... the four-day Thanksgiving weekend was about $41.2 billion, up just a hair from $41.0 billion a year, according to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation by BIGresearch. The survey found that 195 million shoppers visited stores and web sites over the the weekend, up from 172 million last year, but that the average spend was $343.31 per person, down from $372.57 a year ago.

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