You may have noticed in the last few years, that Black Friday has gone from a one day extreme retail sale event, starting as early as 6AM the day after Thanksgiving, to a weekend event, capped off by Cyber Monday. You don’t hear anyone complaining about the all-time low prices, making their way strategically onto the calendar just before the winter holidays, but a new trend in store hours has caused some controversy. A couple of years ago, major stores like Target, Dillard’s, Walmart and Macys have started opening Thanksgiving night with 50%, 60% and even 70% off sticker prices, until late … [Read more...]