the ceo of ethan allen with us. and tech wearables. and you can see the mall of america on your screen. but soon black friday crowds could be a thing of the past. we'll tell you why a little later on this hour. "squawk alley" back in a moment. opinions. there's no shortage in this world. who do you trust? whose analysis is accurate? how do you make sense of it all? a simple, unbiased stock score consolidated from the opinions of independent analysts... is that too much to ask? nope. equity summary score, powered by starmine, will help you execute your ideas with speed and conviction. and it's only on fidelity.com. open an account and find more of the expertise you need to be a better investor. >>> best buy.com starting to come back online for some folks now. mobile traffic specifically taking that down more than an hour this morning. moving on. after over 25 years of the helm of ethan allen interior, our next guest has seen his fair share of the traffic. joining us now is chairman, ceo. thanks for joining us. we see best buy being surp

. >> ethan allens. bed, bath, beyond. >> black friday, what is the strategy here? because what i see in the strategy is a real frond loading of the christmas holiday season. am i right in saying that? we started yesterday avertin. >> everybody showed up with the family. >> we're seeing deals. >> door busters. >> yes, but a lot of people, walmart said this morning they had 22 million people come in through the doors thanksgiving and even this morning. however, when analysts look at the number, they're not as impressed because they believe that is exactly the number we saw for the past three years. but what they're impressed with are the online sales. the online sales. >> is that improving? >> definitely improving. they are offering more promotions online, which is helping them. >> this is what i mean when i say it looks like there is front loading of holiday season here. you start essentially 6:00 p.m. on wednesday. right after thanksgiving dinner. and then you roll right into black friday, right? >> yes. >> how do you--after cyber monday, how do you keep people goi

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