Holiday shopping

Tis' the season to be shopping, but some consumers aren't doing so this year. I worked at the Gap on Black Friday at the mall in Greensboro, and there were not as many shoppers as there were last yearl. Our store sales were down by about $10,000, and other stores in the mall had decreases in saled as well. I still plan to shop in malls for my Christmas gifts, but I think with the increase in gas prices and other factors keep consumers in doors, maybe to do online shopping. I'm sure there will be a rush closer toward the big day, and I will probably be one of them!