Consumer spending has been strong in 2023 despite higher prices and waning savings, but some retailers are worried the big discounts and other enticements to lure shoppers to stores may not be enough. But those worries may not impact Charleston retailers as thousands prepare for Black Friday shopping in the area.
Tanger Outlets in North Charleston kicked off its Black Friday at 6 a.m. with some of its deepest discounts all year, according to a Tanger Outlet representative. Other bix box stores like Walmart, Target and Lowe’s also kicked off the day at 6 a.m. for holiday shoppers.
While Black Friday may be today, many of the sales started early and will continue past the holiday to give customers optimal shopping opportunities.
Also look for savings and deals on Saturday throughout the Lowcountry at small retailers observing Small Business Saturday.
In City Paper news today:
CP OPINION: Six days of giving thanks. “On Thursday, we celebrated the harvest and the blessings of the past year on Thanksgiving Day, our annual national holiday marked by a healthy stream of football, family and food, including the bounties of turkey, dressing, gravy, sweet potatoes and plenty of desserts.”
CP OPINION, Brack: How Cogswell beat Tecklenburg. “The Lowcountry race is of big interest across the state because it should be instructive in 2024 for how candidates politick in a charged political environment in which voters seem to want change, but don’t seem to care much about details. Call it the Trumpification of local politics – give the people what sounds good, but don’t worry too much about intricacies of policy positions.”
CP CARTOONS: Ariail: Good guys finish last
CP FEATURE: Fentanyl overdoses rip apart lives. Charleston County Coroner Bobbi Jo O’Neal warned the community that some 187 people had died since the beginning of the year from unintentional drug overdoses — a 15% increase from the 162 people who fatally overdosed in the same time period last year.
CP NEWS: Flood maps show potential hazards in Charleston area. The maps by the Federal Emergency Management Agency indicate a large part of Charleston County is within either a coastal A zone or an inland V zone, which are both classified as high-risk flood zones.
CP NEWS: State Senate races underway ahead of 2024 election. While local municipal elections are now wrapping up, the state and federal election seasons are just getting started. And although candidate filing has not officially opened for any S.C. Statehouse seats, plenty of folks have already begun campaigning.
CP NEWS: Annual Festival of Lights returns to James Island. The Holiday Festival of Lights is back at James Island County Park for its 34th year. Meanwhile, the Wonderland of Lights returned to Murrells Inlet.
CP FOOD: Holy City Brewing opens raw bar. Kevin Joseph of Charleston’s Raw Lab partnered with Holy City Brewing to open a 16-seat raw bar, joining a quickly expanding list of options in the area.
CP FOOD: Fizza hard kombucha brings more bubbles to Lowcountry. Fizza Kombucha launched in March 2022, and has been distributing the drink, produced in a Summerville facility, around town since this past June.
In other news:
Trump to attend USC-Clemson game. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has confirmed that he’ll attend the USC-Clemson football game Saturday with Gov. Henry McMaster.
S.C. job growth saw increase in October. The Palmetto State accounted for 4.1% of the 150,000 jobs created nationally last month with 6,100 new positions.
Logistics company invests $16.45M in new Charleston facility. IronLink Logistics, a logistics service company, is establishing a base of operations in Charleston County with a $16.45 million investment that will create 250 new jobs.
Charleston’s home food scrap recycling expands to neighboring towns. What began with three Charleston drop sites has become an ongoing initiative as other local governments joined in. Now, there are 14 drop sites in the Charleston area.
Charleston’s ‘Best Friend’ train on duty this holiday season. Explore Charleston and the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry partnered to start a new holiday tradition this year: adding Santa to the Best Friend train for free photos.
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