a private home as it
day. This will be the first remains illegal to consume
Black Friday since legal it in public, including the
sales of recreation marijua- Las Vegas Strip, hotels and
na began in Nevada. casinos.
“It’s a great stocking- “Cannabis use has been
stuffer, and now you can misunderstood and vilified
treat it like alcohol in that in our country for over 80
regard,” said state Sen. Tick years, so this day will feel
Segerblom, who helped le- both surreal and celebra-
galize recreational pot in tory,” said Andrew Jolley,
the state. “As long as no owner of dispensaries and
kids can get to it. It’s for president of the Nevada
adults only.” Dispensary Association.
Some dispensaries will offer “We’re very excited about
an eighth of an ounce of the first holiday season of
select flower products for adult-use in Nevada.”q
