Shoppers To Find Holiday Deals At Downtown Long Beach Retailers On Black Friday And Thanksgiving Weekend

There’s plenty of savings and specials at Downtown Long Beach retailers on Black Friday and beyond at the more than 34 retail, specialty, entertainment and dining outlets ranging from apparel and electronics to toys and gift cards, among others. Centered in between Third Street, Sixth Street, Pine Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard, the Downtown core is the popular holiday spot to shop for Thanksgiving Weekend deals from Thursday, November 24 through Sunday, November 27.

According to the National Retail Federation, NFR, more than 137.4 million shoppers will be out in force over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Consumers plan to spend an average of $935.58 during the overall holiday shopping season. Total spending includes gifts for others, self-spending, food, flowers, decorations and greeting cards for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. Total planned spending this year is second only to the record total spending in 2015, at $952.58.

The top five gifts that people have on their holiday gift lists this season include 61 percent will purchase clothing or clothing accessories, 56 percent said they will buy gift cards, 44 percent said they will purchase books, CDs, DVDs and/or video games, 42 percent said they will buy toys, and 31 percent will buy food and/or candy.

“Black Friday remains one of the busiest shopping days of the year, with Americans planning to take advantage of aggressive in-store and digital promotions over the entire holiday weekend,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “Retailers know consumers are spreading out their holiday budgets to shop throughout the season. While there’s no doubt of the incredible promotions offered during the weekend, the holiday shopping season is long and consumers will look for and expect great deals down to the very last minute.”

Consumers will shop around while splitting their time between several destinations including department stores and discount stores. The survey also found that 34 percent will shop at clothing stores and 23 percent at small or local businesses.

The Downtown retail area has just the right variety of department, discount and specialty stores featuring Thanksgiving Weekend shopping options with Big 5 Sporting Goods, Daniel’s Jewelers, Footaction, Jean Machine, Payless ShoeSource and Ross Dress For Less, among others, including:

- Holiday shoppers will like the Big 5 Sporting Goods Thanksgiving Super Sale with Black Friday special prices from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. only. Plus an Early Bird Bonus of 4 hours only on Friday 5-9 a.m. for guests that spend $10 or more in-store receive $10 bonus bucks, limit one per person. Bonus Bucks are valid November 29, 2016, through December 17, 2016.

- Shop Black Friday at Daniel’s Jewelers and enjoy the ever-popular Buy One Get One Free Sale, plus a Free Gift with any purchase special.

- Thanksgiving weekend shoppers at Jean Machine will enjoy the largest shoe sale ever on all Circa, Fallen, ES and Osiris shoes, among others.

- Enjoy Thanksgiving shopping at Ross Dress For Less featuring 20 to 60 percent off department store prices every day including apparel, shoes and much more.

“The Downtown Long Beach area realtors have a wide variety of holiday gifts and specials to select from on Black Friday and throughout the Thanksgiving weekend,” said Tony Shooshani, owner’s representative for City Place Long Beach. “I also encourage shoppers to get a bite to eat or enjoy coffee and a pastry at one of several terrific restaurants in the downtown area.”

The Downtown area offers guests many dining choices including Fresh Kabobs, the casual, family-style Indian restaurant; Sushi Zenmaru for teriyaki and rolls; Wing Stop for fresh, hot chicken wings, famous fries and delicious sides; Red Hot Philly for cheesesteaks, wings and more; Panda Express for Asian-inspired cuisine in a fast casual environment; Milana’s New York Pizzeria, an authentic New York pizzeria; Mitaki Japanese, featuring quick and fresh Japanese cuisine; Subway for fresh, delicious, made-to-order sandwiches; Pie Bar for desserts featuring delicious handcrafted pies that are made from scratch; and Chuck E. Cheese’s, more than just fun and games, enjoy great food, always fresh with pizzas, salad bar, oven-baked sandwiches, buffalo wings and more.

Centered in between Third Street, Sixth Street, Pine Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard, the Downtown core features popular retailers and restaurants. For a complete list of the 34 retail stores, specialty shops, entertainment venues, and dining outlets, please visit http://www.facebook.com/cityplacelongbeach.