{"id":215966,"date":"2010-11-26T20:14:25","date_gmt":"2010-11-26T20:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.moldova.org\/2010\/11\/26\/us-shoppers-crowd-stores-for-black-friday-deals-214211-eng\/"},"modified":"2010-11-26T20:14:25","modified_gmt":"2010-11-26T20:14:25","slug":"us-shoppers-crowd-stores-for-black-friday-deals-214211-eng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/us-shoppers-crowd-stores-for-black-friday-deals-214211-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"US shoppers crowd stores for black Friday deals"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\nU.S. shoppers are rushing into stores for "Black Friday" discounts after standing in line for hours, and in some cases, days, to take advantage of deals on the day seen as the start of the holiday shopping season.<\/p>\n

Many stores began greeting shoppers before dawn Friday, while some opened as early as Thursday, when Americans were celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday.<\/p>\n

Black Friday is what retailers call the day after Thanksgiving, when holiday sales help their businesses "move into the black," a common term for making a profit.<\/p>\n

Customers crowded Walmart, Best Buy and other major stores, scrambling to scoop up bargains on everything from high-definition televisions to toys.<\/p>\n

Many retailers are also offering Black Friday specials online for those looking to avoid the chaos of in-store shopping.<\/p>\n

The National Retail Federation predicts holiday sales this year will increase by 2.3 percent from last year to more than $447 billion.<\/p>\n

The 2 percent boost would be an improvement from last year’s increase of 0.4 percent and the nearly 4 percent drop retailers experienced in 2008.<\/p>\n

This year’s Black Friday event has many companies focused on keeping sales up as the economy continues to recover from the worldwide recession.<\/p>\n

Some dedicated shoppers camped out for days to make sure they would not miss out on the low prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>U.S. shoppers are rushing into stores for Black Friday discounts after standing in line for hours, and in some cases, days, to take advantage of deals on the day seen as the start of the holiday shopping season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":215965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society"],"content_social_share":"Reading Time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\nU.S. shoppers are rushing into stores for "Black Friday" discounts after standing in line for hours, and in some cases, days, to take advantage of deals on the day seen as the start of the holiday shopping season.<\/p>\n

Many stores began greeting shoppers before dawn Friday, while some opened as early as Thursday, when Americans were celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday.<\/p>\n

Black Friday is what retailers call the day after Thanksgiving, when holiday sales help their businesses "move into the black," a common term for making a profit.<\/p>\n

Customers crowded Walmart, Best Buy and other major stores, scrambling to scoop up bargains on everything from high-definition televisions to toys.<\/p>\n

Many retailers are also offering Black Friday specials online for those looking to avoid the chaos of in-store shopping.<\/p>\n

The National Retail Federation predicts holiday sales this year will increase by 2.3 percent from last year to more than $447 billion.<\/p>\n

The 2 percent boost would be an improvement from last year’s increase of 0.4 percent and the nearly 4 percent drop retailers experienced in 2008.<\/p>\n

This year’s Black Friday event has many companies focused on keeping sales up as the economy continues to recover from the worldwide recession.<\/p>\n

Some dedicated shoppers camped out for days to make sure they would not miss out on the low prices.<\/p>\n

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