On today’s edition of the Closing Bell: Jaclyn Peiser, Retail Reporter for the Washington Post, joins Bret Gogoel to discuss the removal of Pepsi and Lay’s from some of the world’s largest grocers. South Barrington is considering allowing drive-thru businesses. Plus, Peloton is making moves to becom
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late thursday when that woman reportedly sprayed the crowd to try to gain a shopping advantage. the retailers are still counting their cash. early estimates indicate it was a record black friday. the blitz started early krer this year. apparently, it paid off. shopper track shows sales up 6.6% over last year with shoppers spending more than $11 billion and foot traffic in stores was up more than 5%. retail reporter from the washington post is joining me now. good morning. good morning alex. what do you think of the phenomenal numbers? i think that one thing you re finding is that consumers are definitely looking for a deal. the buzz around the midnight black friday openings and the thanksgiving day openings drew customers out to the stores earlier and got them to shop. this increase that you re seeing is the biggest one since 2007. but that doesn t mean that we re back to pre-recession spending yet. one thing that retailers are watching carefully is whether or not the sales sim
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commercial he made for macy s. if you haven t seen it, it is really good. this has gone viral on the internet. i ll take that as a yes. [ screaming ] i guess you re excited, too. isn t that good? it s not just justin bieber who will be hitting the stores on friday. he is expected to know joined by 152 million other shoppers who will be swarming stores and websites in search of bargains. that s a 10% increase from last year. joining me with your black friday shopping guide, washington post retail reporter, do you really find the best deals on black friday? or for a procrastinator like myself, is it better to wait? i think that one thing we re seeing is that retailers are not only trying to start the season early but they re trying to extend it as well. you have stores opening on thanksgiving day. you have the midnight black
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