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Black Friday store spending edges up; online soars
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Shoppers line up to check out on Friday at Best Buy in Westbury. (Nov. 27, 2009)
Thousands flock to Black Friday sales on LI
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Black Friday on Long Island
Shoppers who endured long lines and sometimes-frigid temperatures spent only slightly more during their Black Friday shopping sprees than they did last year, according to data released Saturday by a research firm.
At the same time, their pajama-clad counterparts, a much smaller group that accounted for only a fraction of overall sales, shopped online from the warmth of their homes and dramatically...
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