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A Look at the Thanksgiving Shopping Weekend and What's Next

Despite economic worries, U.S. shoppers fueled strong holiday sales with heavy in-store crowds and online activity during the Thanksgiving weekend, retailers reported.

  • On Nov. 28, the five-day Thanksgiving weekend wrapped up on Cyber Monday with heavy shopping nationwide, with Black Friday crowds at Macy's flagship store and Rockefeller Center in New York.
  • Deal-Driven Black Friday promotions prompted in-store and online activity, with shoppers waiting in lines at Mall of America, Bloomington, Minn., and coverage noting a $96 figure reported.
  • Photographers at Mall of America documented long lines and shoppers browsing stores for Black Friday deals, with photographic scene counts including a referenced 5,200 figure in coverage.
  • Retailers face inventory and promotion decisions after strong turnout as the weekend combined in‑store Black Friday events with online promotions amid high demand.
  • Images credited to Associated Press photographers like Angelina Katsanis framed the contrast between gloomy consumer sentiment and robust weekend spending at Rockefeller Center and Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, during the broader holiday shopping season.
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A look at the Thanksgiving shopping weekend and what's next

The nation's shoppers may feel gloomy about the economy, but they certainly were in the mood to shop over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend that wrapped up on Cyber Monday.

·Helena, United States
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Beauty Independent broke the news in on Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
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