According to ShopperTrak, Black Friday sales rose by only .3% over 2009. The overwhelming majority of the action took place in large chain retail stores. The Macy's here in New York City had a line of over 7,000 people waiting outside for the store to open at 4 A.M.

On the flipside, individual small businesses reported virtually no lines of anxious shoppers. In fact, a shopkeeper in Redbank, NJ stated that they opened two hours early and did not have even 1 customer in that two hour period.

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Black Friday 2010: Cut your prices, not your margins. Every dollar you can squeak out on the busiest retail day of the year counts. If you could earn an extra .25% on every sale that day, would you do it? What if it was .50% or even 1%?

Welcome to the New York City Merchant Service Official Black Friday Offer. We're cutting our margins to increase yours. Through December 31, 2010, we're offering even BETTER deals on credit card processing. These are not introductory or teaser rates. We want t...
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