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Desperate. let's talk to our retail watcher. laurie, 24 hours, the final weekend? good or bad idea? >> not going to go out at 4:00 in the morning? it's a sign of desperation. they had six fewer days this year and they're trying to pack on hours. they opened on thanksgiving day. didn't work well so they're giving it another shot. >> any indication that staying open after midnight until 6:00 or 7:00 in the morning, you're actually gaping sales? >> looking back to black friday, they only drove sales up 4%, and everybody is out in force. we have seen increases of eight to ten%. so didn't really se...

>> shoppers storming the stores since early this morning in new york city 11,000 lined up at macy's for the midnight opening. but, now, with all day store busters, thanksgiving opening and week long sales events is black friday all it is cracked up to be. we have the low down from our retail watcher. so, is black friday really the place to go? is it as big as it used to be? it is not so much black friday but black of week of thanksgiving. does that dilute it. >>guest: it is bigger than ever, always a toss up for black friday and the saturday before christmas and the past few years black friday...

You may not find the big screen tv under the tree, best buy warning it will not be able to fill some online customer orders with christmas days away. adding in the fierce winter storm disrupting travel and more shipment could be affected. retail watcher says that could be a real nightmare, all the more reason they are saying my pitch for processed haiti and cheeses is looking very prescient, indeed. wow, what happened? >>guest: best buy did to the do their "best." when we spoke a few months ago, i said they all trim their inventory. too much. too much. >>neil: did they not realize people would...

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