Reports from the NRF (National Retail Federation) were far more glowing, including both brick and mortar and online over Black Friday and the weekend.

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An additional woe for brick and mortar retailers comes courtesy of online retail behemoth Amazon, who just announced that they will host a 2011 Black Friday sale.

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