![]() ![]() The strike's organizer Make Amazon Pay expects "thousands of workers" to participate with the hopes of causing friction to the e-retail giant's supply chain, which sees peak demand during the holiday shopping season. Protests are slated in more than 30 countries, including Germany, India and Spain, where at least 30 facilities will see walk-outs. ![]() warehouses are striking on Black Friday, in a fight for higher wages, improved environmental efforts and tax payments to Europe. More than 400 Macy's workers in Washington state are planning a three-day strike from Black Friday through Sunday, alleging unfair labor practices and demanding better wages, according to UFCW Local 3000's website.Īmazon workers in more than a dozen U.S. Many of them wore tops emblazoned with "Stop the Genocide" as they unfurled a banner saying "Free Palestine," "Land Back" and "Genocide Then, Genocide Now." On Thursday about 20 pro-Palestinian protesters halted New York's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for a few minutes after lining across Sixth Avenue. High-profile events could be attractive targets for protestors, disruptions and rallies pertaining to the Israel-Hamas war. ARE DISRUPTIONS EXPECTED DURING THANKSGIVING WEEKEND? Labor shortages are also a challenge for retailers in Europe, meaning shoppers could find fewer staff to help them. ![]() intentionally muted their holiday hiring plans. Water levels in a key shipping artery, the Panama Canal, have dropped due to a severe drought, cutting the number of ships carrying merchandise through it. Such early promotions could help them measure shopper demand and avoid product shortages, which could be a big problem this year. Retailers including Best Buy, Macy's, H&M and pure e-commerce retailers like Shein and Temu were touting early Black Friday "deals" of up to 30% off on some limited merchandise online and in stores. In the past decade, Americans' Black Friday purchases online have more than tripled, reaching $9.12 billion on the day last year, according to Adobe. Retailers big and small are touting online ordering and curbside pick-up this year for the convenience of shoppers who want to avoid stores. on Thanksgiving.Īmong them is Kohl's, which is promoting what it calls a "Super Deal" on Thanksgiving and Black Friday on products including Beats Studio Buds wireless noise cancelling earbuds for $89.99, from the regular price of $149.99. on Friday, some retailers are advertising discounts online that kick in starting at 12:01 a.m. stores will be closed on Thanksgiving again this year, opening for shoppers at 5 a.m. last year on Black Friday morning, is largely not expected this year, according AccuWeather.Īlthough most U.S. Wet weather, which deterred in-store traffic in some parts of the U.S. Throughout the holiday season, in-store traffic is expected to fall slightly this year, dropping by 3.5% compared to last year, according to retail analytics firm Sensormatic Solutions. With Christmas falling on a Monday, the "procrastination factor (is) even greater because shoppers can wait until Saturday or Sunday" before Christmas to get gifts, she said this week. Thanksgiving weekend, which encompasses Black Friday and Cyber Monday - the Monday after Thanksgiving - is typically the busiest shopping period in the United States.īut Dana Telsey, CEO of Telsey Advisory Group, said Black Friday itself will not be as important this year. ![]() ARE BLACK FRIDAY CROWDS LIKELY THIS YEAR?Īround 130.7 million people are planning to shop on Black Friday this year, according to data from the National Retail Federation (NRF). Skin and hair care products remain popular, with Ulta Beauty offering up to 40% discount on CoverGirl and Lancome mascaras, Bobbi Brown concealers and select products of its own label. Best Buy kicked off its Black Friday deals in late October with offers such as its Play Station 5 for $499.99 bundled with either "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III" or Marvel's "Spider-Man 2", though the retailer on Tuesday forecast a bigger decline in annual comparable sales and pointed to "difficult to predict" consumer demand. ![]()
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