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Theres no better way to fall into the holiday spirit than having a meal before hitting the shops to score some Black Friday deals.

NEW YORK - Cautious shoppers hunted for the best deals at stores and online as retailers offered new Black Friday discounts to entice consumers eager to start buying holiday gifts

Holiday shopping isnt what it used to be. But many Americans are still expected to spend on Black Friday, and into the season.

Happy holidays from lexus. sorry im late. i picked up mrs. fabelman. where should i put her? a plastic fork? is she saving the silverware for when the eisenhowers drop by? [ giggling ] discover... mom got a monkey. whyd you get a monkey? cause i needed to laugh. [ screeching ] [ gasps ] the monkey in the house isnt kosher. thats why were not going to eat him. [ giggling ] dad and i finally had that talk. no, not that talk. about what the future looks like. for me. i may have trouble getting arou...

Dad and i finally had that talk. no, not that talk. about what the future looks like. for me. i may have trouble getting around, but i want to live in my home where im comfortable and my friends are nearby. i can do it with the help of a barber, personal shopper and exercise buddy. someone who can help me live right at home. lifes good. when you have a plan. ♪ ♪

Pandemic, people still being cautious about being indoors, around a lot of people, and as you mentioned, alex, also the economy. that very much in the picture here. people worried about inflation, rising prices. some people having a hard time making ends meet. we spoke to one shopper here who makes this a tradition every single year. he comes here to new york city from rhode island with his family and even though i asked him about inflation, he said this is just part of his yearly tradition and ...

But i want to live in my home where im comfortable and my friends are nearby. i can do it with the help of a barber, personal shopper and exercise buddy. lifes good. when you have a plan. ♪ ♪ ♪ celebration ♪ will: its now officially okay to to move into the christmas

Shopping around and waiting, the conversion rate for a lot of the retailers that we track is down, so that would suggest people are clicking around and hunting for those bargains, but maybe they�*re waiting for today or even cyber monday. waiting for today or even cyber monda . ., ,., ., , waiting for today or even cyber monda . ., ., , ., monday. how important is it for the retailers, monday. how important is it for the retailers. the _ monday. how important is it for the retailers, the whole...

I want to you listen to one shopper i talked to earlier. listen. >> one of the problems is inflation. prices are high so we have to make some adjustments of what were going to buy this year. so, yes, it is little bit -- downsizing in terms of buying gifts, not like last year. so, yes, inflation is erp effecg us. >> reporter: so shoppers are deciding which gift to buy for the person they love and still trying to keep up the holiday magic despite the weight offin nation. jim. >> alison kosik at ma...

What are shoppers telling you this year. >> it is pretty busy. and i think it is deals and discounts that may bring out a record number of shopper this is shopping season. at least from thanksgiving day through cyber monday. that is considered the first real holiday shopping weekend of the season. 166 million people are expected to come out and shop across the country. 115 million of those just today on black friday. and more than half of those, 67%, are expected to shop inside stores. which is ...