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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.

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

Black Friday is back, but it’s not what it used to be

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

Out-of-stock items due to supply crunches, higher prices for gas and food, and labor shortages that make it more difficult to respond to customers are also causing frustrations for shoppers.

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.

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

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