Early data shows strong Black Friday shopping
By Associated Press
Saturday, November 29, 2008 -
Saturday, November 29, 2008 -
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ShareCHICAGO - The nation’s retailers got a much-needed sales boost during Black Friday’s traditional shopathon as consumers, lured by deep discounts, spent nearly 3 percent more than they did last year.
Sales on the day after Thanksgiving rose to $10.6 billion, according to preliminary figures released Saturday by ShopperTrak RCT Corp., a Chicago-based research firm that tracks sales at more than 50,000 retail outlets.
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