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In Amazon Era, Black Friday Shows Stores Still Alive

Joey Ellis adds to his armful of items while shopping for deals at a J.C. Penney store, Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, in Seattle. Black Friday has morphed from a single day when
people got up early to score doorbusters into a whole season of deals, so shoppers may feel less need to be out.
(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
By A. D’INNOCENZIO Friday, offering in-person to be sure. But stores have pickup for online orders, and only stop for many
JOSEPH PISANI deals meant to counter the also tried to improve the hoping to get people to shoppers.
AP Retail Writers ease of shopping by phone store experience and offer pick up more items. But So they’re getting creative
NEW YORK (AP) — Retail- on Amazon. better service. they’re fighting a circum- with the deals.
ers worked hard to attract A better economy and They’ve also made a big stance in which online
shoppers to stores on Black colder weather helped, push toward offering store leader Amazon is the first Continued on Page 4