The Great Labor Day Sale Con: How Retailers Are Playing Us The annual ritual of Labor Day sales has become as predictable as it is profitable for retailers.
Every year, consumers are promised deep discounts on a wide range of products, from summer clothing to major appliances. But are we really getting the deals we think we are?
Or are retailers using clever marketing and artificially inflated prices to play us? Labor Day sales have become an exercise in psychology as much as economics.