Downtown Garden City shoppers embrace Friday pace on Black Friday
Garden City residents and visitors flocked downtown for a calmer Black Friday experience. Ellie Damm of Great Bend led a family group touring Laurel Street antique shops Stage Department Store and Porter's Flowers and Gifts while others from Sublette and Lake Providence joined for a relaxed shopping day. Shoppers praised the down town atmosphere over crowded big stores, noting friendly service and fewer crowds as ideal for gifts. Temperature was cool and sunny as families split between big retailers like Target JC Penney Sears and local stores along Main Street.
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Black Thursday and Friday reshape holiday shopping
Stores like Target and Sears opened on Thanksgiving, turning Black Friday into a two day affair. Consumers shopped before daybreak or after meals, with some calling it Black Thursday. Analysts see a new normal, while a survey shows mixed plans and a projected 3.8 percent rise in Black Friday sales to 11.4 billion.
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House Republicans plan next week to consider the STEM Jobs Act expanding visas for foreign science and tech students and speeding green card family sponsorship. The bill would allow spouses and minor children of permanent residents to wait in the United States for their own green cards within about a year but not work until issued.
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