American Eagle, Gamestop among Bay City Mall stores drawing Black Friday crowds ahead of store openings
Shoppers took advantage of the Bay City Mall's 10:30 p.m. opening on Thursday, Nov. 22 to line up outside of their favorite stores in their quest to secure Black Friday bargains.
In response to the crowds and deals at nearby stores, American Eagle opened its doors at 11:00 p.m., moving up from its planned midnight start.
"We're looking to capitalize on that," said Josh Steadman, American Eagle assistant manager.
Steadman added that the big draw for his store was the 40 percent off the entire store offer which he said was "close to our associate discount."
A few dozen people were milling around outside the Bay City 8 Movie Theater prior to the gates opening, according to head manager Terri Reagle.
"Some would get popcorn and hang out in the lobby," Reagle said, adding that a few of the tables were filled when she arrived for her shift at 6 p.m.
Assistant manager Abbey Gradowski compared the crowds present at last year's Black Friday sales to the Battle of Helms Deep from "Lord of the Rings."
"People give thanks, then beat each other up," Gradowski said.
While business on Black Friday was about the same as in past years according to Reagle, she added that the release of the final movie in the "Twilight" series last week "was our own Black Friday."
Farther down from American Eagle, Drew Dutcher, Zak Koehler, Drew Kemp and Michael Herman waited outside Gamestop for the store's midnight opening. The big draw for Dutcher were the extra discounts for trading in used games.
"Its 30 percent off if you bring back certain titles, and 25 percent for any trade-in," he said, adding that he, along with the rest of his friends, would be engaging in "people watching" in the mall.
The group noted that they were considering purchasing the new Halo, Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed games for Xbox 360.
Source : http://www.mlive.com
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