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Archive Home > 2007 > November > 27 > Seasonal sales a mixed bag

Seasonal sales a mixed bag

Black Friday crowds are bigger, but spending less

By Anna Sowa / The Bulletin
November 27, 2007

At Best Buy in Bend, 120 employees trained a week in advance to prepare for the yearly hoard of shoppers the day after Thanksgiving.

“We simulate the large crowds, so employees will have a feel for what it will be like,” store operations manager Owen Elkins said Monday. His....

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