US retailers see thin Black Friday crowds amid pandemic fears

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US retailers see thin BlackFriday crowds as coronavirus cases spike and shoppers make more of their purchases online

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Black Friday shoppers file into Best Buy as doors open early morning in Mishawaka, Indiana on November 27, 2020.

Most major retailers closed on Thanksgiving Day this year in a nod to the stress endured by their workers during a global health pandemic. Traditionally, Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has launched the holiday shopping season in the United States, with retailers offering steep discounts and turning a significant profit.Shoppers with empty carts lined up a socially-distant six feet apart before the Walmart in LaGrange, Kentucky opened, but crowds appeared down overall.

They were unsuccessful as there were some 20 people ahead of them and the retailer only had two left in stock, they said.During this pandemic-ridden year, major retailers from Target Corp to Kohl's Corp and Walmart rolled out online winter holiday promotions in October to capture any holiday-related spending as early as possible.

Lindsey Cox, 43, of Thomasville, North Carolina, said she noticed Walmart’s advertised in-store price for Christmas gnomes was much lower than on Amazon.com Inc. "I could not justify going into the store right now," the stay-at-home mother of three said. The savings are "not worth the trade-off" of potentially being exposed to coronavirus, she said.

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