Black Friday Traditions Fade as Crowds Diminish
Iowa City teens Riley Hulsebus and Annie Belding continue their Black Friday ritual with their mothers while noting emptier malls and later deals. Online shopping grows, retailers push sales earlier, and the National Retail Federation forecasts slower holiday growth as shoppers adapt to a quieter morning.
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Iowa City
Riley Hulsebus
Annie Belding
Coral Ridge
Hulsebus
Target
Kmart
Kohl’s
Wal-Mart
Best Buy
U.S
National
Belding
Black Friday shoppers hit early deals across Corridor area
Crowds were lighter as online shopping cuts into in store sales. Families and international visitors, including Alina Merlak and her mom Lori, began trips around 1 30 a m hitting Kohl s and Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids to snag bargains. Reuter s contributed to this report.
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Andy Abeyta
the Gazette
Sandy Erickson
Williamsburg
Jess von Ahsen
South Amana
Target
Coral Ridge Mall
Coralville
Beatriz Lima
Brazil
Emily Carr
Maurices
Lindale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Mikayla Carr
Lima
Chris Roenningen
Norway
Roenningen
Carrs
Alina Merlak
Lori Merlak
U.S
Alina
Merlak
Mount Vernon
Kohl’s
Athena Perez
Kerry Sanders
Sanders
Angela Carr
Walford
Rachelle Akerson
Oxford Junction
Nancy Hartman
Maquoketa
Akerson
Ashley Meadows
Megan Courtney
Jeremy Olmstead
Cameron de Kruif
Iowa City
Courtney
Wal-Mart
Blake Boeing
Barrington
Ill
Hope Lehmkuhl
Grace Lehmkuhl
Yankee Candle
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Australia
Prairie High School
Carr
Reuters
Dir Rdah
Suizer
Tanan
Ectra
Quality Home Solutions
Wun
Wal
Eedar Rapid Coulter
Coe College
3Rd Ave
Wer.com
Travelandtransport.com
Hawkeyes
Traveland Transport
Blairs Ferry
Marion
Cedar Raps Hearing Center
Melissa Heinrich
Nancy Sickelka
29Th St. NE
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