November 6th, 2009 
Chance Stevens One day, an executive at a national retail chain had an idea. She realized that if her store were to launch deep discounts on HDTVs then they would be able to get the traffic and sales similar to Black Friday without having to compete with all of the other stores. The idea would have worked great this except that it appears several stores had the same idea at the same time. Several stores are selling 42″ LCD and plasma HDTV for under $500 in hopes that people will spend early and often.
Lots of sites gave Sears flack for it’s “Black Friday Now.” It’s only been a week and now stores like Best Buy, Kmart, and Walmart are also providing dirt cheap hi-def televisions. Here is a breakdown of the sales by store: (more…)
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