I am not a retailer, but I can see why they are starting Christmas early this year ..... last year Black Friday was on the 23rd, this year, the 28th. Retailers lose almost a week of Christmas shopping days. That is a lot of days. Just think what a Walmart loses those five days, and I imagine some of those are "choice" days. That is a lot of days for anyone needing those Christmas sopping days to lose, and you can never made them up, they are gone forever.
Thanksgiving is on the 28th, Black Friday is the 29th, who started that tradition, anyway?
That is why they starting early ...................