Perhaps people just don’t have the discretionary money they used to. But I agree, this whole black Friday thing may be a relic. I don’t recall seeing any advertising for black Friday mayhem. At some point how many cheap TVs do you need?
I think the whole "doorbusters" pricing stuff ended a few years ago after so many videos included mayhem and violence. There have been people killed at these things.
I noticed Best Buy was offering "Black Friday" deals a week ago. Nothing super awesome. Just regular sale prices.