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Update November 28: The reports are coming as to how good the sales were for the businesses, along with a bit of tea leave reading on the economy.

On Black Friday itself while the number of customers was up some 2.2% over last year, sales themselves improved by a paltry 0.3%. That said, over the Black Friday weekend sales are being projected up 8.7%.

And online retailers are pretty happy, too, with sales on Friday up 16%.

First reporting: The Beaufort Gazette's Patrick Donohue had the unenviable task of covering Black Friday shopping throughout Beaufort this year.

Looks like the shopping scene was about status quo, though it's hard to get a true picture on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. You can read the full story here.

The determination on whether this will be a successful retail season is still out, but Reuters has an interesting story on how shops have slowed their post-Black Friday deals. Check out the story here.

Back to the locals, WSAV was out at Tanger Outlets in Bluffton covering those who decided to stay up late for the Black Friday deals. You can see the video below.