Wednesday, November 21, 2012
All the information you need on where to find the best Black Friday deals at Best Buy, Walmart, Target, Kmart, Kohl's, Sears and hhgregg this year.
Looking for the best Black Friday sales? Here's information on when all the big box stores open and what their Black Friday sales will be. Best Buy opens Friday at 12 a.m. Details: The store will hand out tickets for doorbusters starting at 10 p.m. Click here for sales. Walmart opens on Thanksgiving at 8 p.m. Details: The store has a one-hour in-stock guarantee on the Apple iPad 2 16 GB, Emerson 32" LCD 720p TV and LG Blu-ray player. Click here to see your local store's sales. Target opens on Thanksgiving at 9 p.m. Details: Get a sneak peek of sale items and find out what the store's doorbusters will be by signing up for alerts. Click here to see your local store's sales. Sears opens on Thanksgiving at 8 p.m. Details: Doors open at…
Friday, October 12, 2012
Try layaway plans at one or more of these retailers.
While it may only be October, it’s never too early to start thinking about holiday shopping. In this economy, some shoppers are fretting over being able to afford that special toy, bauble or other item that they know will bring a smile to their children, spouse, friend or family member. Consider layaway as a way to spread payments out over time, and be able to check things off those holiday lists. Popular during the Great Depression in the 1930s, layaway fell out of fashion in the 1980s as credit card usage became widespread. Many companies are once again offering the service, which allows customers to make installment payments on an item, sometimes with a small fee added to the item’s price for the company’s administrative costs. In our…
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Greenbelt Kmart survived the wave of Sears Holding closings, but Ellicott City's Sears Grand is set to close.
The Kmart on 8829 Greenbelt Road has been spared in the first wave of closures announced Friday by company Sears Holding Corporation. Eighty stores nationwide are on the closing list with more future closings projected. In a year-end press release, Sears Holding announced it would be closing 100 to 120 Kmart and Sears full-line stores. Currently, however, Greenbelt's store is open and off the list. On Tuesday, Greenbelt Kmart Manager Janice Maxey said she thinks it's going to stay that way. She said she thought the store was safe and safe for good. Its sales are pretty good, she said, adding that over Christmas, "We did really good." One store in Maryland didn't fare so well. Ellicott City's Sears Grand in Chatham Station Shopping Center …
