CBS Evening News - 2012-11-24
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[0:00] Tonight, another big day for retailers.
[0:04] After a strong Black Friday start,
[0:07] shoppers are out again in force today
[0:09] with even the first family joining in.
[0:12] Terrell Brown is adding up the sales
[0:14] receipts.
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[0:21] Holly Williams is there with the latest.
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[0:27] us the high-tech advertisements that are
[0:29] becoming an inescapable site in
[0:32] modern-day Japan.
[0:37] >> This is the CBS Evening News.
[0:43] Good evening, I'm Chip Reed. One day
[0:46] after the holiday season kickoff, the
[0:48] nation's merchants have reason for joy.
[0:50] By one estimate, the number of Black
[0:52] Friday shoppers was up 20% over the same
[0:55] day last year. The question now is
[0:57] whether shoppers can maintain the pace.
[0:59] Terrell Brown is watching the shoppers
[1:01] and their treasures in New York tonight.
[1:04] >> It's shaping up to be a record setting
[1:06] opening to this holiday shopping season.
[1:09] One retailer, Walmart, the nation's
[1:10] biggest, said it sold nearly 5,000 items
[1:14] a second on Thanksgiving night as stores
[1:17] open their doors this year earlier than
[1:19] ever.
[1:20] >> Toys,
[1:22] >> the pumpkin pie was barely eaten
[1:24] Thursday night when retailers opened
[1:26] their doors, some as early as 8 and 900
[1:29] p.m. to jumpstart the holiday shopping
[1:31] season.
[1:34] People showed up. A clear majority of
[1:36] the nation's shoppers came into the
[1:38] stores between Thursday night and Friday
[1:40] morning. According to an overnight
[1:42] survey from America's Research Group,
[1:44] this Black Friday was by far the biggest
[1:46] ever. We've never se