For the first time on Thanksgiving Wal-Mart and Sears will be open and the battle for holiday’s shopper’s dollars will begin. Wal Mart has a new policy of free holiday shipping on nearly 60,000 on line items with no minimum purchase required.
The offer will run through December 20 which includes most electronics, jewelry and toys, If items need to be returned they can go to a local store or use the free return shipping policy. If the item was bought on line they can have the item shipped to their local Wal-Mart and pick it up at the store within 4 hours.
Many stores are joining Wal Mart in trying to speed up the turnaround time ,everything is faster and sooner particularly during the holidays .Catering to their customers wants that promises convenience retailers are offering deals through web sites, smart phones and facebook.
Other stores offering similar free shipping are Target and J.C. Penny. Counting on that the Thanksgiving Day holiday to be one of the busiest days of the year online, Kohl’s Corp. and Target Corp. are among the many stores that are stepping up their deals in hopes that the shoppers will head for the stores after the Thanksgiving Day dinner.
A growing number of stores are promoting Black Friday Month instead of the typical day after Thanksgiving being the Black Friday that kicks off the holiday shopping.
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