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But first, Black Friday in a pandemic is today's one big thing.

For many of us, Thanksgiving is going to look different,

and so is another American ritual this week,

and that's Black Friday.

That's the traditional kickoff to

holiday shopping. We're used to seeing hordes of people busting down doors of

big box stores to score a cheap TV or a PlayStation. But how is all of this going to

work this year?

With me now as Exios is managing editor of Business, Asia Moore.

So Asia Black Friday isn't really even a Friday this year.

Absolutely.

I think that was a trend that was starting before the pandemic,

but has definitely continued this year.

Black Friday isn't just one day.

It started weeks before.

You can go into a store and online right now and find the same deals that you'd be looking

for lining up the day after Thanksgiving.

And what about shoppers?

Do they have as much money to spend this year?

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