Walmart Delivers Deals, Availability and Simplicity on Black Friday
November 25 2016 - 2:10AM
Business Wire
Walmart shared the following statement on how the company
delivered on its Black Friday plans for customers. The retailer
also unveiled top products purchased on Black Friday and how
customers shopped that day in stores and online.
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Patrick Bowhey leaves Walmart with a new
55 inch television after shopping Walmart's Black Friday event.
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“This Black Friday, we promised customers great deals, more
availability of those items, an integrated offering with
Walmart.com and the simple shopping experience our customers have
come to expect from Walmart. I am proud to say that we’ve delivered
on all fronts,” said Steve Bratspies, Chief Merchandising Officer,
Walmart U.S. “Our customers were particularly excited about the new
technologies we offered this year. In addition to picking up Black
Friday favorites like televisions and toys, they flocked to our
stores for drones, virtual reality products and hoverboards.”
Thanksgiving and Black Friday Fun Facts and Stats:
- The week kicked off with customers
visiting stores in the days leading up to Thanksgiving to grocery
shop. This Thanksgiving, Walmart sold 150 million pounds of turkey
and ham. Throughout the month of November, the retailer also sold
more than six pies per second with the most popular pies being
pumpkin and the Patti LaBelle Sweet Potato Pie.
- Black Friday is about offering great
deals in stores and online. At midnight ET on Thanksgiving Day,
customers started shopping on Walmart.com and the Walmart
app. Thanksgiving Day was once again one of the top online
shopping days of the year.
- Then, at 6 p.m. the retailer kicked off
the company’s Black Friday event in stores across the country.
Millions of customers went home with the items they wanted. Top
sellers included televisions, cookware, video games and systems,
drones, toys and pajamas for the whole family.
- More than 70 percent of traffic to
Walmart.com during the retailer’s Black Friday event was driven by
mobile.
It is not over. Walmart’s Cyber Week began at 12:01 a.m. ET on
Friday, Nov. 25, and will continue with thousands of online
specials every day throughout the week.
“We will continue to focus on offering great prices on great
products across the whole store and on Walmart.com for the rest of
the holiday season,” Bratspies added.
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) helps people around the world
save money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail
stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, nearly
260 million customers and members visit our 11,593 stores under 63
banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries.
With fiscal year 2016 revenue of $482.1 billion, Walmart employs
approximately 2.4 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues
to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and
employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be
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