LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Stores and retailers are preparing for a busy weekend with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. That includes shopping centers like the Fayette Mall in Lexington.

To be more precise, the National Retail Federation expects about 130 million people to go shopping this Friday.

“It's an extension of people's Thanksgiving holiday,” said Stacey Keating, spokesperson for the Fayette Mall. “It's a tradition for many people.”

In recent years, Black Friday sales have lasted more than just one day.

“There's a lot of retailers that have been promoting early Black Friday savings,” Keating said. “I think one of the things that we're generally seeing, with everything that’s been going on in the broader economy, consumers have been looking to spread their holiday shopping out.”

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