In a year like no other, its a black friday like weve never seen before. The pandemic has many people staying home. Im ama daetz. Im dion lim. While black friday isnt what were used to, there are still lines to be found at malls and some people did brave the cold, some for as long as 36 hours to snatch up some of the most popular items. Liz kreutz was in dublin early this morning when the doors opened. Reporter when the doors of the best buy in dublin opened at 5 00 a. M. , there was no running, no pushing, no shoving. It was peaceful. There wasnt any rushing or craziness. Reporter like so much else this year, this black friday felt different, much calmer. Still, some people did brave the cold to wait in line. Sky 7 got this video from the livermore outlets and here is the doors opening at target in dublin. Friends jaden and mossy got to best buy at 4 00 a. M. 287 for a 50inch. Great deal. Reporter these guys were hoping to get a playstation 5 and werent the only ones. The game stop in
Stores with reduced capacity could mean a 40minute wait. The National Retail federation on its website predicts online sales will be capturing 20 to 30 of the holiday market, up from last year. There are no corporate parties and reduced inventory and fewer employees are in many stores according to consumer expert and San Francisco State University marketing professor. The projections are that because the consumer demand has been suppressed so far, starting with today, which is black friday and the start of the Holiday Shopping season, there is some kind of penalty up demand that people, you know, they want to give gifts to family and friends to uplift their spirits in a very challenging year. Reporter walnut creek downtown there is a 20 vacancy rate right now but Property Owners say they are getting inquiries about renting the vacant sites according to the walnut creek Downtown Business association. Whats missing is probably, you know, the ice rink. Were unable to host the ice rink thi
A local theater group is retelling Crime and Punishment with a unique spin in Arroyo Grande. Performances of Punishment Play, an original play written by.