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The day after Thanksgiving drew hefty crowds of shoppers in real life, though it has lost stature as shopping has shifted online and discounts are extended for several days.

Buoyed by solid hiring, healthy pay gains and substantial savings, shoppers are returning to stores and splurging on all types of items. But the big question is: How much will supply shortages, higher prices and staffing issues dampen their mood this holiday season? American...

Supply crunches, higher prices and labor shortages caused more frustrations for shoppers this year.

NEW YORK (AP) — On this years Black Friday, things almost seem normal.

Buoyed by solid hiring, healthy pay gains and substantial savings, customers are returning to stores and splurging on all types of items. But the spike has also resulted in limited selection across the board as suppliers and retailers have been caught flat-footed.

NEW YORK (AP) — On this years Black Friday, things almost seem normal.

Supply crunches, higher prices and labor shortages caused more frustrations for shoppers this year.

On this years Black Friday, things almost seem normal. Malls and stores report decent-sized crowds, if not the floods of people that used to fight over the latest toys and electronics - online shopping is much too common for that now, and discounts are both more subdued and spread out over the weeks leading up to Christmas, on both websites and in stores.

On this years Black Friday, things almost seem normal.

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