Black Friday Alabama

Black Friday is coming up in Alabama and industry observers say it will be part of the busiest national holiday shopping season ever. The National Retail Federation says consumers are expected to spend over a trillion dollars between now and Christmas. That’s Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the weeks leading up to December twenty fifth. The Alabama Retail Association says consumers in the state spent roughly eighteen billion dollars last year between November and December.

Retailers in Alabama are bracing themselves for what’s expected to be a flat holiday shopping season. The Target store chain reportedly operates twenty three outlets in the state. The retailer expects little or no bump in sales due to the holiday season.

Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday. The website of the City of Orange Beach is spotlighting local businesses offering deals, including the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo which is featuring discounts at its gift shop.

Distance was no object for Alabama shoppers looking for the best Black Friday deals.The Sprinkle family traveled almost 200 miles from the Mobile County…

Alabama stores are among the locations being targeted in a Black Friday strike by Wal-Mart workers. AL.com (http://bit.ly/SN6cW4 ) reports the planned…