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Bargain hunters divided shopping season into two

Bargain hunters spent big at start, finish of season

By Anne D’Innocenzio

 |  associated press  

  December 29, 2011

The holiday shopping season turned out to be two seasons: the Black Friday binge and a last-minute surge. Together, they added up to decent sales gains for retailers. And the doldrums in between showed how shoppers have learned to wait for the discounts they know will come.

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