Shorter Holiday Shopping Season Ups Pressure on Retailers and Consumers

Shoppers walk through Yorkdale Mall in search of Black Friday sales in Toronto on Nov. 26, 2021. The Canadian Press/Tijana Martin

Canadians waiting for Black Friday to kick-start their holiday shopping have less time to pick up gifts.

There are five fewer days between Black Friday on Nov. 29 and Christmas Eve because U.S. Thanksgiving is later this year.