{"id":2604,"date":"2010-12-02T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/good-black-friday-means-continued-sales\/2592\/"},"modified":"2010-12-02T16:21:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-02T16:21:00","slug":"good-black-friday-means-continued-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/good-black-friday-means-continued-sales\/2604\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Black Friday Means Continued Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/malls-to-get-record-number-of-people\/2278\/attachment\/shopping\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2279\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/smw-news-wp\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/shopping-150x123.png\"><\/a>Black Friday set sales records for retailers and they are well on their way to having a great month.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-2604\"><\/span><br \/>\nEconomists however advised retailers that in order to continue this string of profit, they must continue with their sales. In order to continue attracting customers, retailers including <strong>Wal-Mart Stores, Inc<\/strong>. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\">NYSE<\/a>:<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=WMT\">WMT<\/a><\/strong>) is extending their sales period. While stores continue to cut prices, consumers can benefit from the low costs. Consumer spending sums up to approximately 70% of the economy and with this new November sales data, the economy will continue to improve if retailers are able to hold their low priced.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:11pt;\">&laquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/\">Return to Stock Market News<\/a> &laquo; <\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:0px;margin:0px;margin-bottom:15px;\">\n<div style=\"width:338px;height:280px;\">\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW Single Post - Footer *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"9968072899\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 336;\ngoogle_ad_height = 280;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br style=\"clear:both\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Friday set sales records for retailers and they are well on their way to having a great month. 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