NEW YORK — The annual ritual of Black Friday, as we know it, is over. Gone are the throngs of frenzied shoppers camping out for days ahead of the big sales bonanza on the day after Thanksgiving. And forget the fisticuffs over flat-screen TVs.
The end for Black Friday?
'Super Bowl of shopping' more like a scrimmage
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