AI now also contributes to online scams, so here are some tips to avoid becoming a victim.
TYSONS CORNER, Va. — While the majority of shoppers still prefer to visit brick-and-mortars on Black Friday, there are still about a third of people planning to shop online, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).
The NRF said their annual survey showed that 183.4 million people plan to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday.
131.7 million people plan to shop on Black Friday, according to that same survey — with 65% still opting to shop in store.
One of those shoppers is Jenny Juarez-Lopez, who arrived to Tysons Corner Center at 5:15 a.m. to buy a Christmas LEGO set.
“I thought today would be cheaper, and I just checked and it low key is, and you get gift with purchase, and I like getting those,” she said. “I wasn’t sure if they had a …