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Although Black Friday still reigns supreme as a magnet for in-store shopping, the ease of browsing and buying gifts online has eroded the event’s singular significance. Online purchases now account for more than 30% of total holiday sales compared to 15% in 2012, according to the National Retail Federation.
Target, Walmart, and Best Buy will be closed, while Whole Foods and some Starbucks locations will remain open.
Despite wider economic uncertainty hovering above this year’s holiday season, shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday — spending billions of dollars both in stores and online
Black Friday was the ultimate consumer holiday, all about getting great deals and discounts. But now Black Friday doesn’t just last 24 hours; it lasts five days.