CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - Black Friday is in three days, with many Americans looking to get a jump start on this year's holiday shopping. The annual holiday, once known for its midnight door-buster deals, has now seen a shift towards more online sales in recent years. Last year, consumers spent nearly $10 billion on Black Friday, according to Adobe Analytics. According to the National Retail Federation, more than 131 million people are expected to shop this Friday as the holiday season officially kicks off. If you miss any of the deals this Black Friday, you will have another chance to save on Cyber Monday. Many companies like Amazon, BestBuy, and Target, save their best deals in honor of the biggest online shopping day of the year. Analysts expect consumer spending to reach $11.6 billion — that's up 8.4% from 2021. Local News Headlines Black Friday nears, 131M shoppers expected nationwide Tips to prevent Thanksgiving cooking fires Community reacts to recent string of violent incidents in Chicopee Family creates GoFundMe for Hartford mother and infant killed in shooting WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.