NEW YORK — Black Friday no longer tempts people to leave Thanksgiving tables for midnight mall runs, but the annual sales event still brings more shoppers into stores than any day of the year and still rules as the U.S. retail industry's unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. kAm%9:D J62CVD <:4<@77 2CC:G65 2D 4@?DF>6C 4@?7:56?46 :? E96 &]$] 64@?@>J 76== E9:D >@?E9 :? E96 27E6C>2E9 @7 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E D9FE5@H?[ H62< 9:C:?8 2?5 DEF33@C? :?7=2E:@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 C6A@CE %96 r@?76C6?46 q@2C5 :DDF65 %F6D52J]k^Am kAm|2?J C6E2:= 6I64FE:G6D C6A@CE65 4FDE@>6CD 364@>:?8 >@C6 5:D46C?:?8 2?5 :?4C62D:?8=J 7@4FD65 @? 562=D H9:=6 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6 C6>2:?:?8 H:==:?8 E@ DA=2D9 @FE 7@C :>A@CE2?E @442D:@?D =:<6 E96 DE2CE @7 E96 D49@@= J62C 2?5 E96 H:?E6C 9@=:52JD[ 4C62E:?8 2 92=@ 67764E]k^A

See Full Page