{"id":515891,"date":"2022-11-25T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/black-friday-shopping-gets-slow-start-as-inflation-soars\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T16:11:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:11:02","slug":"black-friday-shopping-gets-slow-start-as-inflation-soars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/black-friday-shopping-gets-slow-start-as-inflation-soars\/","title":{"rendered":"#Black Friday shopping gets slow start as inflation soars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2496b3e4548\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2496b3e4548\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/black-friday-shopping-gets-slow-start-as-inflation-soars\/#%E2%80%9CBlack_Friday_shopping_gets_slow_start_as_inflation_soars%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Black Friday shopping gets slow start as inflation soars&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBlack_Friday_shopping_gets_slow_start_as_inflation_soars%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Black Friday shopping gets slow start as inflation soars&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>This Black Friday, inflation is weighing on shoppers heavier than last night\u2019s turkey.<\/p>\n<p>In Chesterfield, Missouri, on Thursday evening, there were no customers lined up behind the barricades set up outside the Best Buy in anticipation of lines for doorbuster deals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI see nothing. I\u2019m surprised,\u201d Jeremy Pritchett <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fox2now.com\/news\/missouri\/lack-of-black-friday-shoppers-waiting-in-line-at-retail-stores\/\">told news station Fox2Now.<\/a> \u201cNormally, it\u2019s wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed all the way around the building, today no one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sky-high prices for food, rent, gasoline, and other household costs have taken a toll on consumers, leaving many of them reluctant to spend unless there is a big sale and are being more selective with what they will buy \u2014 in many cases, trading down to cheaper stuff and less expensive stores.<\/p>\n<p>Cash-strapped shoppers are also dipping more into their savings, turning increasingly to \u201cbuy now, pay later\u201d services like Afterpay that allow users to pay for items in installments, as well as running up their credit cards.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"A picture of the outside of Best Buy.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-003.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    In Chesterfield, Missouri, there were no customers lined up outside Best Buy in anticipation of Black Friday.<br \/>\n                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Paul Martinka<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-010.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Best Buy opened early in Jersey City, New Jersey for Black Friday shoppers.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-010.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-010.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-010.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-010.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-010.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Best Buy opened early in Jersey City, New Jersey for Black Friday shoppers.                                 <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Customers look through Apple products at the Apple Store.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-009.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Customers look through products at the Apple Store.                                 <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AP<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Such financial hardships could help drive shoppers to look for discounts as the holiday shopping season kicks off.<\/p>\n<p>Isela Dalencia, who was shopping for household essentials like detergent at a Walmart in Secaucus, New Jersey, earlier this week, said she\u2019s delaying buying holiday gifts until Cyber Monday \u2014 the Monday after Thanksgiving \u2014 when online sales rev up. <\/p>\n<p>Then, she will wait again until the week before Christmas to get the best deals, unlike last year when she started buying before Black Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-58-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Analysts expect holiday sales growth will slow compared to last year, when retailers were plagued by supply chain problems.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-58-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-58-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-58-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-58-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-58-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Analysts expect holiday sales growth will slow compared to last year, when retailers were plagued by supply chain problems.                                 <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Xinhua <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> Agency via Getty Ima<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"People were seen at Macy\u2019s in Heral Square, NYC for holiday shopping.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-002.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    People were seen at Macy&#8217;s in Heral Square, NYC for holiday shopping.<br \/>\n                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">REUTERS<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"People were seen at Macy\u2019s in Heral Square, NYC for holiday shopping.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-001.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Shoppers are also dipping more into their savings, turning increasingly to &#8220;buy now, pay later&#8221; services like Afterpay.<br \/>\n                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">REUTERS<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI am shopping less,\u201d Dalencia said, noting she will spend about $700 for holiday gifts this year, one-third less than last year.<\/p>\n<p>Katie Leach, a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> worker in Manhattan, was also browsing the aisles at Walmart but said she will start holiday shopping during the first week of December as usual. <\/p>\n<p>This time, however, she\u2019ll be relying more on markdowns, her credit card, and \u201cbuy now, pay later\u201d services to get her through the shopping season because of surging prices on food and other necessities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Shoppers hit Tysons Corner Mall on Black Friday in Virginia.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-59.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Shoppers hit Tysons Corner Mall on Black Friday in Virginia.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">The Washington Post via Getty Im<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"People wait in line to enter Macy's department store during Black Friday in New York City.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-007.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    This year&#8217;s trends are a contrast to a year ago when consumers were buying early out of fear of not getting what they needed because of low supplies.<br \/>\n                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe money is not going as far as last year,\u201d Leach said.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of shoppers like Lolita Cordero from Brooklyn, New York, are sitting out Black Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m shopping early, trying to get things on sale, discount, or clearance \u2013 and I use coupons,\u201d Cordero said. \u201cI never did Black Friday. I hear it\u2019s a mess, and people get hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s trends are a contrast to a year ago when consumers were buying early out of fear of not getting what they needed because of supply chain woes. Stores didn\u2019t have to slash prices much because they were struggling to bring in items.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-006.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Many retailers push discounts on their websites to thin out crowds at their locations. &#10;\" class=\"wp-image-24784005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Many retailers push discounts on their websites to thin out crowds at their locations.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But some pandemic habits are sticking around. Many retailers that closed stores on Thanksgiving Day and instead pushed discounts on their websites to thin out crowds at their brick-and-mortar locations did the same this year as well, despite a return to normalcy.<\/p>\n<p>Major retailers including Walmart and Target again closed their stores on Thanksgiving. And many moved away from doorbusters, the deeply marked down items offered for a limited time that drew often unruly crowds, leading to scenes of mayhem on Black Friday. <\/p>\n<p>Instead, the marked-down items are available throughout the month, on Black Friday or the holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-61.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Tysons Corner Mall\" class=\"wp-image-24783146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-61.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-61.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/black-friday-61.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Shoppers said they plan on using the buy now pay later feature this year. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Washington Post via Getty Im<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Against today\u2019s economic backdrop, the National Retail Federation \u2014 the largest retail trade group \u2014 expects holiday sales growth will slow to a range of 6% to 8%, from the blistering 13.5% growth of a year ago. <\/p>\n<p>However, these figures, which include online spending, aren\u2019t adjusted for inflation so real spending could even be down from a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Adobe Analytics expects online sales to be up 2.5% from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, a slowdown from last year\u2019s 8.6% pace when shoppers were uncertain about returning to physical stores.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts consider the five-day Black Friday weekend, which includes Cyber Monday, a key barometer of shoppers\u2019 willingness to spend, particularly this year. The two-month period between Thanksgiving and Christmas represents about 20% of the retail industry\u2019s annual sales.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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In Chesterfield, Missouri, on Thursday evening, there were no customers lined up behind the barricades set up outside the Best Buy in anticipation of lines for doorbuster deals. \u201cI see nothing. 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