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NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers are expected to usher in the unofficial start to the holiday shopping seas...

NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers are expected to usher in the unofficial start to the holiday...

Shoppers are expected to pay on average between 5% to 17% more for purchases on Black Friday this year compared with last, according to Allianz.

NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers are expected to usher in the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season Friday with bigger crowds than last year in a closer step toward

Black Friday shoppers are expected to pay on average between 5% to 17% more for purchases this year compared with last, according to Allianz.

Buoyed by solid hiring, healthy pay gains and substantial savings, customers are returning to stores and splurging on all types of items.

Retailers are expected to usher in the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season Friday with bigger crowds than last year in a closer step toward normalcy; but the fallout from the pandemic continues to weigh on businesses and shoppers’ minds.

Buoyed by solid hiring, healthy pay gains and substantial savings, customers are returning to stores and splurging on all types of items.

While no one camped out the night before Black Friday outside the Best Buy in Tampa, there was still a steady stream of customers once doors opened before sunrise

Retailers expected to usher in the start to the holiday shopping season Friday with bigger crowds than last year, in a closer step toward normalcy.