Insight Report 11 minutes PremiumUS Black Friday 2024: Early Read—Moderate Early-Morning Footfall Bears Out the Reinvention of Black Friday Anand Kumar, Associate Director of Retail Research November 29, 2024 What's InsideToday, the Coresight Research team is undertaking its annual Black Friday store tours, visiting the stores of more than 40 different retailers across the US. We present an early read on the shopping event, including insights into crowd levels, promotions, inventory volume and staffing levels. Companies mentioned in this report include: Best Buy, The Home Depot, Kohl’s, Target, Walmart Other relevant research: Holiday 2024—Black Friday Preview: Projecting Low-Single-Digit Sales Growth as Early Deals Pull Demand Forward Holiday 2024: US Consumer Survey and Retail Outlook—Early Shopping and Deal-Seeking To Define the Season Holiday 2023: Black Friday Insights from Store Visits in the US and the UK All our coverage of US holiday retail, including our Holiday Survey Bites series of infographics Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US Beauty Retailing—A Standout Discretionary Category in 2023: Highlights from the Market NavigatorUS Store Tracker Extra, January 2024: CVS Drives Closures, Shuttering 4+ Million Square Feet of Retail SpaceTemu Growth and Challenges in the US Market: A Six-Month Follow-UpJuly 2023 UK Retail Sales: Wet Weather Slows Retail Sales Growth