Fewer Americans shopped during Thanksgiving weekend in 2018

FILE PHOTO: Customers arrive to shop during the Black Friday sales event on Thanksgiving Day at JCPenney in Niles, Illinois, U.S., November 22, 2018. REUTERS/John Gress/File Photo - Copyright John Gress(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 27/11/2018 - 20:04•Updated 07/05/2024 - 15:22

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 165 million U.S. shoppers made purchases over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, the National Retail Federation said on Tuesday, beating the industry group's expectations this year but lower than last year.

More than 174 million U.S. shoppers made purchases during the same period last year, the retail trade body said.