Black Friday 2026 at Costco: See the ad and early sales
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Retailers are pulling Black Friday demand forward again — the real optimization problem is inventory and attention, not doorbusters. If you’re running consumer hardware or gadgets, your pricing and promo calendar now has to assume October is part of peak season.
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