Finona Story is the spokesperson for RedFlagDeals.com.
She tells CHSJ News, there's been an increase in the number of Black Friday deals in Canada over the past 5 years.
She says when Black Friday deals started Canada in 2007, there were only about two deals. Last year, there were about 200 deals and 150 participating retailers.
She adds there have been fringe movements to help push for shopping closer to home, even if that means missing out on some better deals across the boarder.
"The more recent studies,which came out in 2012, estimated that roughly 20 billion dollars goes across the border each year in consumer shopping," says Story.
