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Black friday
Group members
Grace
Tiffany
Wienne
Odnoo
Turuu
US Black Friday quieter as
bargains spread over two days
The traditional scrum of sharp
elbows was notably less
intense on Black Friday in the
US this year.
O The crowds, gathering at the US's big
shopping centres, appeared to have
exhausted some of their shopping
enthusiasm on Thursday.
Many shoppers headed straight to the
shops whilst still digesting their
Thanksgiving turkey on Thursday,
forming queues outside Macy's by
6pm on what is becoming known as
"grey Thursday".
Target boss Brian Cornell welcomed the shift
towards earlier shopping when opening trading at
the NYSE
Cyber shopping
O Wal-Mart said Thursday was its second-
highest online sales day ever after last
year's Cyber Monday, the first Monday in
December when many people order items
they'd like to arrive in time for Christmas.
As with last year, many stores chose to open
a day earlier on what is now being called
"grey Thursday"
Shift to labour
The earlier start to holiday shopping has placed even more
focus on the plight of workers who must often leave their
families in order to help shops open on Thanksgiving.
O Labour organisers and Walmart workers
staged protests at 1,600 locations on Friday
Surrounded by dozens of police officers in
the brisk cold, they chanted slogans like "WalMart, Wal-Mart you're no good, treat your
workers like you should" and waved banners.
Inside the store, however, Wal-Mart
representatives disputed their claims.
"They're really not representative of our
associates at all. Our associates are in here
working hard and they're excited to be here.
This is the most fun day of all,"
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