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COP21: Gina McCarthy on the clean power plan

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COP21: Gina McCarthy on the clean power plan

THE FRIDAY after Thanksgiving has long been America's busiest shopping day of the year. Images of "Black Friday" are familiar. Intrepid shoppers wait for mall doors to open at 5am; voracious bargain-hunters punch each other over .99 television sets. However, recent years have also brought a new tradition: analysts declaring that Black Friday is becoming ever less relevant. It will be several weeks before companies present hard data on this year's sales, but already surveys have some observers are seeing red.Black Friday is a long way from being obsolete. Nearly 90% of Americans said they planned to shop on this day—which this year fell on November 27th—according to Conlumino, a consultancy. But Black Friday is certainly losing its buzz. Consumers are less likely to storm shops; many would rather shop online than wrestle a stranger for a singing teddy bear. Indeed the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported that more Americans shopped online in the three days after Thanksgiving than shopped at physical stores.More worrying, Conlumino reported that just 18% of shoppers said they would spend more on this Black Friday than last year's, compared with 45% who said they would spend less. Shaky consumer confidence is only partly responsible. The idea of doing all holiday shopping on one weekend, let alone one day, is increasingly outdated. Nearly 40% of shoppers began …
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The Economist explains: Why Black Friday is losing its buzz