Coronavirus changes Black Friday shopping as shoppers went online instead crowding into stores - Fox Business

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shoppers went online to purchase holiday gifts and score Black Friday deals they once crowded into malls to grab, as the coronavirus pandemic accelerated the yearslong remaking of the U.S.

Roughly half as many people visited stores on Black Friday as they did last year, according to research firms that track foot traffic.

It is unclear whether an early start to the holiday shopping season, the online Black Friday surge and an expected record day on Cyber Monday will be enough to offset the money lost from in-person shopping for many chains.

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