American Eagle, a fashion retail store which designs, markets, and sells its own brand of casual clothing, will offer merchandise at a sale price on Black Friday. The 2010 sales, held on November 26, the day after Thanksgiving, are offered to customers in hopes of increasing store profits for the holiday season. Black Friday is the turning point when retailers anticipate their annual revenues to exceed expenses moving them into the black in accounting terms.http://www.blackfriday.org/history/
The day before Thanksgiving 2010, American Eagle Outfitters added the option of purchasing mobile gift cards. Vice president of customer relations, Gabriella Dera, said “AEO customers are essentially fused to their mobile phones.” The mobile gift cards were created as a customer convenience and are sent via text to a phone to be used online in the store. The cards can be purchased through the AEO Facebook page.http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101124005059/en/American-Eagle-Outfitters-Launches-Mobile-Gift-Cards
American Eagle Black Friday 2010
Although the American Eagle Black Friday ad was not available online in advance of the event, some individual locations were offering information on ads in advance. In Lynn, MA, shoppers who downloaded a free shopkick mobile application to their smartphone can use the feature at Simon malls earning 'kickbucks' to redeemed for rewards or donate to charity. American Eagle Outfitters is offering a shopkick special.http://www.itemlive.com/articles/2010/11/24/news/news05.txt Shoppers watching for Black Friday information on the American Eagle website can take advantage of a 25% off coupon for use in ordering online on Thanksgiving Day. The code to use for the discount is 46932285 and can be used at the AE.com site, the 77kids site or at the Aerie site. In addition to the 25% off offer, on Thanksgiving Day the website offers free shipping for all orders.http://www.ae.com/
2010 American Eagle Black Friday Doorbuster Sales
Doorbuster sales listed on the American Eagle website include the following:http://www.ae.com/web/browse/category_full_fashion_guide.jsp?catId=cat10047&icid=Rollover:Womens:ShopDoorbusterDeals
- American Eagle Hoodies - $19.77
- Fingerless gloves - $5.00
- Striped Reversible Loop Scarf - $5.00
- 77kids Snowday Hoodie - $10.77http://www.ae.com/77kids/browse/product.jsp?catId=cat2760031&productId=prod630034
- Men's Beanie hats - $5.00http://www.ae.com/web/browse/category_full_fashion_guide.jsp?catId=cat4420016
American Eagle Black Friday 2009
In 2009, American Eagle Outfitters offered discounts on clothing items both in the store and online for the day after Thanksgiving sale. American Eagle had posted a dismal quarter for earnings preceding the Thanksgiving 2009 sale but at least one mall store was reported as having large crowds for the sale. According to BNET, a hub of CBS Interactive Business Network, the store at Roosevelt Field Garden in Garden City, N.Y., was packed. The store offered $20 hoodies and ran an instant win game for a percentage off the purchases made.http://www.bnet.com/blog/retail-business/scenes-from-black-friday-aeropostale-american-eagle-victoria-8217s-secret-hot-banana-republic-not/3756
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American Eagle Sales and Retail Status
In 2009, FOX News included American Eagle outfitters as one of the top five retailers on the brink. The news report listed AE as the number two store most needing to turn their bottom line around to be able to stay in business. American Eagle was second only to Abercrombie and Fitch in the rankings.
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Fast Facts
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Black Friday
November 26, 2010
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Hours
Varies according to mall hours
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Expected discounts
25% online discount
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Pre-Black Friday sales
Sale started Thanksgiving Day
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Early posting?
Sale information available Wednesday before Thanksgiving
