Washington Post
‘The deals are just horrible’: Shoppers say a lack of holiday discounts has dampened spending
Zarah Reeves waits all year to buy clothes, electronics, cosmetics and dorm furnishings, timing her purchases to the deep discounting so pervasive in the run-up to the holidays. But this season, brands that once slashed prices 50% to 90% starting on Black Friday are sticking to markdowns of “10, maybe 20%,” she said. So the 20-year-old Howard University student is buying less, and even made a pact with her best friend to skip Christmas gifts altogether.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for t
