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\f0\b\fs24 \cf2 BY MEGAN RICE\uc0\u8232 ANCHOR ZACH TOOMBS
\b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 Move over Thanksgiving. It is time to make room for another holiday...
Black Thursday? {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK "http://www.wsoctv.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul
\ulc3 Here\'92s WSOC with}} the story.\ \uc0\u8232
\b \'93Wal-mart will kick off the Black Friday deals earlier than ever starting at 8:00 p.m.
on Thanksgiving. That is two hours earlier than last year. Other deals will be staggered
through the night.\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.nbcnews.com/business/thanksgiving-itll-be-dine-dash-stores-open-earlier-1C6929092"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 NBC News reports}} Walmart
isn\'92t the only store that will be open after the dishes are done Thanksgiving night.\uc0\u8232
\u8232 \b \'93Sears is opening its stores at 8 p.m.
on Thanksgiving, too \'85 Kmart stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day from 6 a.m. to
4 p.m., then will close and reopen from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. \'85 Macy\'92s, Best Buy and
Kohl\'92s all will open at midnight this year.\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://www.cnn.com/"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 CNN says these companies}} are opening
earlier because that\'92s what consumers want.\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93And national retail federation agrees. Let me show you some numbers. 80% of shoppers
they say they'll start shopping before December this year. Get this. 12% started the Christmas
shopping before September.\'94 \b0 \uc0\u8232 \u8232 {\field{\*\fldinst{HYPERLINK
"http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000128135&play=1"}}{\fldrslt \cf3 \ul \ulc3 CNBC says some people}} will
feel like they are ruining one of the best holidays of the year.\uc0\u8232 \u8232
\b \'93Sue, there will definitely be pushback by consumers, religious leaders, families
and friends for not being able to give thanks on Thanksgiving.\'94
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