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Business US

US shoppers drive record sales

U.S. shoppers drove record Black Friday sales despite economic jitters, while a German retailers' survey found most merchants were dissatisfied with early Christmas-season turnover.

by Naomi Wolf

Scholar power: 3.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 53%, Business 47%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Naomi Wolf	3%	11	3.0%

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Scholar power

56.0%

8.4 h

9020

3.0%

Ranking score

0.202

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by Richard Blundell

124%

Scholar power: 124.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 53%, Business 47%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Richard Blundell	41%	102	124.2%

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Scholar power

48.0%

11.2 h

124.2%

Ranking score

0.115

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by New Delhi

Scholar power: 6.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Economics 53%, Business 47%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 New Delhi	10%	5	6.7%

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50.0%

6.9 h

6.7%

Ranking score

0.011

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November 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM

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