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Retail execs expect slim gains on Black Friday

TWICE: Chief marketing officers surveyed forcast 1.2% increase in sales

By Alan Wolf of TWICE -- Video Business, 11/24/2008

NOV. 24 | FROM TWICE: Even the prospect of steep savings on Black Friday will fail to rouse shell-shocked consumers, retailers fear.

Merchants are now projecting a slim 1.2 percent increase in sales on Black Friday, compared with the 8.3-percent spike enjoyed last year, a new survey of retail executives shows.

Of the 100 chief marketing officers queried on behalf of Chicago consultancy BDO Seidman, 68 said Black Friday sales would be flat, 16 predicted an increase, and 16 forecast a decline.

Read the full story on TWICE.com.

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