[국제]Is it ‘BLF’? … America’s shopping season changed with Corona 19



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After Thanksgiving ended, a Christmas shopping season began in the United States.

The shopping season is typically from Black Friday, the fourth Friday of the week, through Cyber ​​Monday, the following Monday, and the Christmas holidays in December.

This is reporter Kim Jeong-hoe.

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A Christmas tree keeps empty department stores lonely.

Even when the door to the store is open, the citizens wear masks and enter one after another without crowding.

Discount signs posted everywhere.

However, a leisurely shopping scene is developing like a weekday.

[완다 와이코프 / 쇼핑객 : 사람이 그렇게 많지 않아요. 작년엔 너무 많아서 사고 싶던 TV를 못 샀었는데.] [데미안 올리비에 / 쇼핑객 : 너무 비싸지 않고 붐비지도 않고 사회적 거리를 두는 연습을 잘하고 있습니다.]

Sorting of products to be shipped across the country is in full swing.

Products that have been packed are moved to a location and waiting for a delivery vehicle.

[케이트 스카르파 / 아마존 대변인 : 올해는 어느 때보다 많은 고객이 온라인으로 쇼핑하고 있으며 블랙 프라이데이와 사이버 먼데이가 가장 바쁜 시기가 될 겁니다. 올해는 판매가 훨씬 많을 거로 예상합니다.]

Televisions, kitchen utensils, and game consoles are especially popular online.

It is an analysis that this is because time at home has increased due to Corona 19.

The American Retailers Association predicts that out-of-store sales, including online purchases, will increase 20 to 30 percent from November to December this year.

There are also predictions that it will be the largest in history, and this is due to the impact of Corona 19, which continues to increase rapidly in the United States.

Since last week, the health authorities and local governments of the United States have strongly recommended that they refrain from moving around Thanksgiving, holidays and shopping, limiting the activities of citizens.

However, large stores that are unable to close their doors due to the long-awaited event are struggling to welcome customers with quarantine regulations such as limiting the number of visitors, wearing masks and disinfecting at any time.

Shoppers who rushed to buy at the same time the store opened, and the scenes that were quickly found with each shelf are nowhere to be found.

Amid the many changes brought about by Corona 19, the landscape of traditional consumption is also changing.

This is YTN Kim Jeong-hoe.

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