A record number of shoppers—online and in person—are expected over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, officially marking the start of the 2024 Christmas shopping season.
The National Retail Federation (NRF), the world’s largest retail trade association, projects that 183.4 million shoppers will visit stores and log on to websites from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year.
This estimate is up from the previous record of 182 million in 2023.
Kiarra is one of the many people visiting the Arundel Mills shopping center in Hanover, Md., to take advantage of the discounts, telling The Epoch Times that this is an annual tradition for her.
“I’m trying to get an early start on Christmas shopping while they have the deals,” said Kiarra, who did not reveal her last name. “This is the first year I got smart enough to bring my cart, so I don’t have to carry all the bags, and I can get as much stuff as I like.” […]
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