Jackson, miss. (WLBT)-This is the first Black Friday for the owners of Clinton Panoply. Supply chain issues and transportation issues are a factor in their strategy to retain popular products.
“Fatclaws are very popular, we got them from a supplier, and we need more,” explains Krista Markham, the co-owner of Pontoply. “But they went out. So, we had to research and find it. But we were a little worried about getting all the inventory in time. Because we know that after December 9th is our window period. It’s like we thought that was when shopping started to fade when.”
Although they do have some access control, they want people to remember Saturday’s small business and support other mom-and-pop shops like them.
“We ordered additional inventory,” added co-owner Emily Hendon. “We have some additional products to promote.”
Large stores like Academy still attract those who just want to trade by themselves.
“Go into the store, look around, browse,” shopper April Shelton explained. “I just want to see, you know, what kind of deals I can make.”
“Last year, I spent most of my time shopping online, but many of my things were delayed,” Tomasinia Taylor said. “So, this year my husband and I…we just want to put it in the store instead of making it online, because we don’t want to pray at the last minute that our things will be delivered here in time.”
It doesn’t matter what happens in the world, whether it is a transportation issue or a supply chain issue. Some families will block this day forever.
“This is actually a tradition,” Wanda McAlister said. “We did this with my mother, and we have been sticking to it all these years.”
Her daughter Jessica Wright said: “We don’t make any kind of knock-on-destructive transactions.” “We just go out, and sometimes we take the children for the day. If we reach an agreement , We’ll reach an agreement. So, it’s just that we spend time on a Ladies’ Day after Thanksgiving.”
Post time: Nov-30-2021