Shoppers head out early for Black Friday deals
Posted November 23, 2018 5:25 am.
Last Updated November 23, 2018 9:07 am.
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Black Friday is the biggest day of the year for bargain hunters, and malls and stores across the GTA opened earlier as retailers offer up deals.
Malls will also stay open later than usual. Below is a list of some of the mall hours:
- Eaton Centre (7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
- Yorkdale (8 a.m. to 11 p.m.)
- Sherway Gardens (8 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
- Scarborough Town Centre (8 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
- Square One (8 a.m. to 10 p.m.)
Ahead of the malls opening its doors, shoppers lined up early to take advantage of sales at Best Buy at Bay and Dundas streets. The store opened at 5:30 a.m.
Black Friday, which is the day after U.S. Thanksgiving, is expected to be the biggest shopping day of the year, according to technology company ShopperTrak.
A Forum Research poll found one in four Canadians (24 per cent) plan to shop on Black Friday.
Around 43 per cent of those surveyed plan to do their shopping both online and in-store. One-third (31 per cent) said they would shop in-store while 27 per cent said they would do so online.
More than half (63 per cent) of those polled said they would spend less than $300 this year.
