COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) While some may be resting after Thanksgiving, others are gearing up to head to stores early to get the best deals they can today for Black Friday. However, according to recent data, more Black Friday shoppers are opting to shop online instead on in-store. The National Retail Federation estimates that about 182
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) This weekend is Missouri’s annual sales tax holiday. Families will be able to shop for clothing and school items without paying sales or local tax on those items. The 2023 Back-to-School holiday will begin at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ends Sunday. This year’s holiday is different than previous years because local counties
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As the countdown for an incoming drop in temperatures continues, so do preparations for the nearing cold weather. For some, that included knocking out some last-minute holiday shopping. Rusty Strodtman, general manager of the Columbia Mall, said stores were much busier than a typical Wednesday. Among the shopping crowd was Mizzou junior Elizabeth Ganey, who
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Some deals are just too good to be true. Both in-person and online, holiday scams have returned this season.
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Amazon delivery station in Ashland has already started to see a seasonal increase in Mid-Missouri packages. With the holidays getting closer, the station said it expects more than 1 million boxes to be delivered from October-January. Aaron Ponder — owner of Frontline Logistics — partnered with the facility when it opened
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The Better Business Bureau is warning of holiday shopping scams.
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