McALLEN — Academy Sports + Outdoors went the traditional route and hosted a Black Friday event in McAllen during a time Black Friday sales, as we knew it, are largely a thing of the past.
Customers enter the store at 5 a.m. to take advantage of Black Friday sales at Academy Sports + Outdoors on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Randy Flores helps load a trampoline onto a shopping cart as customers take advantage of Black Friday sales at Academy Sports + Outdoors on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Customers wait at 5 a.m. to take advantage of Black Friday sales as Academy Sports + Outdoors on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Cashier Sylvia Guerra check out merchandise as customers take advantage of Black Friday sales at Academy Sports + Outdoors on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Customers enter the store at 5 a.m. to take advantage of Black Friday sales at Academy Sports + Outdoors on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])A sign is displayed as customers take advantage of Black Friday sales at Academy Sports + Outdoors on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Veronica Sanchez compares items while she shops as customers take advantage of Black Friday sales at Academy Sports + Outdoors on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])A sign is displayed on a glass door before the store opens as customers take advantage of Black Friday sales at Academy Sports + Outdoors on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
