Lowe’s on Friday told shoppers its website was “down for maintenance” on one of the biggest holidays of the year.
The retailer told shoppers on Twitter the website would be available soon. Some frustrated shoppers said they were were going to rivals like Sears or Home Depot.
Lowe’s was not the only retailer to have a glitch on Friday. J. Crew earlier on in the day told shoppers it too was having technical difficulties.
The sales and high dollars spent on the day after Thanksgiving make it one of the most important shopping days of the year and often test the wherewithal of a retailer’s technology.
Amazon earlier this year had issues on its shopping holiday, Amazon Prime Day. Macy’s experienced a credit card glitch last year on Black Friday.
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