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The surprising history of America’s biggest holiday shopping blitz
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Chances are, you or someone you know is getting ready to shop on Black Friday. The informal kickoff to the Christmas shopping season has morphed into a spectacle that helps retailers lure shoppers to their stores, sometimes as early as dawn, to get deals. About 131 million
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