Holiday spending expected to set records

No surprise. Holiday spending is expected to reach new heights this year. Thanksgiving, exactly two weeks away, and the Black Friday sales have already begun. Fox 13's Kylie Jones has a look at what shoppers can expect. Guys, from now until the end of the year, the National Retail Federation expects spending to top a trillion dollars. Almost half the country has already started holiday shopping, and a lot of those deals are already popping up at those big stores. Walmart is one of the big stores that's already rolling out Black Friday deals. The company says more sales are coming at the end of the month. It seems like we say this every year, but Americans are expected to spend even more this holiday season than last. The National Retail Federation says holiday spending is expected to be up 4.2% this year compared to last year. In big box stores like Walmart, workers are gearing up for a rush of in-store and online sales. Here's their advice over the next several weeks. The sooner that you can get in, the better, but we try to stay in stock with all the staples throughout the holiday season. If you can't make it in the store, we have the delivery option for your home, free delivery with Walmart Plus members and then in-store pickup as well. Order online, pick up at the store. And then we also have express delivery for any last minute items that you might need. You can get the same day. And of course affordability is at the tops of most minds right now from shopping for gifts to everything you need to make Thanksgiving dinner. Walmart in particular is doing a $35 Thanksgiving meal basket that feeds 10 people. The advice is to buy early and we'll have some of the details on what you can expect this holiday season on fox13news.com. Back to you.