Unprecedented numbers of Americans are expected to hit stores this Black Friday, but they are likely to curtail their spending as they find fewer bargains from tariff-hit retailers.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that state workers will get three extra days off this month.
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Walmart, Amazon and fast-growing e-commerce sites Shein and Temu saw record-breaking sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
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Retailers are pulling out all the stops with steep promotions and discounts on their websites and apps after the long Thanksgiving weekend.
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Amazon employees in over 20 countries are engaging in strikes, starting on Black Friday, stemming from “labor abuses, environmental degradation and threats to democracy,” according to UNI Global Union and Progressive International, the organization assembling the international strikes.
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Some retailers found small clusters of early Black Friday shoppers waiting outside stores for exclusive merchandise, such as Taylor Swift’s new $39.99 Eras Tour book sold only at Target stores.
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