what are we watching as we get ready to buy, buy, buy? we can expect another big black friday. consumers are getting out early amidst inflation concerns. they want to make sure they get the deals. they want to make sure they get what they want as they hear about all the supply chain slowdowns. we can expect to see some record holiday shopping in these last two months of the year. it s been a blockbuster season for retailers. sales rose 1.7% just last month, beating expectations. . the consumer is shopping earlier, and thief had he been shopping earlier. we think they will continue that pattern throughout the holiday season. reporter: the biggest shopping day of the year is still black friday. . thank you so much. reporter: but lowe s has been running sales since september, trying to capitalize on the 46% of shoppers who planned to buy earlier than normal this year. . we are seeing consumers really move up their holiday