today. retailers say it is what customers want. and others say the trend ruins the holiday for employees. some of the retailers target, and toys rus and best buy and walmart is open as it has been for 25 years and first time ever, macy s is opening at 8 o clock p.m. because last year s midnight opening was a success. millennials are driving the thanksgiving night shopping and it is a lot easier when you are younger to shop through 1 or 2:00 a.m. nnational retail federation said another reason stores are open this year, is the holiday shopping season runs 27 days, shortest since 2002. and they are expecting americans
gerri: a big surprise because analysts expected sales to go up 3.5 percent and it will only go up 2.5 percent. the reality is only 37 percent of us have completed our shopping. there are lots of price slashing that will go on this weekend. toys r us and macy s planning all night shopping, and deep discounted continuing here and this is not as good as people hoped. shepard: tell us of the last minute deals. gear gore you heard about the iphone at walmart offering iphone at $63 discount, with the two year contrt. so that means $127. and sak s, 60 percent off on designer clothing, and children s palace, 75 percent