Despite shift to online shopping, many still head to stores for Black Friday deals

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Despite the national unemployment rate hitting its highest level in four years, 4.4%, shoppers are projected to set another record.

The National Retail Federation projects 189 million people will shop from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday. That would be an all-time high.

The federation also projects that most sales will be online. But many people still got up early Friday to take part in the customary Black Friday shopping experience…

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