bargain

Small businesses in the area — which includes the historically vibrant, bustling open-air shopping corridor Santee Alley known for bargain prices — are looking for ways to recoup some of their losses through holiday sales.

When it comes to Black Friday sales, many look for bargains on electronics, clothes or toys.

Thankfully, Trader Joe’s is here to help with its selection of bargain, festive eats.

Discount retailers have been enjoying a wave of bargain hunting by shoppers — and not just those in the lower-income cohort who have been pressured by stubborn inflation and a softening labor market.

The one rub is that Google’s parent no longer counts as an unloved bargain.