Black Friday is underway in Georgia this morning, as retailers hope for a good start to the holiday shopping season, despite the sour economy. Early reports this morning indicate discount chain stores are seeing good traffic. Many malls and stores across Georgia opened their doors at 5am--some stores got the jump on others by unlocking their doors at 4 o’clock this morning.
Kelly Fox is Director of Marketing with the Mall of Georgia in Buford. Fox told GPB this morning the mall's parking lots were around 80-percent full by 8am. Inside the mall, Fox says retailers are doing all they can to entice shoppers their way:
"They're giving great deals. Even before Black Friday...they had a lot of incentives for shoppers to come shop. I've walked the mall, and there has been just some really great deals and bargains to get them in."
Mall of Georgia is the largest in the southeast with just over 200 stores.
Kelly Fox is Director of Marketing with the Mall of Georgia in Buford. Fox told GPB this morning the mall's parking lots were around 80-percent full by 8am. Inside the mall, Fox says retailers are doing all they can to entice shoppers their way:
"They're giving great deals. Even before Black Friday...they had a lot of incentives for shoppers to come shop. I've walked the mall, and there has been just some really great deals and bargains to get them in."
Mall of Georgia is the largest in the southeast with just over 200 stores.
