Black Friday sees cautious optimism by retail brands as U.S. shoppers spend $1.52 billion online by Thanksgiving Day evening. Walmart ran out of sale items on Thanksgiving Day and started hyping Cyber Monday. Amazon, meanwhile, faces Black Friday strikes in Italy and Germany.
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— Walmart Newsroom (@WalmartNewsroom) November 24, 2017
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