Midlands department store chain could pay you for Thanksgiving, Black Friday shopping

This year, one Midlands department store could pay customers for shopping on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.

Belk will give away $2 million in gift cards to entice customers to do their shopping in person, as opposed to online, according to multiple reports.

The giveaways are available at all of Belk’s 294 stores across its 16-state footprint. That includes three Midlands locations:

▪  Belk at Richland Mall

▪  Belk at Columbiana Centre

▪  Belk at the Village at Sandhill

Belk, based out of Charlotte, also has stores in Aiken, Camden, Orangeburg and Sumter.

On Thanksgiving Day, Belk will give away $1 million in gift cards to customers, including to the first 250 in line, according to a corporate statement. There will be at least one $1,000 winner in every store, Belk said.

On Black Friday, Belk will give away another $1 million in scratch off cards. Belk said each store will give away scratch off cards to at least the first 150 customers in line.

Belk will be open on Thanksgiving, from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. There won’t be much of a turnaround before the stores reopen on Black Friday at 6 a.m., and remain open until 10 p.m.

This story was originally published November 7, 2017 at 10:25 PM with the headline "Midlands department store chain could pay you for Thanksgiving, Black Friday shopping."