Black Friday store sales fall as Americans buy more online

A big reason for the declines is increased online shopping, as Americans hunt down deals on their smartphones, tablets and computers.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Black Friday shopping is shifting from hours spent in line to more time online.

Sales at retail stores on Black Friday fell to $10.4 billion this year, down from $11.6 billion in 2014, according to preliminary figures from research firm ShopperTrak. And sales on Thanksgiving dropped to $1.8 billion from just over $2 billion. The firm compiled data from 1,200 retail chains. The figures don't include e-commerce. More...

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