Black Friday Sales Down 11%. #BlackOutBlackFriday.

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(Macy’s employees Raechelle Brooks, left, and Lisa Jones, center, join demonstrators protesting at the Saint Louis Galleria mall. Joshua Lott / Getty Images News)


Several media outlets are reporting that sales this past “Black Friday” have dropped slightly, positing that the frenzied shopping event has lost it’s luster to bargain hunters. But, is #BlackOutBlackFriday, the actual cause for this slight drop?

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