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More Great Links
- National Retail Federation Holiday Headquarters
- International Council of Shopping Centers Holiday Watch
Sources
- "Black Friday Shopping Momentum Continues Through Saturday." ShopperTrak. Nov. 25, 2007. (Nov. 18, 2008)http://www.shoppertrak.com/news_retail_sales_112507.php
- "Consumers to Spend an Average of $817 on Holiday Purchases." International Council of Shopping Centers. Nov. 20, 2002. (Nov. 18, 2008)http://www.icsc.org/Consumer02.pdf
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- Tanenbaum, Sharon and Tate, Ashley. "Black Friday." Real Simple. November 2008. (Nov. 18, 2008)http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/content/0,21770,1850858,00.html
- Walker, Joe. "Black Friday: In what is traditional their make-or-break season, retailers hope for best while preparing for worst." McClatchy-Tribune Business News. Nov. 16, 2008.
