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Based on broad underlying shifts in consumer values regarding spending and consumption, we may have passed the moment of "peak Black Friday" as consumers look to adjust their values long term.
The economy looks set to get back on track this shopping season. That's according to satellite pictures of parking lots in the run-up to the busiest day of the year.
There used to be two types of "Black Friday" shoppers: those who ventured forth into the concrete jungle with the rest of the deal-hungry animals and those who waited for the madness to end. The Internet has changed this, as more people head to the silicon jungle instead. Which are you?