Brad Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/01/news/fortune500/walmart_blackfriday/index.htm How 'bout them apples? :greenappl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrn8 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 That's incredible! Have you seen a lot of traffice generated from that story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossMAN Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 :greenappl :greenappl :greenappl Black Friday at Wal-Mart revealed?Web sites say hot deals will include $398 HP laptop, 12-cup coffeemaker for $4.24.November 1, 2005: 12:15 PM EST ByParija Bhatnagar, CNN/Money staff writer NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Someone may have let the cat out of Wal-Mart's Black Friday bag early -- and it looks like the No. 1 retailer's ready to aggressively battle on prices in the weeks ahead by going very low on some hot products. And here's what to expect: A Hewlett-Packard Pavillion ze2308wm notebook computer for $398; an HP Photosmart E317 digital camera for $98.88; a Lexmark all-in-one printer, scanner and copier for $39.88; and a 12-cup coffeemaker, food chopper or 2 qt. slow cooker for just $4.24. Typically Wal-Mart (Research) and other retailers debut the eagerly awaited day-after-Thanksgiving specials a few days in advance. Wal-Mart hasn't officially debuted its Black Friday ads, but the information appears to have been leaked to a few Web sites. Wal-Mart spokeswoman Sharon Webber told CNN/Money that she was not aware that the information about the retailer's specific Black Friday sales was already public information. However, Webber said she would refer the matter to her colleagues. "Last year Wal-Mart didn't discount heavily on Black Friday and the first week after. What happened? Comparable sales fell 3 percent," said Marshal Cohen, chief retail analyst with market research firm NPD Group. "This year Wal-Mart's making sure that it's not caught with pants down again. I'm shocked to see how low Wal-Mart is prepared to go this year." The day after Thanksgiving is dubbed "Black Friday" because it's when retailers are said to finally move out of the red (representing losses) and into the black (profits). It also marks the start of the four-week shopping blitzkrieg leading up to Christmas. Brad Olson, the founder of Gottadeal.com, a Web site that markets itself as the "official Black Friday deals site," told CNN/Money that he obtained Wal-Mart's Black Friday sales ad last week from "someone close to the production process for the ads." "That's why I'm confident that these Wal-Mart deals are legitimate," Olson said. According to Gottadeal.com, which posted the list of Wal-Mart's Black Friday bonanza on blackfriday.gottadeal.com, the retailer is apparently hoping to lure holiday shoppers by slashing prices on consumer electronics, DVDs, home products and toys. Cohen said he saw the list on the Internet about a week ago and believes it to be legitimate. "I don't think Wal-Mart intended for it to get out this early because there's an element of surprise involved. It definitely does create a buzz, but it also give its competition time to respond," said Cohen. "I think Wal-Mart will use some products to pull holiday shoppers in and use these as big bargain loss-leaders." But he doesn't expect Wal-Mart to offer bargain basement on the must-have items like Apple's iPod Nano, which the retailer recently announced will be part of its "Home for the Holidays" campaign set to kick off Tuesday. "You don't want to destroy the pricing structure on hot products by discounting everything deeply," Cohen said. "The rule of thumb is don't be overly promotional if you don't need to." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmcca Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 WOW! Great article that should increase traffic here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-bystander Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 How you like me now?! http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/01/news/fortune500/walmart_blackfriday/walmart_blackfriday.03.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlezar Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 WOOHOO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakeswiff Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Very very cool!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBKing Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Congrats! As if we needed further proof this is the only BF site you need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridasun5 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Great job guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzxc Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Warning: mysql_connect(): User deals_gottadeal has already more than 'max_user_connections' active connections in /global.php(349) : eval()'d code on line 1Perhaps you should link to the adscans from the homepage rather than have so many people try (and fail) to register for the message boards at once. For a new visitor, these adscans would be quite difficult to find, as it requires navigating message board posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novac Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Forum withdrawl! Finally back up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryka Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Forum withdrawl! Finally back up! I know I was feeling it too. I'm happy it's back up and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridasun5 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Wow! Must have been like a herd of elephants that stormed the site after that CNN article went live! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 BTW, The article has been updated.. Wal-Mart spokeswoman Gail Lavielle told CNN/Money that the information on Gottadeal.com "did not come from us." "We have not released any information about Black Friday," she said. "As long as something is not officially released by us, we can't vouch for it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erh12275 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Forum withdrawl! Finally back up!Yeah I felt the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairydustcrissy Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I'm just glad we're back up & running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carazariah Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 http://money.cnn.com/2005/11/01/news/fortune500/walmart_blackfriday/index.htm How 'bout them apples? :greenappl Congratulations . . . ! ! !I suffered withdrawal pains when the traffic peaked. . . :)C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigit65 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 This is why all my friends are coming here. Why fool around with a copy when you can go strait to the top!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia39 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Wow! Must have been like a herd of elephants that stormed the site after that CNN article went live! LOL needless to say! great exposure though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcster Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 My guess is that this thread: http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=17109 will need to be updated. Especially info like this:"We had a record 1,311 new registrations on 10/24 which broke our previous record set last November." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBA Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Woohoo WTG! we tried to log on earlier and wondered what had happened to the boards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavenlysshine Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I guess this is a good a thread as any to give a HUGE welcome to all the new members! We know you'll love it here. ~H~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjjandz Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanni Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Glad we're back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeepNeep Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Nice article and well deserved :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whafs8 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Wow that is cool. That should show We're # 1. That is really cool coverage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alimfp Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 I wanna know how they came across it? Have you figured that out yet?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanM Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Very cool being mentioned on the CNN website. Whats next? The Wall Street Journal? Being mentioned on Television? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraczek Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Totally awesome. I was freaking when I couldn't get on the boards earlier. Congrats on recognition well deserved to our great moderators! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best4less Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Very cool- Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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