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5 good times to shop for almost anything

By COURTNEY JESPERSEN ance after the color didn’t
NerdWallet resonate with consumers or
Associated Press sell well.
There’s a best time to buy 4. SAME TIME AS LAST YEAR
just about anything , but If you can’t remember
knowing which product when these types of sale
will go on sale at what time events will roll around, the
isn’t always easy. deals retailers have hosted
So here’s a list of general in the past are usually a
shopping rules that can ap- good indication of deals
ply to most things you’ll buy. they’ll host in the future.
With these tips, you can fig- Regine points out that
ure out the best time — or Sephora has a big makeup
at least a good time — to sale each May, Old Navy
purchase almost anything. has a flip-flop sale each
Below are five great times June and Amazon hosts its
to shop. Prime Day sale each July.
1. THURSDAYS Other retailers, such as Bath
Shopping at a brick-and- & Body Works, host semi-
mortar store on a Thurs- annual sales. These twice-
day afternoon or evening yearly sales are typically
can be cost-effective. This held in January and June,
one isn’t a guarantee ev- although the exact timing
ery time, but it’s a good In this Nov. 23, 2018, file photo shoppers browse the aisles during a Black Friday sale at a Target varies.
bet, according to Kristen store in Newport, Ky. To learn about these sales,
Regine, a professor of mar- Associated Press Regine suggests asking a
keting at Johnson & Wales Smith, a senior lecturer of in September. retailers,” Duber-Smith says. store sales associate about
University in Rhode Island marketing at Metropolitan 3. CLEARANCE EVENTS “You want to get rid of current and upcoming pro-
who holds a doctorate in State University of Denver. A key to shopping is buying something at cost or even motions. Online, keep old
business administration. That can apply to a wide products when retailers are below cost because you retail emails in your inbox
“Thursday is an important array of products, but par- liquidating them and mov- think you can make mon- so you can track sales and
day for consumers to know ticularly big-ticket items like ing them to the clearance ey off of something that’s anticipate when they’ll
because that’s when stores cars. “A three-day week- rack. After all, stores have going to replace it on the happen again.
take markdowns,” Regine end is always great for to run out of the old stuff shelves.” Holding onto those market-
says. “They’re prepping for buying,” Duber-Smith says. before they can stock the Always check the clear- ing emails can also help
the weekend. They know “That’s just a general rule. new stuff. ance rack. And while you compare current pric-
they’re going to get the When there’s a day off — For example, furniture is you’re at it, pay attention es with prices the store has
most foot traffic on Fridays, a Monday off — that is a typically restocked twice to colors. Regine says some offered in the past so you
Saturdays and Sundays.” big deal because it’s three a year — February and Au- clothing retailers mark can better judge the value
2. HOLIDAY WEEKENDS days of buying instead of gust — according to Du- down items according to of a deal. That 20% off site-
In some cases, Mondays two.” Popular sale week- ber-Smith. That means old- color, rather than by cat- wide might not be as entic-
are better. Expect big deals ends include Presidents er furniture styles are usually egory. For example, you ing if you saw the same re-
on weekends leading up to Day in February, Memorial on sale in January in July. may find a bunch of blue tailer offer 30% off sitewide
holidays, says Darrin Duber- Day in May and Labor Day “Inventory is the bain of all or purple apparel on clear- last month.q

With US closed, global markets tread water ahead of payrolls

By The Associated Press and China. With Wall Street a factor in the Federal Re- The S&P ASX 200 in Australia driver for markets over
LONDON (AP) — Global trading closed for the July serve’s meeting this month. rose 0.6% to 6,718.00. The the coming weeks will
stock markets traded in 4 holiday, investors will The central bank has al- Shanghai Composite in- be what happens on the
narrow ranges on Thurs- be looking ahead to the ready said it is prepared to dex gave up earlier gains, trade front. Last weekend’s
day, a day after major U.S. U.S. government’s closely cut rates to shore up the slipping 0.3% to 3,005.25. agreement by U.S. Presi-
indexes hit record highs in watched monthly jobs re- U.S. economy if trade dis- In Hong Kong, the Hang dent Donald Trump and
a pre-Independence Day port on Friday. The markets putes crimp growth. Seng shed 0.2% lower to China’s Xi Jinping to refrain
rally amid ongoing hopes expect a solid 165,000 in- “The tranquility is unlikely to 28,795.77. India’s Sensex from new tariffs pending a
over an easing of trade crease in non-farm payrolls. last, with tomorrow’s non- added 0.2% to 39,901.45. new round of negotiations
tensions between the U.S. The outcome will likely be farm payroll almost bound Whatever materializes on has relieved some pressure
to inject volatility back into the jobs front, the main on markets. q
the markets,” said Fiona
Cincotta, senior market an-
alyst at City Index.
In Europe, Germany’s DAX
closed up 0.1% at 12,629.90,
while the CAC 40 in France
was roughly flat at 5,620.73.
Britain’s FTSE 100 closed
down 0.1% at 7,603.58.
Earlier in Asia, Japan’s Nik-
kei 225 index added 0.3%
Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange
dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, to 21,702.45 and South
South Korea, Thursday, July 4, 2019. Korea’s Kospi rebounded,
Associated Press gaining 0.5% to 2,108.73.