Black Friday, typically characterized by early-morning door buster sales and huge crowds, looked very different in 2020. This year, stores started offering their Black Friday deals early, with door busters available both in-store and online.
>>> BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING REIMAGINE THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. MOST STORES START OFFERING BLACK FRIDAY DEALS EARLY WITH DOOR BUSTERS ONLINE AND IN STORES. NEW DEALS KICKED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING, CASEY CUNNINGHAM JOINS US WITH A LOOK, AT WHAT STORES ARE DOING TO MAKE THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE SAFE ON BLACK FRIDAY. >> Reporter: A DIFFERENT BLACK FRIDAY THAN ANY I COVERED BEFORE, IT'S INTERESTING, YOU CAN SEE BEHIND US, WE ARE AT WALMART, THEY ARE DOING TEMPERATURE CHECKS FOR EMPLOYEES AS THEY GET READY FOR THE DAY IN THEY WILL OPEN AT 5:00 A.M. THERE'S BEEN INTEREST IN THE PARKING LOT WITH CUSTOMERS LOOKING FOR THE PLAYSTATION FIVE, UNFORTUNATELY THE NEWS FROM EMPLOYEES WAS THAT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE. A LOT OF INTEREST IN THAT THIS YEAR. TO POLLUTE VIDEO FROM OLD NAVY. AHEAD OF BLACK FRIDAY, WE'VE BEEN TRAVELING TO DIFFERENT STORES AROUND TOWN AND TRYING TO SEE HOW IT THEY ARE PREPARING. THEY SAY THIS YEAR THEY'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON THE CURBSIDE SET UP AS MUCH AS THEIR IN-STORE DISPLAY. AND MORE SHOPPERS ARE TURNING ONLINE THIS YEAR, SO WE CHECKED OUT OLD NAVY, THAT IS THE VIDEO YOU ARE SEEING HERE. THEY HAVE SANITIZING STATIONS SPREAD OUT AND THEY ONLY HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PEOPLE ALLOWED IN STORE. LISTEN TO HOW THEY PREPARE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. >> I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT CUSTOMERS COME OUT WITH. WITH THE CURBSIDE OPTION OR IN- STORE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE RESPONDED WELL TO HER FANTASTIC PRODUCT THIS YEAR, WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. >> Reporter: OLD NAVY HAS 50% OFF EVERYTHING IN THEIR STORE IF YOU SHOP ONLINE OR WANT TO DO THE CURBSIDE PICKUP. THEY ARE PUSHING THE CURBSIDE THIS YEAR SO MAKE YOUR ORDERS. EVEN ON THE SAME DAY, AND PICK UP YOUR GIFTS OR WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING FOR THE HOLIDAYS HERE, AT WALMART. THERE'S A PETASTIC DEAL MY MOM TOLD ME ABOUT, PROJECTORS $50. IF YOU WANT AN OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT BECAUSE OF COVID, THAT MAY BE A GOOD GIFT, I WILL KEEP