How 'Black Friday' Morphed Into 'Gray Thursday'

Name: How 'Black Friday' Morphed Into 'Gray Thursday'
Uploaded: 2012-11-22T22:00:00Z
Duration: P355S
Description: Many Americans will head to the mall after Thanksgiving dinner to snag retail deals once reserved for the early morning of "Black Friday." But as retailers fear a sluggish consumer spending holiday season, more are opening on the actual holiday. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Barney Jopson of The Financial Times.

Clip: 11/22/2012 | 5m 55s

Many Americans will head to the mall after Thanksgiving dinner to snag retail deals once reserved for the early morning of "Black Friday." But as retailers fear a sluggish consumer spending holiday season, more are opening on the actual holiday. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Barney Jopson of The Financial Times.

Aired: 11/22/12

Rating: NR

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