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Black Friday Spending Expected To Be Up This Year

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This year's Black Friday sales are expected to be up compared to last year, but not enough to boost total holiday spending which is expected to be flat.
5:00AM
November
25, 2011

Some people have been in the stores for Black Friday since early this morning. But others got a jump start last night, as a few national chain stores opened before midnight. WOSU talked with an Ohio State University marketing professor on what holiday spending looks like this season and this weekend’s best deals.