Thanksgiving Day openings and midnight deals at retailers
from Target Corp. (TGT) to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) drew U.S. shoppers out
earlier than ever, trimming spending on Black Friday at stores. Online shopping
surged, Bloomberg reports.
Sales on the day after the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.
fell 1.8 percent from last year to $11.2 billion, according to a report
yesterday from ShopperTrak, a Chicago-based researcher. That compares with a
6.6 percent gain a year earlier. Online shopping on Black Friday rose 26
percent to exceed $1 billion for the first time, research company ComScore Inc.
said today…..
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