US consumers gear up for bargain hunt amid ‘Black Friday’ spree
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 24, 2024
U.S. consumers are coming out in force this holiday season, but festiveness and spending are still being tempered by inflationary pressures that have abated but not completely faded following the COVID-19 pandemic.
After the sticker shock during the latter stages of the pandemic, a familiar frustration has settled in toward consumer prices that remain broadly elevated even if they have stopped rising rapidly.
Americans are "ready to open their wallets this holiday season," said the Conference Board ahead of Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving, which this year, falls on Nov. 28 – that . . .
