Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Early Rush Bolsters Black Friday | Synopsis

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Early Rush Bolsters Black Friday

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Walmart defied the threat of protests to claim the busiest Black Friday in its history, and indications are that earlier store openings and a rebounding economy pushed sales well above last year's level. Bolstered by the early store openings, Thursday night and Black Friday sales have shown a frenzy of activity, according to early estimates. Data shows that Chase credit card retail spending at stores across the country was up 251 percent in stores between 6 p. m. and midnight Thursday. But online sales also increased 9. 7 percent in the 24-hour period starting 10 p. m. ET Wednesday, Chase Holiday Pulse reported on Friday afternoon. The number of transactions increased 93 percent in-store and 34 percent online. In-store shoppers seemed to shell out more on big-ticket items, the average ticket price increased 81 percent.

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Bill Simon

Overall Sentiment: -0.190076

Relevance: 0.282598

SentimentQuote
0"Many of them did not include any Walmart associates," Simon said, ...
-0.202758"In fact, this year, roughly the same number of associates missed their scheduled shift as last year," Simon said. ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.202758
  • Mean: -0.101379
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Mary Pat Tifft

Overall Sentiment: -0.116166

Relevance: 0.186278

SentimentQuote
0"Walmart has spent the last 50 years pushing its way on workers and communities," said Mary Pat Tifft ...
-0.112918"Walmart has spent the last 50 years pushing its way on workers and communities," said Mary Pat Tifft in a statement, an employee of 24 years who led a protest on Thursday evening in Kenosha, Wisc. "In just one year, leaders of OUR Walmart and Warehouse Workers United have begun to prove that change is coming to the world's largest employer."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.112918
  • Mean: -0.056459
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

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Additional Info:

Company: Walmart

Overall Sentiment: -0.0704541

Relevance: 0.808462

Facility: Walmart

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.397424

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