Posts Tagged ‘Black Friday’
Oakland’s first Real Black Friday promotes black-owned businesses
On November 17 in downtown Oakland, the city’s first Real Black Friday was hosted by BetterBlack.
Read MoreSmall protests, crowds hit the shopping centers for Black Friday
The Old Navy store in the Bay Street shopping complex near the border of Oakland and Emeryville ended Black Friday with holiday pajamas on the wrong racks, graphic t-shirts on the floor and “Diva” jeans falling off of their shelves. As the day of sales came to a close, employees were preparing for a weekend of more frantic shoppers looking for deals.
Read MoreOakland’s Plaid Friday offers localized shopping alternatives to Black Friday
Shoppers looking for an alternative to the post-Thanksgiving melee of Black Friday will find one in Oakland. A strong “shop local” push has developed in the city over the past few years, and this year’s day-after-T-Day campaign is the biggest yet.
Read MoreLocal merchants: Black Friday slid by sort of gray
by MELANIE MASON and HENRY JONES Dec. 1–While retail sales the day after Thanksgiving exceeded expectations, most independent retailers here in North Oakland were removed from the spending frenzy of Black Friday. It wasn’t because of the economic troubles, necessarily—they typically miss out on the action. “Everyone gets drawn away to the big stores,” said…
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