5:22 am on Friday November 26, 2010
| Posted by Amanda Click
Experts predict shoppers to come in record numbers this weekend
Image by Flickr user Andy Hay
According to retail analysts, consumers are going to be hitting the downtown shopping district hard this weekend.
Charleston Regional Business Journal reports that a survey conducted by Charleston-based America’s Research Group found that 50% of consumers plan to shop on Black Friday while 65% plan to hit the early bird specials. Both percentages mark a 20-year high.
The article throws in some additional national statistics concerning overall spending, shopping habits and more; read it here.